Towards Shift-Up: A Framework and a Prestudy on High-Value Activities in GenAI Native Software Development

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.24485v1
• Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:56:54 GMT
• Title: Towards Shift-Up: A Framework and a Prestudy on High-Value Activities in GenAI Native Software Development
• Abstract summary: We propose a framework for GenAI native development that helps software teams focus on high-value work while being supported by GenAI.<n> Towards the end of the paper, we propose future research goals to study shift-up in more detail.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Generative AI (GenAI) has significantly influenced software engineering. Associated tools have created a shift in software engineering, where specialized agents, based on user-provided prompts, are replacing human developers. In this paper, we propose a framework for GenAI native development that we call \textit{shift-up}, which helps software teams focus on high-value work while being supported by GenAI. Furthermore, we also present a preliminary study testing these ideas with current GenAI tools. Towards the end of the paper, we propose future research goals to study shift-up in more detail.

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