Sridhar Vembu To Software Engineers: Sridhar Vembu tells his software engineers that they should become experts in their field. However, Vembu also said that customers pay for convenience which also includes trust, security and support.
What did Sridhar Vembu say?
In his social media post, Sridhar Vembu said,
‘The advice I advise our software engineers to be successful in the era of AI is to become the best experts in their field. Programming skills are the foundation of this career (and we definitely don’t want to lose them). But customers pay for ‘domain knowledge’ that includes trust, security, support and compliance.
Work cannot be completely speeded up by AI
In the post, Sridhar Vembu wrote that the debate is still going on on how much AI increases the speed of work (productivity). He said that it is true that we can create an initial model very quickly, but there are many more things involved in making a finished product and not all the work can be accelerated with the help of AI.
‘Don’t consider productivity as the yardstick’
Sridhar Vembu said that he advises his technical teams that the ‘productivity’ of the programmer should not be considered the only parameter. There should also be a focus on how AI can be used to deliver a better customer experience than ever before. He said that there are many problems in any software, which can be fixed with the help of AI.
Vembu is popular among the youth
- Sridhar Vembu is very popular among the youth on social media. People listen to what he says.
- Zoho Founder’s popular product also includes Arattai, which is seen as a competitor to WhatsApp.
- Arattai became quite popular last year. People also downloaded the app.
- However, its popularity is still less compared to WhatsApp.
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