This is not a distant future. It is happening right now. And it is just one example of how AI is fundamentally rewriting the rules of software development.

I recently had the opportunity to talk with the DWX team about where I think the AI journey could be heading. Here is a summary of a few things I said, some of which may be a little surprising.

IT Pro in natural language

Instead of battling with PowerShell, Bicep or Terraform, developers today can simply describe what they want: "Please provision a VM in Germany West with 10 GB RAM." Just type it, or say it into the microphone. The AI translates intent into executable code, using a technique we now call CLAW (Command Line Automated Workflow). The next LLM wave is arriving step by step through voice input, and hyperscalers like Microsoft are pushing hard in this direction.

How cool is vibe coding really?

I'm a bit skeptical. Yes, you make fast progress at the beginning. Almost too fast. Then comes the awakening: code duplicated three times, endless refactoring, and a system that nobody really understands anymore. There is no developer, no author, you can call. Professional software shipping is and remains a software engineering skill. One example: if you don't know what CSS attributes or HTML structure mean, you won't be able to ship production-ready code and maintain it over time, even with the best AI tool. Vibe-coded tools like these will only find their place internally, where you are responsible for yourself.

Will developers have to fear for their jobs?

No. Code monkeys will. The language changes, the profession doesn't. We have gone through Assembler, BASIC, C++ and C#, and now perhaps spoken German comes next. That's evolution, not extinction. Old jobs disappear and new ones emerge. It has always been that way.

On data sovereignty

I won't sugarcoat this. The idea of running AI and cloud entirely in your own data center in Germany? That train has almost left the station. Missing energy, missing infrastructure, missing core technology. And open source isn't a complete answer to dependencies either; the recent Notepad++ security issue shows that clearly. We need to talk about this openly.

My conclusion

Everyone should try AI. Not because the apocalypse will come if you don't, but because competition is becoming more efficient, and you will feel it.

I will go deeper into all of this as Track Chair for Cloud Strategies and AI Strategies at DWX 2026 in Mannheim (June 29 – July 2).

Watch the full interview (in German): youtu.be/y9JzHfeCA0c

AI #CloudComputing #SoftwareDevelopment #DWX2026 #ArtificialIntelligence #DevOps #Microsoft #Azure

Originally published on LinkedIn.