Opinion

March 13, 2019

AI is coming for your coding job

Martin Vechev, the cofounder of Zurich-based DeepCode, says that parts of the coding process will soon be automated


Joshua Oliver

4 min read

The question that has launched a thousand think pieces — is AI coming for your job? — should now be of personal interest to developers. AI tools for code review and bug patching are getting better and better.

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