AI, Agentic Development, and the Future of Software Engineering with Manjunath Bhat, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner

AI, Agentic Development, and the Future of Software Engineering with Manjunath Bhat, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner

March 4, 2026 · 37 min · Season 4 · Episode 2

About this episode

Manjunath Bhat discusses the impact of AI on software engineering and the transition to agent-driven development.

Manjunath Bhat leads software engineering research at Gartner and has been one of the most thoughtful voices tracking what AI is actually doing to the way we build software — not just the productivity story, but the structural changes to teams, platforms, and careers. He's a returning keynote speaker at apidays Singapore and apidays Australia. In this conversation we cover: The shift from AI-augmented human work to agent-driven development — and why Manju deliberately avoids calling these to...

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