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Talk on Agentic Software DevelopmentWritten on 17.06.26 by Sebastian Hack We'd like to draw your attention on a talk by Jens Dittrich about agentic software development, i.e. software development with the assistance of AI agents. We think that this is relevant for all CS students. The talk will take place June 18, 10:15 in E2 2. Here are title and… Read more We'd like to draw your attention on a talk by Jens Dittrich about agentic software development, i.e. software development with the assistance of AI agents. We think that this is relevant for all CS students. The talk will take place June 18, 10:15 in E2 2. Here are title and abstract: 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. |
Course EvaluationWritten on 16.06.26 (last change on 17.06.26) by Daniel Höller Dear students, The links for the course evaluation (lecture and tutorials separately) are now on the Materials page in CMS. The evaluation will be open until Best regards, |
Additional Feedback in Daily TestsWritten on 28.05.26 by Marcel Ullrich We updated the daily test yesterday for Project 3 to indicate undefined behaviour and memory issues in your code (similar to Project 2). The tests remain the same. All tests are still publicly… Read more We updated the daily test yesterday for Project 3 to indicate undefined behaviour and memory issues in your code (similar to Project 2). The tests remain the same. All tests are still publicly available to you in your repository. As usual, not all bugs can be indicated in every test run, and undefined behaviour might show up in eval that is not |
No Lecture on Friday May 15Written on 12.05.26 by Joerg Hoffmann Dear students, just as a reminder that this Friday, May 15, there is no lecture. best, Jörg Hoffmann |
Today's Office Hour in E1.3 301 (only today)Written on 21.04.26 by Johannes Schmalz Today's Office Hour has been moved to E1.3 301. This is only for today, and other office hours should be in their scheduled rooms. |
Tutorial Assignments are Live!Written on 14.04.26 by Johannes Schmalz Hi all, tutorial assignments have been finalised, and should now be visible. Please double check which tutorial you have been assigned to -- the assignments that were briefly visible on Monday may no longer be current. |
Handouts uploadedWritten on 10.04.26 by Joerg Hoffmann Hi all, the handouts for today's lecture are uploaded. Please everybody pay attention to the rules as set out in slide deck 1. Note reg slide deck 2: I will always upload only the slides done on a given day. Rest of this slide deck will follow next tuesday. Good luck and have fun in the… Read more Hi all, the handouts for today's lecture are uploaded. Please everybody pay attention to the rules as set out in slide deck 1. Note reg slide deck 2: I will always upload only the slides done on a given day. Rest of this slide deck will follow next tuesday. Good luck and have fun in the course! Jörg Hoffmann |