Software Engineering + AI = ? | The Future of Development | Sonar Summit 2026

How is AI transforming the craft of software engineering? In this Sonar Summit 2026 keynote, Gergely Orosz, author of The Pragmatic Engineer, explores how AI coding tools and autonomous agents are reshaping the way software is built. Across the industry—from AI labs and Big Tech companies to startups—development workflows are evolving rapidly. Fewer engineers are writing every line of code manually, pull request workflows are changing, and many teams are now collaborating with AI coding agents working in parallel. In this keynote, you’ll learn: How AI is transforming software engineering workflows Why traditional development processes like pull requests are evolving How companies are adapting to AI-assisted software development What real-world engineering teams are experiencing with AI coding tools What the future of software engineering and developer productivity may look like Drawing on insights from a wide range of companies, this talk explores what is actually happening across the industry—and what developers and engineering leaders should expect next. Timestamps: 00:00 — Introduction 01:27 — AI Fear, Hype, and Conflicting Signals 03:51 — What AI Dev Tool Startup Engineers Are Doing 06:58 — How Big Tech Uses AI Coding Tools Internally 11:58 — AI Adoption in Traditional Firms and Indie Devs 17:43 — The “Winter Break” Shift in AI Coding 20:29 — Big Questions for Teams and Engineering Leaders 24:41 — Why 2026 May Be the Year AI Writes Most Code 27:40 — What This Means for Software Engineering 30:52 — Has the Industry Seen Disruption Like This? 32:25 — Skills Becoming Less and More Valuable 35:07 — Conclusion: Adapting Fast and Building the Future #SonarSummit #AICoding #SoftwareEngineering #DeveloperProductivity #FutureOfWork