{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fallthrough","title":"What Even Is A Senior Software Engineer?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0de1216c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6801,"description":"What does it mean to be a senior (or staff) software engineer? How are we preparing the next generation of software engineers to maintain the software we've created? In this episode, Matt and Kris are joined by Bill Kennedy to discuss tech communities, training software engineers, the landscape of learning, how artificial intelligence is affecting it all, and so much more.\nSupporters get access to an extended conversation with Bill, where we get into more depth on artificial intelligence, the Go team, and more! You can get access by signing up at https://fallthrough.fm/subscribe.\nThanks for tuning in and happy listening!\nNotes:\nThe Market for Lemons\n\nTable of Contents:\nPrologue (01:10)Intros & The Rain (01:10)\nMr. Gopher Man (02:35)\nIntroducing Bill Kennedy (03:08)\nChapter 1: Tech Communities & Software Engineer Training (04:57)From Ultimate Go to Ultimate Software Design Live (04:57)\nSoftware Engineers & Criticism (10:01)\nSaying The Wrong Things (15:12)\nThe Times Have Changed (16:08)\nYou Learn More From Your Mistakes (24:44)\nChapter 2: The Learning Landscape (28:25)The trouble with senior engineering (30:10)\nThe difference between programming and coding (35:04)\nWhat is legacy? (39:19)\nIt's All About Packages (44:06)\nExpanding Into Rust (51:23)\nChapter 3: Giving Back (59:43)Sustaining open source projects (59:43)\nChapter 4: Passing The Baton (01:13:28)The need for written documentation (01:27:50)\nWhat AI can do for you (01:33:50)\nWhen do you do something? (01:40:57)\nEpilogue (01:50:05)Helicopter taxi (01:50:34)\n\nSocials:\nWebsite\nBluesky\nThreads\nX/Twitter\nLinkedIn\nInstagram","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/mvdmLvKoUHIRpZ-KrAk2Ojbd3YOV0WEY6iiB3rwNNdc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZWUw/NTFjMmEwMDYwMjdm/MDFjNGRmMThlMWUz/NjQxNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}