How Google’s dev tools manager makes AI coding work

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September 23, 2025, 6:28 PM

• •Developers started using AI tools around April 2024, coinciding with advanced AI models.
• •Tool-calling is crucial for AI to leverage external information and self-correct in coding tasks.
• •Salva uses Gemini CLI extensively for requirements, code generation, and project management.
• •The future of developers may shift towards architectural roles, focusing on problem-solving rather than code writing.

Ryan Salva, Google's project manager for developer tools, discusses the evolving role of AI in coding, focusing on agentic programming and the use of tools like Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist. A recent report highlights developers' adoption of AI tools, with April 2024 marking a significant shift driven by advanced reasoning models and tool-calling capabilities. Salva shares his personal experience, emphasizing how he utilizes AI tools to craft requirements, write code, and manage projects, envisioning a future where developers focus more on architecture than writing raw code. He believes the role of developers will transform into architects, solving complex problems by breaking them down into manageable tasks.

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