# What is the future of software engineering with Adam Bender, Principal Software Engineer at Google

DevFeed: [What is the future of software engineering with Adam Bender, Principal Software Engineer at Google](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-is-the-future-of-software-engineering-with-adam-bender-principal-software-engineer-at-google-38698.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://newsletter.techworld-with-milan.com/p/what-is-the-future-of-software-engineering>)

Author: Dr Milan Milanović

Published: 2026-07-02T15:01:06Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tech World With Milan Newsletter](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tech-world-with-milan-newsletter.md>)

Topics: [future of software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/future-of-software.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [Integration testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/integration-testing.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-coding.md>), [code-generation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-generation.md>), [conway-s-law](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conway-s-law.md>), [future-of-software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/future-of-software.md>), [integration-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration-testing.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses Adam Bender's view that the AI coding debate focuses too narrowly on speed. It argues that faster code generation increases pressure on testing, review, engineering culture, system understanding, and long-term maintainability, with integration testing becoming a particular challenge.

## Source excerpt

Most of the AI coding debate is about speed.