Generative AI is transforming many industries where people create content. Software development is no different; AI agents are in almost every development platform. But is AI improving application development and software quality? This episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast looks at some of the issues revolving around AI and App Dev with Alastair Cooke, Guy Currier, Jack Poller, and Stephen Foskett. The ultimate objective of a software development team is to deliver an application that fulfills a business need and helps the organization be more successful. An AI that can recommend basic code snippets doesn’t move that needle far. More sophistication is needed to get value from AI in the development process. The objective should be to have AI handle the repetitive tasks and allow humans to focus on innovative tasks where generative AI is less capable. AI agents must handle building tests and reviewing code for security and correctness to enable developers to concentrate on building better applications that help organizations.
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Panelists
Alastair is a Tech Field Day event lead at the Futurum group, specializing in Cloud, DevOps, and Edge.
Chief Analyst at Visible Impact and Research Director in the Ecosystems, Channels, & Marketplaces practice at The Futurum Group, specializing in AI, DevOps–cloud-native, CPUs-GPUs-xPUs, enterprise applications, and cloud.
Stephen is the President of the Tech Field Day business unit for The Futurum Group and focuses on AI, edge, and cloud