Nordic Integration Summit omdelade detta
It was a pleasure to participate in the panel discussion around gen AI in the integration space. Here are my three takeaways: 1️⃣ Integration developers have the right skillset to enable disruptive gen AI implementations, if you are willing to go up in the stack (the application layer, as Rik mentioned) and you succeed to find a suitable use case with a clear Return on Investment (the playbook that Kent discussed is a good starting point for that). 2️⃣ General-purpose MCP servers (e.g. a thin abstraction layer on top of SaaS APIs) will not solve our business challenges, instead we need to design purpose-built MCP servers with very a tailored toolset adapted to the use case we need to implement (the experience API layer that Massimo referred to). Clemens confirmed that that’s the way his team is using gen AI to assist in operating the Azure messaging fleet. 3️⃣ Generative AI can also impressively speed-up the development process. As an example, it’s pretty good at writing XSLT and web APIs. While vibe coding is often a shot in the dark, spec-driven development is able to produce consistent output for repetitive and non-trivial development tasks. Our role will gradually shift from coding to delegating and code reviewing. This raises a concern that it will not be easy onboard the new generation of developers, however we will and must succeed in this because Rick wants to retire one day 😅 A big thumbs up for the Nordic Integration Summit crew for the fantastic event and Mattias for hosting this panel discussion.