Whatever area of technology you work in, innovation and evolution are integral parts of the industry.
Developers in particular are in the best position if they need to continually adapt and improve their mastery of multiple programming languages, especially if they want to increase their popularity when it comes to to be hired.
But how can developers become fluent in so many languages?
Practice makes perfect is the traditional and more difficult option, but increasingly developers are turning to AI tools like Copilot, an autocomplete for computer code created by Github that uses OpenAI's largest and latest language models, GPT 3.5 and GPT 4.
In fact, research conducted by Github found that Copilot could improve perceived productivity by 88%, make coding less frustrating (59%), and allow 74% of developers to focus on more satisfying elements of the work.
The technology also increased efficiency: 88% said they experienced faster completion, 96% were faster with repetitive tasks, and 87% reported that using Copilot made it possible to expend less mental effort on repetitive tasks.
Learning curve
AI as a colleague is not a new concept, but can AI tools ever completely replace developers?
Speaking on the recent Summit of the world government in Dubai, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang expressed his belief that learning programming languages will not be as important in the future.
“Our job is to create computer technology so that no one has to program and the programming language is human. Everyone in the world is a programmer now,” he said. “For the first time you can imagine that everyone in your company is a technologist.”
The idea of this level playing field may seem like a utopian solution to the current skills shortage in the tech industry, but it's worth bearing in mind that technology will still need to be led by people.
So while AI tools are nice to have, they are not a one-stop solution or replacement in the case of developers. If you're looking for your next opportunity to expand your skills and advance your career, the VentureBeat job board is the perfect place to focus your search.
It offers thousands of options for developers, such as the three below.
Sr. Gameplay Software Engineer, Electronic Arts, Orlando
Electronic Arts is looking for one Software developer to develop in-game AI behavior and player mechanics to improve and rework existing AI and animation systems together with the gameplay team. In this position you will work side by side with game designers and animators.
You will participate in the entire game creation process, from design and architecture, writing technical documentation, code implementation, debugging and tuning gameplay behavior, and ensuring native features are delivered within performance budgets, memory and loading time.
Applicants must have robust, solid C/C++ skills and the ability to write clean, maintainable, portable code. Interested? Submit your candidacy here.
Software developer, Oracle, Seattle
Oracle is looking for one Software developer to join his team and help design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug a range of core OCI storage infrastructure services. As a member of this group, you will actively define and develop standard practices and procedures, provide technical leadership to other software developers, and specify, design, and implement modest changes to existing software architecture to meet continuously changing needs.
You will be expected to act as a technical leader in your team and demonstrate core values to other junior engineers. You must be both a rock-solid coder and a distributed systems generalist, able to dive deep into any part of the stack and low-level systems and design broad distributed system interactions. Read more about this job here.
Software Developer, SAIC, Washington
SAIC is looking for an experienced Software developer working on the development of the NAVAIR Airworthiness electronic Flight Clearance and associated mobile applications. The team is responsible for the development and maintenance of NAVAIR ACO systems used for NATOPS Flight Manual and NATIP System Information Manual publications for all U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
In this role you will be required to design, build and/or fix bugs in a web application, ensure the performance, quality and responsiveness of the application and implement long-term solutions and building blocks within the agile framework for improved reusability. View the full job description here.