AI will help developer efficiency, not replace it.

One of the most significant use cases I’ve found for AI in my development work is its ability to automate repetitive tasks, such as using a bunch of similarly named, grouped variables. I recently was creating a ‘Human’ class, and needed all body parts for variables. That was suggested and picked up almost immediately by Copilot after a couple lines, and the whole class was done in mere seconds vs a few minutes. This adds up and means that I can focus on other creative tasks, such as developing new features, creating new UI ideas or focusing on user feedback. The result is increased productivity and faster software development.

I imagine a future where one can describe the architecture of my Android app in as much detail as possible and then go in and clean up the resulting code manually to a specific vision. Developers will be fast tracked to a more active management role.

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Published 2023-05-17 01:05:41