@GergelyOrosz: I cannot recall any other time in the tech industry when the COMPLETE industry (from small to large companies; nonprofi…
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Gergely Orosz reflects on an unprecedented moment where the entire tech industry—from startups to big tech, nonprofits, VCs, government, and academia—is simultaneously rethinking developer tools and processes, largely driven by AI.
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I cannot recall any other time in the tech industry when the COMPLETE industry (from small to large companies; nonprofits to VC-funded; private sector to government and academia) is trying to figure out how to change the dev tools and processes we use.
all AT THE SAME TIME!!
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