039 — Steve Fouracre: How AI will eradicate Salesforce development as we know it!

Steve Fouracre is the founder of Self Evolving Software (SES), and Head of Salesforce Delivery at Metacube. Steve started his career in the Salesforce ecosystem as a Salesforce Developer, and grew to managing Salesforce development teams for some of the largest businesses in the UK.

In this episode, Steve and Jack dive deep into the merits of using artificial intelligence to support Salesforce development. Steve's company SES provides a way to introduce AI into the development process in an impactful way — Steve shares what that means, and where in the software development lifecycle AI can have a positive and transformative effect.

Steve shares how we can make AI more useful for gathering requirements, as well as how the ability for AI to generate code is going to change the way that developers work. While it's easy to overlook the human aspect of this process, Jack and Steve discuss how people can make the biggest difference in the successful adoption and impact of AI.

Learn more:
- Where to find Gearset at Dreamforce
- How to automate your Salesforce tests
- Transform your AI enterprise with enterprise DevOps
- Connect with Steve

About DevOps Diaries:
Salesforce DevOps Advocate Jack McCurdy chats to members of the Salesforce community about their experience in the Salesforce ecosystem. Expect to hear and learn from inspirational stories of personal growth and business success, whilst discovering all the trials, tribulations, and joy that comes with delivering Salesforce for companies of all shapes and sizes. New episodes bi-weekly on YouTube as well as on your preferred podcast platform.

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Chapters:
00:00 Opportunities and considerations of using AI in Salesforce development
08:48 Streamlining the software Delivery lifecycle with AI
11:16 The role of human collaboration in AI development
27:17 The impact of AI on developers' careers
31:40 The future of AI products in the Salesforce ecosystem