AI is changing software development, but not always for the better

A row of software developers with some humans and some digital as software development is changing before our eyes, with AI becoming a real workmate for developers everywhere as highlighted by a discussion between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg during the LlamaCon event.

Software development is changing right before our eyes, with AI becoming a real workmate for developers everywhere.

This change isn’t just happening in trendy startups either, the tech giants are all in. We got a fascinating peek behind the curtain recently, thanks to a discussion between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg.

AI has already changed software development

During Meta's LlamaCon AI event, Zuckerberg directly asked Nadella about the AI...

30 April 2025 | Approaches

Endor Labs deploys AI agents to counter vibe coding risks

Bright text as Endor Labs expands its application security (AppSec) platform with agents to address development risks posed by AI and vibe coding, including what the company claims is the industry’s most comprehensive security dataset.

Endor Labs is expanding its application security (AppSec) platform with agents to address development risks posed by AI and vibe coding.

Bolstered by agentic AI and what the company claims is the industry’s most comprehensive security dataset, the platform moves beyond mere risk identification to prioritise threats, propose solutions, and even implement fixes automatically.

The move comes amid a dramatic shift in software development practices. The rise of AI coding...

23 April 2025 | Approaches

Skills gaps hinder UK software deployment success

Business man walking past someone as according to research from Salesforce DevOps platform Gearset, UK teams are struggling to keep pace with industry standards for software deployment with significant inefficiencies and costly delays due to team skills gaps and lack of adoption of adequate software development automation tools.

UK teams are struggling to keep pace with software deployment standards due to skills gaps, leading to inefficiencies and costly delays.

According to Salesforce DevOps platform Gearset, UK software deployments are 26 percent more likely to be delayed than delivered ahead of schedule.

These delays are not isolated incidents and impact 82 percent of UK businesses surveyed. The financial impact is considerable, costing organisations an average of £107,000 annually due to...

23 April 2025 | Approaches

Why developer-centric AI will transform business

Today, GenAI sits at the forefront of innovation, with millions across the UK utilising its capabilities to elevate their work, and nearly three-quarters of these users reporting a significant boost in productivity. Yet, this wave stands apart from previous technological booms because developers, instead of operating behind the scenes, are now taking centre stage. In earlier movements, developers served as invisible architects bringing others’ visions to fruition. Now, with GenAI, they...

7 April 2025 | Approaches

5 top internal developer portals list

By abstracting infrastructure complexity and providing self-service capabilities, IDPs help developers to focus on delivering value rather than managing operational tasks. In this comprehensive guide, we explore the top five internal developer platforms in 2025 and provide a detailed understanding of their features, benefits, and selection criteria.

Benefits of an internal developer platform

Implementing an IDP brings several benefits to organisations,...

11 March 2025 | Analytics

OpenAI models power faster, smarter code development

Digital brain illustrating how Factory, an AI startup founded in 2023 with the aim of eliminating traditional software development bottlenecks, is leveraging artificial intelligence reasoning models from OpenAI to streamline and optimise the creation and maintenance of software.

Factory, a startup founded in 2023 with the aim of eliminating traditional software development bottlenecks, is leveraging reasoning models from OpenAI to streamline and optimise the creation and maintenance of software.

The Factory Platform integrates OpenAI’s o1, o3-mini, and GPT-4o models directly into its workflows, creating a development environment that transcends simple code generation. Instead, it focuses on understanding, retrieving, and reasoning through complex...

7 March 2025 | Artificial Intelligence

Best practices for CI/CD migration: The GitHub Enterprise example

Photo of the Octocat mascot illustrating an article on the best practices for developers to assist with their migration to CI/CD platforms with GitHub Enterprise used as an example.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) software – meaning solutions that teams use to build, test, and deploy applications – has come a long way over the past decade.

Whereas organisations once cobbled together CI/CD pipelines using disparate open source tools, they now have a plethora of end-to-end, vendor-supported enterprise CI/CD platforms that they can use instead. Because these solutions offer everything teams need to deliver software, they are simpler to...

10 February 2025 | Approaches

Snyk: AI-powered vulnerability remediations and protecting shadow IT

Security in development won’t become “invisible” this year, but it will become easier to manage.

Those are the thoughts of Danny Allan, CTO at developer-orientated cybersecurity firm Snyk.

Right now, developers are primarily tasked with creativity - building things - however, security has become part of their remit with the shift left. Allan believes we’re about to see security largely handed over to the security operations team, guided much more by AI in every...

24 January 2025 | Approaches

Cloud and automation propel future of development environments

Photo of a crystal ball illustrating the future of software development environments, with cloud and automation playing a key role according to research from Coder and SlashData.

A report jointly published by Coder and SlashData has shed light on the current practices and future directions of development environments.

With organisations increasingly moving towards standardisation, the ‘State of Development Environments 2025’ report provides insights into the industry's trajectory, its challenges, and its potential opportunities for growth.

Standardisation of development environments gains traction

One of the standout findings is the...

22 January 2025 | Approaches

Implementing successful human-centric software development 

Photo of a person to illustrate an article on implementing successful human-centric software development practices.

Technology has enabled developers to build the most advanced and accessible digital applications—yet often the experiences we engage with are not designed with humans in mind. Interfaces are clunky and cumbersome and not the seamless interactions that people expect from brands and services. With this, CIOs are facing rising expectations to improve application accessibility. 

Human-centric application development refers to the building of applications and websites that are easy...

9 January 2025 | Approaches