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Google's Software Engineers Are Shifting From Coding to Calling the Shots

Google Labs’ Stitch update adds voice-driven design and AI-powered prototyping, competing with Figma as 90% of software developers use AI tools, a 2025 Dora report found.

  • On Wednesday, Google Labs repositioned Stitch as an AI-native design tool to compete with Figma, signaling a push into AI-driven creative workflows.
  • Amid widespread AI use, a Dora report found 90% of software development professionals use AI, and Ryan J. Salva called it a radical shift in industry tooling.
  • Stitch now includes voice-driven design, an agent manager, MCP server integration and a DESIGN.md export system, and Rustin Banks said it generates high-fidelity UIs from natural language.
  • Figma shares fell 0.24% to $25.20 in after-hours trading Wednesday night, despite reporting fourth-quarter revenue of $303.78 million and holding a market capitalization of $13.18 billion.
  • Google leadership noted AI agents writing half of all code, while Dora's findings show 80% of developers report productivity gains across software development workflows.
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the-decoder.com broke the news in on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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