Context engineering is the new software engineering

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Why it worked

The video taps into a current and significant trend in the tech industry: the rise of AI and its impact on traditional roles. By framing 'context engineering' as the 'new software engineering,' it sparks curiosity and discussion among professionals in the field.

Summary

A software engineer at Netflix discusses how their role is evolving to "context engineering," which involves feeding information from their mind to AI for more informed responses. This shift suggests a potential change in the future of software engineering as a field.

Structure

1Introduction of the speaker as a software engineer at Netflix.
2Realization that the job is becoming 'context engineering'.
3Explanation of context engineering: feeding personal knowledge to AI.
4The goal is to enable AI to provide more informed responses.
5Questioning the future of software engineering as a field.

Product placement

The video discusses the concept of 'context engineering' and feeding information to AI, implying the use of AI tools or platforms, but no specific product is named or demonstrated.

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Context engineering is the new software engineering

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I’m questioning whether software engineering should even be a field anymore #softwareengineer #ai #softwaredevelopment #computerscience

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Transcript

So, I am a software engineer at Netflix and I am coming to terms with the fact that my job is now taking information that is in my head and figuring out how to feed it to a eye, so it gives more informed responses.