No More Coders? You Still Need DevOps.
Forrester, Thursday, August 28th, 2025
If you're not coming out from under a rock, you may have heard that it's the end of the road if you're making software today. AI is coming to take your job! We're entering an age of robots building software! Get on board now, or your competitors will squash you like a bug! There's a lot of hype . and do I smell tulip bulbs?
Frankly, I suspect that's why we've seen a downtick in inquiries and guidance sessions about DevOps. Some enterprises are hoping they can get rid of those costly/scarce software people and replace them with subject matter experts and AI. If coders are gone, why invest in a system to control the software development lifecycle? I believe enterprises choosing that path are about to make a costly mistake.
But let's just say they're right and I've completely missed the train. Tomorrow's vibe coders will still need a lot more discipline than they realize. In fact, they'll need a DevOps platform or something very similar.