Our development workflows look dramatically different than they did a year ago. Code generation, automated testing, and AI-assisted documentation tools are now part of many developers’ daily work. Yet as these tools reshape how we code, I’ve noticed something worth examining: while our toolbox is changing rapidly, the core of being a good developer hasn’t. Problem-solving, collaborative debugging, and systems thinking remain as crucial as ever.
In this keynote, I’ll share observations about:
- Which parts of our workflow are genuinely enhanced by new tools
- The development skills that continue to separate good code from great code
- How teams can collaborate effectively when everyone’s tools are evolving
- What Airflow’s journey teaches us about balancing innovation with stability
No hype or grand pronouncements—just an honest look at incorporating new tools while preserving the craft that makes us developers in the first place.
Brooke Jamieson
Senior Developer Advocate at AWS