# Charity Majors on how AI is changing software engineering

DevFeed: [Charity Majors on how AI is changing software engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/stop-being-skeptical-about-ai-for-development-with-charity-majors-18177.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/stop-being-skeptical-about-ai-for>)

Author: Gergely Orosz

Published: 2026-08-12T16:45:07Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-pragmatic-engineer.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/observability.md>), [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [coding-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding-agents.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>)

## AI overview

A podcast discussion with Charity Majors examines how AI is changing software engineering, including code generation, code reviews, reliability, verification, observability, DevOps, and engineering leadership. The episode argues that AI is becoming a foundational part of development while increasing the importance of engineering discipline.

## Source excerpt

In 2025, it was rational to be skeptical about AI. In 2026, it's not, anymore. With Charity Majors, CTO and co-founder of Honeycomb.