The AI Native Dev - from Copilot today to AI Native Software Development tomorrow From AI Assistants to Agents: How Sourcegraph is Transforming Enterprise Development
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Jan 16, 2025 
Quinn Slack, the CEO and co-founder of Sourcegraph, discusses his journey in transforming developer tools with AI. He details the evolution from a basic code search tool to the advanced AI-driven Cody, emphasizing the benefits of agentic AI in enterprise development. The conversation dives into the crucial role of AI in automating coding tasks and improving collaboration among developers. Quinn also highlights the significance of accessibility in software development and shares thoughts on the future of AI automation in the industry.
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Sourcegraph's Early Success
- Quinn Slack used Sourcegraph two weeks into building it and it saved him two weeks of work.
- He found a Go package that did exactly what he was going to code.
Code Search Excitement
- Dion Almaer, having used Google's Grok, was excited about Sourcegraph offering similar code search capabilities.
- Many Google engineers missed such tools after leaving.
Early AI Potential
- Quinn Slack and his team at Sourcegraph had early access to Claude and recognized its potential beyond autocomplete.
- They saw it could explain, fix, and generate code, predicting the future of AI in coding.