Ep 37 - Software 3.0: How AI is Redefining Programming for Everyone
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What happens when coding as we know it disappears? Two of the biggest voices in AI—Andrej Karpathy and Chris Lattner—believe we're witnessing a fundamental transformation in software development. Welcome to Software 3.0, where programming shifts from writing code line by line to describing what you want in natural language and letting AI figure out the implementation.
This seismic shift doesn't mean developers become obsolete—quite the opposite. As we transition from being coders to becoming system-level thinkers who validate and refine AI-created solutions, experience becomes the ultimate superpower. Those who've spent years writing and debugging code now leverage that knowledge to guide AI toward creating secure, efficient, and maintainable software. The irony? As programming becomes more accessible than ever, deep technical expertise grows even more valuable.
The future of development looks radically different from today. Imagine describing a complex user workflow aloud—"I want to collect user emails, tag them based on behavior, and send follow-ups if they don't respond in 24 hours"—and watching AI build the entire solution. This reality is emerging through tools like Glide, Make, Webflow, and agentic IDEs like Cursor that generate full applications. New roles are forming: AI orchestrators managing tool chains, prompt designers defining logic in human language, and low-code leaders building products through drag-and-drop interfaces enhanced by AI.
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Chapters
1. Welcome to Inspire AI (00:00:00)
2. Software 3.0 and Developer Evolution (00:00:53)
3. How Developers Fit In (00:01:33)
4. The Future of Programming (00:03:21)
5. AI Ready RVA Low-Code Cohort (00:04:49)
6. Call to Action and Closing (00:06:30)
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