Code Is Still a Liability (Even When AI Writes It)
AI makes writing code practically free. But if AI is also doing the debugging, does line count still matter? Yes. In fact, it matters more than ever.
Bryan Dunkley
Building Data Platforms for Humans and AI
Principal engineer and cloud solutions architect with 10+ years building distributed, mission-critical data platforms. Passionate about platform architecture that empowers teams to deliver faster while reducing operational burden.
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