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‘Maybe we aren’t going to hire anybody this year’: Marc Benioff says Salesforce might not hire any software engineers in 2025 as the firm reaps the benefits of AI agents
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has suggested the company may freeze software engineering hires owing to the firm’s success with AI agents. Productivity gains delivered by AI agents internally at Salesforce mean the firm may not need to onboard new staff in development, Benioff told ‘The Logan Bartlett Show’ podcast. “In engineering this year at Salesforce, we’re seriously debating – maybe…
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A sign of things to come in software development? Mark Zuckerberg says AI will be doing the work of mid-level engineers this year – and he’s not the only big tech exec predicting the end of the profession
Mark Zuckerberg has hinted that Meta could begin replacing software engineers with AI as early as 2025, marking the latest in a string of troubling predictions for the profession. The bold statement came during his interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast earlier this month, where Zuckerberg suggested AI code generation systems are nearing a point where they can replicate…
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AI helped Google engineers cut code migration times in half
Google has significantly cut code migration times internally through the use of AI tools, a paper has revealed. Citing a growing interest in more bespoke large language model (LLM) uses, the paper’s authors explained that the purpose of the report was to share Google’s experience using AI in code migration. While it’s not a research paper in that the authors…
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Are ‘ghost engineers’ stunting productivity in software development? Researchers claim nearly 10% of engineers do “virtually nothing” and are a drain on enterprises
Just under a tenth (9.5%) of software engineers do almost no work, according to new research from academics at Stanford University. One researcher, Yegor Denisov-Blanch, posted the findings to his X account, dubbing the staff who work less than 10% as hard as the median engineer as ‘ghost’ engineers. These engineers do “virtually nothing,” Denisov-Blanch said, and it’s possible that…
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IT certifications for cloud architects, data security engineers, and ethical hackers yield the biggest pay boosts – Computerworld
“While learning new technology skills is vital, the ability for employees to demonstrate practical expertise through industry-recognized certifications is increasingly valued,” Gartner said. “Though they may not be a mandatory prerequisite for every position, certifications can empower individuals and organizations alike.” “Our data suggests that tech professionals skilled in cloud computing, security, data privacy, and risk management, as well as…
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Software engineers are in for a rough ride as AI adoption ramps up – 80% will be forced to upskill by 2027 as the profession is transformed
80% of the software engineering workforce will need to upskill by 2027, according to Gartner, to keep pace with the growing demands of generative AI. The necessity of upskilling can be considered in the short, medium, and long-term as Gartner predicts the technology to play an increasingly larger role in engineering tasks. In the short term, AI tools will create…
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