A blog for Microsoft app developers and AI engineering enthusiasts.
A look at prompt engineering as a new key skill for IT professionals - key concepts involved, learning resources, and impact to the IT workforce overall
2023’s Generative AI boom introduced lots of new lingo into our vocabulary, and ‘Prompt Engineering’ is one that intrigues me. It refers to a new skill/discipline, one vital to success with GenAI tools, but non-existent just a few years ago.
A intro to AI-Assisted Software Development as a growing trend in the IT industry, and some early learnings from rolling out across enterprises
While the term ‘AI-Assisted Software Development’ isn’t new this year (it became prominent in 2018 with launch of tools such as TabNine and Microsoft’s IntelliCode), it’s clear that 2023 is the year that it gained mainstream attention. Surging interest around Generative AI, ChatGPT, and Microsoft’s own Copilot suite brought a renewed focus on AI productivity gains across all industries, and Software Development seemed a prime candidate.