  The software development industry is amid another disruptive paradigm change
- adopting the use of generative AI (GAI) assistants for programming. Whilst AI
is already used in various areas of software engineering, GAI technologies,
such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, have ignited peoples' imaginations (and
fears). It is unclear how the industry will adapt, but the move to integrate
these technologies by large software companies, such as Microsoft (GitHub,
Bing) and Google (Bard), is a clear indication of intent and direction. We
performed exploratory interviews with industry professionals to understand
current practice and challenges, which we incorporate into our vision of a
future of software development education and make some pedagogical
recommendations.
