Why it matters
For his closing keynote, Addy Osmani explores the evolving role of software engineers in the age of AI agents. He argues that as coding tasks become increasingly automated, the true value of an engineer shifts from mere code production to accountability, judgment, and system ownership. https://addyosmani.com/ https://x
My takeaway: "The engineer of the future is the person who is able to choose what is worth doing." — Addy Osmani is an agent-security signal. The practical read is that autonomy, memory, tool permissions, and third-party integrations are the control surface that needs threat modeling and monitoring.