I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at Imagine Summit on December 4th in Rennes, France. Thanks to Le Poool x La French Tech Rennes St-Malo for the invitation!
The Developer Role is Transforming
I'll be discussing a topic that's accelerating rapidly: the transformation of the developer role in the age of generative AI. We're moving from early coding agents to agent clusters, capable of coordinating and working in parallel on complex tasks.
Two Pillars for the Future Developer
In my view, the future of the profession is built around two pillars:
1. Be the Architect of the Solution
Make the right technology choices, understand where the trade-offs lie, manage the flows and arbitrations. The developer becomes the one who designs the overall architecture and makes strategic decisions.
2. Design the Software Factory
Create an environment where agents write, test, document, and fix code with near-autonomy. The developer orchestrates an AI-powered software production pipeline.
A Concrete Example: Automating Sonar Fixes
I developed a script that fetches Sonar issues and generates small Markdown files. Claude Code can then read them, understand them, and propose fixes autonomously.
It's a small piece of the software factory, operational right now. I'm making it open source so anyone can have a look and adapt it. You can find it here.
The AI Adoption Ladder for Developers
Earlier this year, Steve Yegge described the stages of AI adoption by developers. We're clearly moving up the ladder, faster than I expected back in March:
- Code Completion — Intelligent autocompletion
- Chat Coding — Coding with a conversational assistant
- Vibe Coding — Coding by describing intent
- Coding Agents — Agents that code autonomously
- Agent Clusters — Where we're arriving: agents that coordinate
- Agent Fleets — The logical next step: fleets of specialized agents
Panel Discussion: From Code to System Orchestration
During the panel, I'll be exchanging ideas with Jacques Le Mancq (Broadpeak) and Kim Bourget (Groupe SNCF) to compare perspectives from tech, industry, and public innovation around this profound shift.
We're moving from developers who write code to developers who design and orchestrate software production systems.
See you on December 4th in Rennes for Imagine Summit!
