Scott Dietzen, CEO of Augment Code, discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping large-scale software engineering. He shares his background in machine learning and his experience working with massive, complex codebases, highlighting the challenges engineers face when maintaining and updating them. Then he explains how AI can help developers navigate these challenges by understanding the structure of their code, reducing errors, and making large projects more manageable.
Dietzen also talks about the broader impact of AI on software development, sharing examples of how companies are using AI to onboard engineers more efficiently and speed up complex migrations. Lastly, he emphasizes how AI can help reduce technical debt, improve software reliability, and support long-term maintenance.
Alan Shimel is founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of Techstrong Group, a Futurum company, and a member of Futurum's executive leadership team. A technology entrepreneur, media executive and industry commentator, Shimel has spent more than three decades building businesses, communities and media platforms serving enterprise technology professionals, including co-founding StillSecure, a network security company, and the DevOps Institute, a DevOps certification and training body. At Techstrong, he leads a portfolio of media brands including devopsy.kinsta.cloud, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Techstrong AI, Techstrong IT, Digital CxO, Platform Engineering, Techstrong Semi and Techstrong TV, along with a growing portfolio of events, educational programs and digital communities. With more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, Shimel is a familiar voice in the space and was an early advocate of the DevOps movement, helping bring DevOps practices into mainstream enterprise technology. His work today spans cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud-native technologies, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and digital transformation, and he hosts popular programs including Techstrong Gang, Shimmy Says and Still Cyber, After All These Years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from St. John's University and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School.