How AI Is Changing Developers and What They Build—with Ray Deck

Is software dead? Are engineers going to disappear?

In this episode of Futureproof, Xano CEO Prakash Chandran talks with Ray Deck, founder of State Change and longtime technologist, about how software creation is evolving in the age of AI. Ray explains why the future isn’t about replacing developers or building the right SaaS — but about rethinking how we define both of those terms. Together, they explore the evolving profile of a developer and why software might be ephemeral, but the data and customers behind it are constants.

• AI as amplifier: AI helps shorten the path between concept and creation, expanding the definition of what a developer is, emphasizing the importance of AI literacy and putting a premium on creativity.
• Data Is the foundation: Your most durable advantage isn’t code — it’s the data and customer context that power your products.
• Think big, build small: Big ideas will increasingly be delivered through targeted, temporary tools designed to solve precise problems.

Episode ID: 18126513-how-ai-is-changing-developers-and-what-they-build-with-ray-deck

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