WSDG July Technical Presentation

Have the reports of our death been greatly exaggerated?
by Kelly Shaw

Abstract:
Most of the non-political news lately has been devoted to AI, both the promise of and the fallout from. One looming question regards the future of the computer programmer. Can this profession survive in the face of growing AI competency?

I conducted several experiments, recreating software originally written by teams of developers, with a team of myself, ChatGPT, and Claude Code. I compared not only the amount of time to write the code, but also the time for developing requirements, test plans, release plans, documentation, etc.

In this talk I will share my results and insights.

Bio:
Kelly Shaw has a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science, and has worked in the computing world as a developer, technical manager, architect, professor, and yes, even sales, for nearly 40 years.
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This hybrid meeting will be available both in-person and remotely. For those attending in person, we will be at the Williamsburg Regional Library, Conference Room B.
For online access, the Zoom info is:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/2562166096?omn=89184813912
Meeting ID: 256 216 6096
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Upcoming schedule:

August 12, 6:00 PM - Social Event

September 9, 6:30 PM - Williamsburg Library, Conference Room B.
Technical Presentation

October 14, 6:00 PM - Social Event

November 10, 6:30 PM - Williamsburg Library, Conference Room B.
(Note this is a Tuesday, since the library is closed on Veterans Day.)
Technical Presentation

December 9, 6:00 PM - Social Event