Some people speculate that AI will make software and data engineers obsolete. If the only thing engineers do is write code, sure.
But we do a lot more than that, and I believe we'll actually need more engineers, not fewer.
In this episode, I discuss how I think AI will change the craft of software and data engineering. Spoiler - I think it will make it way more fun and productive.
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