No silver bullet to AI: On (Modern?) Software Development

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Alex outlines what his 20+ years in the software development business, most recently in the era of AI, have identified as relevant for a productive and thriving survival. The talk covers characteristics of software development as a complex environment, experience and the Dreyfus learning model, cognitive biases in software development, precision/guess work/unreliable data/questionable knowledge, humans who code and hype-driven development including the current hype of AI, ongoing challenges of software development, and technology and tools. Takeaway: software development is a complex, creative and collaborative endeavor with humans remaining central.

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