Beyond Lines of Code: AI-Assisted Development with David Laing

This week on London Tech Talk, we're diving deep into one of the most talked-about innovations in software development: AI-Assisted Coding! We're thrilled to welcome David Laing, an expert who's been at the forefront of understanding and implementing these transformative tools.

We tackle three big questions: How does AI-assisted coding change our day-to-day development flow, what are its career impacts, and how can we effectively leverage this technology? 

David shares his practical experiences with tools, revealing significant shifts not just in lines of code, but in developers' core responsibilities, extending into planning, reviewing, and testing phases. David also shares his insightful opinions on two big drivers for potential career impacts. Although we cannot foresee the future with a crystal ball, his deep thinking will definitely help you understand the big trend with your own head. Finally, we tackle the critical question: how can engineering teams and individual developers effectively integrate AI-assisted coding? David's view into the real-world constraints and strategies for a smooth, high-performing integration was eye-opening. He also shares how human interactions have been leveled up at work thanks to new tooling.

This episode is packed with thought-provoking discussions and actionable ideas for every software engineer navigating the AI-driven landscape. 

Also check out the cool stuff David is building: Decision Copilot! Decision Copilot is a web application to help teams make great decisions. He shares his great insight on how to make great decision-making, which focuses on WHO, not only WHAT. The source code is open source.

He also started a very exciting project, "Follow-the-Sun Development Experiment: Building Decision Copilot MCP with AI Agents", which you can know more in this recording. If you are interested in getting involved, please talk to David on GitHub Discussion page.

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