WorkFebruary 19, 2026via Pragmatic Engineer
The Pulse #162: Even fewer middle managers and more flexible teams?
Why it matters
Key engineering talent movement to OpenAI signals continued competition for top AI builders, while platform strategy divergence creates new market opportunities.
Key signals
- Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI
- Anthropic bans third-party developers
- Codex embraces third-party developers
- Increased AI-powered software creation
The hook
Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI. While Anthropic cuts off third-party devs, talent wars intensify.
Also: Anthropic bans third-party devs while Codex embraces them, Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI, a lot more software gets created with AI, and more