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Using AI to make a “sci-fi” developer experience

The future of AI-assisted development is so greenfield it’s neon-green, says Dana Lawson, CTO at Netlify.
June 28, 2024

In this month’s edition of the DirectorPlus newsletter, the Netlify CTO talks about how AI will enable the next generation of engineers to do things they haven’t dreamed of yet.

The future of AI-assisted development is so greenfield it’s neon-green, says Dana Lawson, CTO of Netlify. AI will enable the next generation of engineers to do things we haven’t dreamed of yet, she says. “It’s some science fiction shit.”

While AI shows promise, we’re still in the early days. Software development teams are just learning how to approach AI and integrate it into their daily workflows. Not everyone is on the same page tooling-wise, and there is still a cultural stigma around adopting large language models (LLMs).

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