The narrative surrounding AI in software engineering often oscillates between two extremes: that human developers are becoming obsolete or that AI is merely a fancy autocomplete tool. In a recent webinar featuring leadership from Platform9, Monday.com, and PlayStation, a more nuanced reality emerged. Teams are no longer just "trying" AI; they are restructuring their entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) around it.
I had the opportunity to attend this webinar, and the notes below are a summary of the key ideas, practices, and observations that stood out to me during the discussion.
The Tooling Landscape: Cursor and Claude Take the Lead
While marketing campaigns feature a wide array of tools, among the panelists, Claude Code and Cursor appeared to be the most commonly adopted AI coding tools.
Platform9 utilizes a tiered approach: UI engineers prefer Cursor, backend engineers lean toward Windsurf, and terminal-heavy users utilize Claude Code.
