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The early returns on gen AI for software development

CIO

Generative AI is already having an impact on multiple areas of IT, most notably in software development. Early use cases include code generation and documentation, test case generation and test automation, as well as code optimization and refactoring, among others.

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Gen AI: The software developer’s new best friend

CIO

Software developers, no matter how skilled, face tasks they’re not very good at. Generative AI platforms like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT have been trained on billions of lines of code for many programming languages and are surprisingly good at predicting what lines of code developers should use next.

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Code-generating platform Magic challenges GitHub’s Copilot with $23M in VC backing

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Magic, a startup developing a code-generating platform similar to GitHub’s Copilot , today announced that it raised $23 million in a Series A funding round led by Alphabet’s CapitalG with participation from Elad Gil, Nat Friedman and Amplify Partners. So what’s its story?

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Low code/no code tools reap IT benefits—with caveats

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Low-code/no-code visual programming tools promise to radically simplify and speed up application development by allowing business users to create new applications using drag and drop interfaces, reducing the workload on hard-to-find professional developers. So there’s a lot in the plus column, but there are reasons to be cautious, too.

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IT staff shortages damage the bottom line: IDC report

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Training can be an answer — if done right The report shed light on two parallel causes: the IT talent shortage itself, and resistance from employees in being retrained for different tasks. But it does require specialized training. But many enterprises’ training efforts are falling short.

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Investors share how infrastructure as code is taking over DevOps

TechCrunch

Infrastructure as code (IaC) has been gaining wider adoption among DevOps teams in recent years, but the complexities of data center configuration and management continue to create problems — and opportunities. IaC can be used for any type of cloud workload or architecture, but it is a necessity for anyone building on the modern cloud.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO

To them, most of the technology stack can be regarded as a commodity, a layer of hardware and software no different from one organization to another. The best way to learn the language is through training programs. Organizations should establish regular training sessions to develop knowledge of the terms around cloud computing.

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