We just “hired” a new AI Developer - Devin

At Dagger, a small team is building a complex engine with an ever-growing list of use cases, facing the challenge of maintaining the "long tail" of issues that often pile up due to lack of priority. They recently hired an AI Teammate named Devin, which has been a fascinating experience giving a taste of what's to come. Devin is different from typical developers but managing it is familiar in some ways. It's "book smart" but not yet "street smart," and its ability to learn seamlessly makes it a valuable tool for automating repetitive tasks. The team provided feedback both through the app and on GitHub, and Devin handled it without missing a beat. By teaching Devin how to use Dagger to develop itself, they've redefined development workflows and hinted at what the future of DevOps could look like. Devin is already shaking up their work processes, and its impact may fundamentally change the relationship between developers and their tools, enabling new ways of building and shipping software.