Will AI Replace Me? Understanding Our Value in the AI Era

Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000

If you tried to keep up with all the content that’s flooding the internet on the topic of “Will AI replace software developers?”, you’d probably found a new full-time job. Social media posts, vlogs or entire channels, even CTO keynotes… not a day goes by without new content.

This article cannot predict the future. But it can offer some orientation in a messy debate by structuring it and making its implicit (and often false) assumptions visible. Because the biggest fallacy may not be overestimating AI - but underestimating what software engineering actually is about.

Building an AI-Powered RPG - to Learn Enterprise AI Integration

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:02 +0000

This article shares insights from my hackathon project “Runes of Reason” - an AI-powered RPG - and uses it to explain concepts for AI integration with Spring AI. Along the way, the game demonstrates how LLMs can fundamentally reshape our whole product design. The RPG is an entertaining project for learning, but many insights can be transferred to real-world enterprise software use cases (summarized in the “Lessons Learned” sections).

Note: The code examples use the Spring AI milestone release 2.0.0-M2 - the API might change. The article also assumes a basic understanding of LLMs and Spring. If it feels too fast-paced, JAVAPRO offers a Spring AI fundamentals tutorial as well as many other great articles that can help you getting started with the topic.

Florian Sommer on JAVAPRO International

Will AI Replace Me? Understanding Our Value in the AI Era

Building an AI-Powered RPG - to Learn Enterprise AI Integration