The real challenge of AI coding? Production.

Bill Doerrfeld | May 30, 2025

The May 2025 edition of DirectorPlus explores how DevOps needs to respond to the AI coding revolution.


Using AI to generate code is the easy part. Now it's time to focus on production, says honeycomb.io CTO Charity Majors. "The combination of AI and production – there’s the real potential."


In the latest edition of LeadDev's DirectorPlus series — Is AI code sabotaging its own ROI case? — we dig into what that means. In essence, DevOps, though less en vogue, needs to level up for this new AI paradigm.


That means faster feedback loops, reinforcing code ownership, and not letting fundamental coding practices slip.


Really enjoyed syncing with Charity for this — she's a wealth of knowledge and brings a strong SRE/DevOps perspective to the conversation around AI in software development.


 Definitely don’t miss this one!


Featured image credit: Jakob Owens via Unsplash.


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