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No regular lecture on Thursday June 18th, instead: Agentic Software Development - a Checkpoint
Written on 16.06.2026 09:09 by Jens Dittrich
Title:
Agentic Software Development - a Checkpoint
Abstract:
AI agents are changing software development at a remarkable pace. Their long-term implications may rival those of the personal computer, the Internet, and the smartphone.
I will give an overview of the state of the art in agent-based software development and show a live demo of agentic coding. Drawing on my own experience building and running production software with agentic development, I will then discuss what this shift means for the job market, evolving job roles, and CS and software education.
Speaker:
Jens Dittrich
Short Bio:
Jens Dittrich is a full professor of database systems and big data analytics at Saarland University, Department of Computer Science, Saarland Informatics Campus. He is an experienced software developer and architect who also develops production software. For the past four years, he and his team have been developing the CS department's master application system (~50,000 users), increasingly using agentic development themselves.
Time:
Thursday, June 18th, 10:15 am
Where:
GHH, Campus, Uni Saarland, Saarbrücken