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Peoples Blog: If AI Can Build an Application, Why Do We Still Need Software Developers?

AI can now generate code, create interfaces, work with databases, connect APIs and turn an idea into a working prototype surprisingly quickly. I use AI in my own development work, and it has changed the way I build things.

Peoples Blog: If AI Can Build an Application, Why Do We Still Need Software Developers?

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AI can now generate code, create interfaces, work with databases, connect APIs and turn an idea into a working prototype surprisingly quickly.

I use AI in my own development work, and it has changed the way I build things.

Tasks that once took hours can often be completed much faster, and experimenting with new ideas has become much easier.

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AI can now generate code, create interfaces, work with databases, connect APIs and turn an idea into a working prototype surprisingly quickly. I use AI in my own development work, and it has changed the way I build things. Tasks that once took hours can often be completed much faster, and experimenting with new ideas has become much easier.

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