AI Agents the new stack overflow for engineers?

At ITQuarks, we’re witnessing a shift that’s rewriting how we build software: AI isn’t just a tool — it’s becoming part of the team. We actively encourage our engineers to use AI during development. Why? Because it frees them to focus on high-level thinking, creativity, and system design — not boilerplate code.

Founder/VP R&D

6 November 20252 min read

Stojan Gancev

Founder/VP R&D

Engineering executive who builds products from zero to market and scales the teams behind them. Currently VP of R&D. Previously GM running a full engineering site, R&D Manager, and Technical Lead — across startups, consultancies, and global enterprises spanning automotive, fintech, healthtech, and agritech. Deep technical roots in embedded systems, computer vision, and AI/ML — combined with the operational experience of hiring, structuring, and leading distributed R&D organizations. I've helped startups move fast through their highest-growth stages by rapidly reshaping both products and teams to meet the moment.

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Today's best outcomes come from experienced devs who know how to prompt from the right angles. These engineers use AI like a senior pair programming partner: fast, reliable, and insightful. Prompt engineering is quickly becoming as essential as knowing your way around Git.

Take this real example from our team:

One of our engineers needed to integrate Swagger and full API documentation for a legacy service. Normally, this would take over 3 hours — identifying routes, writing annotations, generating docs, testing the output. With AI assistance, it was done in under 30 minutes — complete, tested, and production-ready.

These time savings compound fast — especially when multiplied across projects, teams, and sprints.

But the next chapter is even more fascinating — and a bit unsettling.

We're approaching a world where:

One AI agent writes the code,
Another agent reviews and suggests improvements,
A third runs tests and merges the pull request.

So what happens to authorship? To code reviews? To accountability?

In the near future, junior engineers may grow faster than ever with AI as their daily mentor. Others might fall behind if they don't adapt. But one thing is clear: the development process is being redefined — and the companies that embrace agent-based workflows early will gain a competitive edge.

At ITQuarks, we're not just observing this change — we're building for it.

AI Agents the new stack overflow for engineers?

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