Will AI Replace Developers?
Adrian Stanek
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So, will we be replaced soon by AI as developers? It's a great question, and no defined answer exists. On the other hand, there are already many important things for us developers to understand and things we can practice to make it less likely to become substituted one day.
In the live session "Will AI Replace Developers," we discussed this topic in detail and how we utilize tools like chatGPT and GitHub Copilot to aid our work, improve it, and learn while doing it.
?? Why you should read this article:
Explore the role of AI in software development with this article, which examines how tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot aid but don't replace developers. Understand the balance between coding and software engineering and the impact of AI on evolving development cultures.
AI as a Supportive Tool, Not a Replacement
First, it's about something other than Skynet, Terminators, and overarching bits of intelligence who try to take our jobs. Today, available AIs like chatGPT and Copilot are helpers.
By helpers, I mean tools that?help us accomplish our tasks faster, with a higher quality, and with a better learning effect. That's the possible theory; it's more complicated in reality.
While chatGPT is like a development partner who helps you answer questions in a primarily helpful way, Copilot is an autocomplete on steroids.?
These two powerful tools can help you to be faster and grow as a developer. But be careful; it has severe cons, especially for Junior Developers. It comes later to this point.
?? Poll: Is AI Part of Your Development Toolkit?
You find all the poll details in the appendix of this article.
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Conclusion: AI is impacting our Engineering Culture.
It's about emerging intelligent tools that revolutionize our development and engineering work
As developers, we think of programming and coding when it comes to software creation. But I see a shift towards AI taking over the efficient parts like programming and coding more and more.
?? We really need to differentiate between Software Engineering and Programming. Understanding this is key to understanding "Will AI Replace Developers?".
As I said in the beginning, it's not about Skynet, not about something that threatens us as humans.?It's about emerging intelligent tools that revolutionize our development and engineering work. It's about focusing more on the business value, UX, user feedback, and the outcome.
?? It's something tech leads, coaches, CTOs, and CIOs have been trying to invoke for years: Focus on the value stream.
We will become less "techy," code less, and focus more on the development process.?We will transition into Conductors, away from playing instruments like TypeScript, c#, or Java. We will accomplish more while coding less.
PS: The Podcast Version will be released on Monday here on my substack!
This is the short version (TL;DR). You can read the full free article and videos on my blog.
Thanks for reading!
Adrian