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AI could boost software engineer productivity by 32.6%

At least that's what investors believe, according to a complex mathematical model economists developed to measure how changes in AI stock prices were reflected in the stock prices of other enterprises, based on the number of software engineers they employed.

By Maxwell Cooter

Oct 2, 20262 mins

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Why observability matters to frontend teams more than they think

If users are stuck waiting, they don't care which service is slow. Frontend observability helps you see — and fix — what they experience.

By Niharika Pujari

Jul 31, 2026 8 mins

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Where the software development jobs are now

Programming talent is in demand in many industries. Developers can maximize their job opportunities by looking beyond the tech sector.

By Bob Violino

Jul 13, 2026 9 mins

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When software developers and AI agents share the learning

When an agent does something, the whole company should learn from it, so that every developer gets access to the shared insights and successes.

By Matt Asay

Jun 29, 2026 9 mins

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Code like Hemingway

Our compilers forced us to write clearly. Our coding agents won’t do that.

By Nick Hodges

Jun 17, 2026 4 mins

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AI needs young developers – and old developers

AI’s biggest gains won’t come from bolting agents onto old workflows. They’ll come from pairing people who don’t feel bound by those workflows with people who know why they exist.

By Matt Asay

Jun 15, 2026 9 mins

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Tokenmaxxing is super dumb

Who would have thought we could find an even worse measure of developer productivity than lines of code?

By Nick Hodges

May 12, 2026 3 mins

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12 model-level deep cuts to slash AI training costs

Stop throwing money at GPUs for unoptimized models; using smart shortcuts like fine-tuning and quantization can slash your training costs without losing accuracy.

By Jayachander Reddy Kandakatla

May 8, 2026 8 mins

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Three skills that matter when AI handles the coding

As AI takes on the heavy lifting, developers must master the ability to prompt models, evaluate model output, and above all, retain their coding skills.

By Matthew OKeefe

May 7, 2026 10 mins

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No, AI won’t destroy software development jobs

History tells us there will soon be a boom in both software development jobs and the amount of software available to everyone.

By Nick Hodges

May 6, 2026 5 mins

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Enterprise Spotlight: Transforming software development with AI

Download the May 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World and learn how to harness the power of AI-enabled development.

By InfoWorld staff

May 1, 2026 1 min

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A new challenge for software product managers

Product managers used to work hard to convince their organization to squeeze in one more feature. AI will have them working harder to keep features out.

By Nick Hodges

Apr 29, 2026 4 mins

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