What Do Professional Software Developers Need to Know to Succeed in an Age of AI?

What happens to software engineers once AI can generate code? EDC worked with Google to answer this question. This white paper describes Google’s and EDC’s collaboration, including a three-day intensive workshop with software engineers who are at the cutting edge of using AI to accelerate their work. In the white paper, the authors include an in-depth, 50-page job profile of an emerging occupation in the high-tech industry: the AI-Enhanced Software Developer.

Authors:

Matthew KamJoyce Malyn-SmithIrene LeeCody MillerAbey TidwellBeatriz PerretMiaoxin WangVikram TiwariJoshua KenitzerAndrew MacveanErin Barrar

Services:

Design & DevelopmentResearch & Evaluation

Services:

Design & DevelopmentResearch & Evaluation

Media Type:

Website

Resource Type:

White paper

Focus Area:

Higher EducationSTEM Education & Workforce DevelopmentYouth & Workforce Development

Date:

2025

Region:

United States

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