Low-Code Won’t Replace You | Camunda’s Bernd Ruecker
Will a tide of low-code citizen developers raise all ships? | BONUS: get involved with the DI community this year
Ben and Andrew open the show by discussing the emergence of the DeepSeek AI model, Google's shakeup of the SEO landscape, and speculate on the potential demise of both free APIs and AI hyperscalers.
Then, Ben sits down with Bernd Ruecker, Co-Founder and Chief Technologist at Camunda, to explore how low code solutions are changing the game for developers. They discuss how these tools allow developers to focus on more complex challenges, and delve into the importance of understanding when to leverage low code versus custom solutions, and the evolving role of developers in a world increasingly driven by automation.
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There was never a moat 🚣
Innovation in AI is accelerating at breakneck speed, costs are plummeting, and being first to market is becoming less relevant. Here are articles that we’re reading right now by
and about how the AI race just got even more intense, including a statement from NVIDIA.
SEO tools are caught in the crossfire between Google and AI 🤺
Google’s latest updates are shaking up the SEO game, disrupting tools and strategies long relied on by marketers and developers alike. It’s the latest move to shake off AI and maintain market share over search. Learn what’s changing, why it matters, and how it could impact your team’s search optimization efforts.
Read: Google change disrupts SEO tools, resulting in data blackouts
Entry-level AI needs a mentor 🍎
A wave of negative reviews is hitting AI-powered tools like Devin, highlighting issues like lack of transparency, buggy integrations, and unmet promises. Some users claim it succeeds in only 15% of assigned tasks. The Register explores how these shortcomings are fueling frustrations among developers and raising questions about the reliability of AI in production. Is this a turning point for AI development, or just a growing pain?
Read: Tool touted as 'first AI software engineer' is bad at its job, testers claim
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