Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping the software development landscape, accelerating release cycles and lowering barriers to entry. At the same time, it introduces new challenges around security, compliance, and code quality.
In Cracking the Code: How AI Is Transforming Software Development, William Blair Equity Research analysts Jason Ader, CFA, and Arjun Bhatia, co–group heads of technology, media and communications research, along with Ralph Schackart, CFA, describe the rapid evolution of AI coding tools, the competitive landscape for these tools, the benefits to developer productivity from AI coding, and the impacts of AI coding on the traditional software development life cycle. As dynamics evolve, incumbent vendors must adapt quickly, reassessing their business models and focusing on defensible moats.
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