Trisha Gee

@trishagee
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Engineer, author, keynote speaker, developer champion, catalyst. Developer Advocate @ Gradle.
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Trisha GeeFeb 13
Paul EverittJan 27

Haven't we seen this "replace developers thing" before? My buddy @trishagee flagged this article from Stephan Schwab cataloging the claims over the years, Jevon's Paradox, and keeping humans and thinking in the loop.

https://www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025/12/07/the-recurring-dream-of-replacing-developers.html

Show threadTrisha GeeJan 27
@alyx_woodward @pauleveritt yes I have noticed this. I'm currently reading Enshitification which explains the phenomenon and how and why it happens. It's fascinating
Trisha GeeJan 27
Jason GormanJan 27

Why does TDD work so well with "AI"-assisted coding? I'm glad you asked.

https://codemanship.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/why-does-test-driven-development-work-so-well-in-ai-assisted-programming/

Why Does Test-Driven Development Work So Well In “AI”-assisted Programming?

In my series on The AI-Ready Software Developer, I propose a set of principles for getting better results using LLM-based coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor. Users of these tools report …

Codemanship's Blog
Trisha GeeJan 22

"AI amplifies developer capability. It doesn’t replace the need for people who understand both the problem domain and the technical landscape."

https://www.caimito.net/en/blog/2025/12/07/the-recurring-dream-of-replacing-developers.html

Why We've Tried to Replace Developers Every Decade

Every decade brings new promises: this time, we'll finally make software development simple enough that we won't need so many developers.

Caimito Agile Life
Trisha GeeJan 21

Does it frustrate you that there's never any time to learn stuff or do new things at work? I gave a keynote at DevoxxUK about how to sell what you want to do to the business - how to get time or money to invest in a new idea or new way of doing things:

https://youtu.be/QRVhWRQ22TU?si=vWC9JtwYJvr2N_QR

Beyond Inspiration: Turning Learning into Action by Trisha Gee

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Show threadTrisha GeeNov 24
@pauleveritt @Gradle indeed we did!
Trisha GeeNov 24
Show threadPaul EverittNov 24
@trishagee @Gradle Shameless plug: Trisha and I discussed this in our spec-driven AI dev livestream last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNdES3a8SW8
Spec-Driven AI Development Livestream

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Show threadTrisha GeeNov 24
@delawen @Gradle completely agree!
Show threadTrisha GeeNov 24
@delawen @Gradle there's a section in the post where I mention that at least one study shows that while developers feel more productive, they aren't necessarily ACTUALLY more productive. So this is quite a complex topic
Trisha GeeNov 24

A theme that really stood out at @Gradle's DPE Summit conference is that while developers feel productive using GenAI for coding, this isn't necessarily translating into more features/fixes/customer value for organisations. So I wrote a blog post about it

https://gradle.com/blog/developer-productivity-paradox-faster-coding-slower-delivery/

The developer productivity paradox: Why faster coding doesn’t mean faster software delivery

Developers are using Generative AI to crank out code faster than ever before, but somehow, the metrics aren’t showing an overall productivity improvement. So what’s going on?

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