--- title: Best Ibrahim Diallo posts — May 2026 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Ibrahim Diallo posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo/best-of/2026/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo/best-of/2026/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Ibrahim Diallo posts — May 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Ibrahim Diallo posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Ibrahim Diallo — May 2026 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-didn-t-delete-your-database-you-did-kkofhdzzw "AI didn't delete your database, you did") Article Ibrahim Diallo · 19w AI didn't delete your database, you did A viral incident where a Cursor/Claude agent allegedly deleted a company's production database is used as a lens to examine developer accountability. The author argues the real problem wasn't the AI agent but the existence of a public-facing API endpoint capable of wiping an entire production database. Drawing on a personal story of accidentally deleting an SVN trunk branch, the author contends that AI tools, like any automation, are not equipped to reason about consequences — they just execute. The post warns against fully vibe-coded workflows where AI writes, reviews, and approves code with no human accountability, and calls for competent developers to use AI as an augmentation tool rather than a replacement for engineering judgment. 88 17 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-call-yourself-a-software-engineer-you-are-an-ai-enabled-engineer--1kpk91osr "Don't call yourself a Software Engineer, you are an AI Enabled Engineer.") Article Ibrahim Diallo · 17w Don't call yourself a Software Engineer, you are an AI Enabled Engineer. A reflection on the AI-driven wave of job title rebranding on LinkedIn, arguing that renaming yourself an 'AI Enabled Engineer' is mostly semantics. Drawing parallels to Patrick McKenzie's classic essay about calling yourself a Software Engineer rather than a programmer, the author contends the real career advice — networking, blogging, building relationships, communicating well — remains as relevant in 2026 as it ever was. Chasing trendy titles misses the point; fundamentals and human connections matter more than whatever label is currently fashionable. 73 14 [See all Ibrahim Diallo archives](/sources/idiallo/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo/best-of/2026/05#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo/best-of/2026/05","name":"Best Ibrahim Diallo Posts — May 2026","description":"The most upvoted Ibrahim Diallo posts from May 2026, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo/best-of/2026/05#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ai-didn-t-delete-your-database-you-did-kkofhdzzw","name":"AI didn't delete your database, you did"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-call-yourself-a-software-engineer-you-are-an-ai-enabled-engineer--1kpk91osr","name":"Don't call yourself a Software Engineer, you are an AI Enabled Engineer."}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ibrahim Diallo","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/idiallo/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"May 2026"}]}]} ```