AI and engineering productivity: Debating the headlines
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A panel discussion on the impact of AI on engineering productivity and the evolving role of software engineers.
In this closing panel from DX Annual, Rafe Colburn, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Etsy; Jesse Adametz, Senior Director of Engineering, Platform Engineering at Twilio; Eirini Kalliamvakou, Research Advisor at GitHub; Collin Green, Senior Staff UX Researcher at Google; and Brian Houck, Senior Principal Applied Scientist at Microsoft debate some of the biggest questions surrounding AI and engineering productivity. They discuss whether AI will reduce the need for engineers, how AI is affecting technical debt, the future role of software engineers in an agentic world, and whether organizations should mandate AI adoption. They also explore how bottlenecks are shifting across the software development lifecycle, the challenges facing junior engineers, and why learning, culture, and change management may ultimately matter more than the tools themselves. Where to find Rafe Colburn: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafeco • Blog: https://rafe.codes Where to find Eirini Kalliamvakou: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eirini-kalliamvakou-1016865 • X: https://x.com/irina_kAl Where to find Brian Houck: • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhouck Where to find Jesse…
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Guests: Rafe Colburn, Jesse Adametz, Eirini Kalliamvakou, Collin Green, Brian Houck
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Organizations: Etsy, Twilio, GitHub, Google, Microsoft
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