Brown CS Professors: Intro Programming Must Become Software Engineering in the Agentic AI Era
deepakns · x · 2026-09-12
Brown CS professors Fisler, Krishnamurthi, and Littman have an upcoming CACM viewpoint on teaching computing in the agentic AI era, introducing the "flaky compiler" metaphor and arguing intro courses must become early software-engineering courses that teach students to take responsibility for AI-produced work — demanding new research on teaching program specification. A转发 by deepakns announces he'll teach "Specification-Driven Development" to undergrads, grad students, and professionals from January 2026, covering accurate specs and evals for domain tasks.
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