Future of developers in the age of AI
summary
Asserts AI reshapes rather than erases developer work: coding assistance like Kite, Intellicode, DeepCode cuts keystrokes up to ~50% and finds subtle bugs (CodeQL, Functionize), design tools (Sketch-to-Code) generate HTML from sketches, ApolloQL predicts per-function latency, and testing/perf roles shrink; industry numbers show ~23→28M developers and ~50% project time spent on requirements; predicts quantum mainstream by 2040, China leading AI tools, massive low/no-code adoption, and meaningful job churn (Forrester ~16% jobs lost).
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Start
- 4:53Job Roles in 2020
- 11:47Kite for Python
- 13:04Microsoft Intellicode
- 18:06Testing by Functionize
- 20:54Apollo GraphQL
- 25:53Al Canvas - Example for fire alarm
- 38:23Quantum
- 41:13China will lead in
- 43:13MIT Technology review
- 45:59Rise of Low-Code
- 47:46Future of Computer Programmers
- 49:25Loss or Gain?
- 51:44By 2040 - The Scary
- 55:54By 2040 - The Good
- 57:58How to stay relevant?
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