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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Dec 12, 2024

Transforming Software Development: The Role of AI and Developer Tools

Kenneth Auchenberg , Christian Heilmann

As AI drives the cost of syntax to zero, developers will evolve into art directors of code. Discover why future software engineering demands deeply opinionated product leadership.

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