Agentic Software Development

Reflections After 3 Years of Use I've been intensively using generative AI since ChatGPT was released in November 2022. Software development quickly became one of the areas where I use it most. Repeated cycles of enthusiasm and disappointment have led me to a more mature understanding of its strengths and limitations. Here are some reflections. The New Baseline for Development I'm convinced that in the current state of the art, specialized code generation agents are a fundamental tool for software developers. Those who don't adopt them are creating a massive handicap compared to those of us who use them systematically. Beware of Trivialization I'm concerned about the trivialization happening when people without software engineering knowledge see how "with a simple prompt" they can build functional applications "without coding." While this is possible, there are several caveats to keep in mind. Many platforms that let you generate applications with a prompt lock you into their environme