Software engineering has changed. Models and tooling have passed a threshold, it's simultaneously painful and exhilarating, our roles in the process are changing. There is a lot to deal with: the emotional responses of our own personal Kübler-Ross change processes, the huge amount of noise, options, marketing hype, the explosion of innovation and how on earth to keep up with the eye-watering pace of change! Incredible productivity gains are possible and increasingly expected in the boardroom, but resources are not infinite, we must consider the environmental impact. We're also expected to ensure quality while moving towards a world where we won't be able to review every line of code. We need to come to terms with the redefinition of the value that we add.

In this hopefully positive but thought provoking talk, Andrew will take a look at what's happened recently, explore some of the good and not so good elements, share some practical advice on what new things are important to understand and how to get started, including real life case studies of critical changes to complex legacy code 100% using AI via Brady Gaster's Squad. We'll also think through some of the risks we now face as an industry.