{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fundamentals of Software Engineering","title":"E13 - Are You Behind on AI? Probably Not","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3538,"description":"In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into a feeling almost every developer has right now: that everyone else is further ahead on AI. New models, agents and protocols seem to arrive every week, and between the two of us we make a lot of content about this stuff and still feel behind. We start with what I call social media driven development, the stream of posts about coding agents that cleared three issues overnight or SaaS apps built while someone slept, and why treating those as a benchmark will always leave you feeling behind. From there we talk about why this industry has always moved fast, why you cannot learn everything, and how setting career goals lets you work backwards to what actually deserves your time. We also get honest about burnout, time boxing your exploration, and why sometimes the right call is to close the laptop and go touch grass.\nThen we get practical. We cover prioritizing what your company asks you to learn, leaning on a network of people you trust, and taking AI doomsday headlines with a grain of salt. Nate explains how the Thoughtworks Technology Radar gets made, from blips submitted by technologists working with real clients to the debates that decide what makes the cut, and why Agile practices like testing and frequent check ins with your product owner matter even more when code can be generated this fast. I share a talk we saw at Commit Your Code from the PGA Tour, whose engineers started their agent on simple issue triage and only handed it harder tickets as their confidence grew. We finish on blast radius, why a startup and a Fortune 500 enterprise should not read the same amount of code, and why it is worth giving yourself some grace.\n__________________________________________________\nKey Highlights\n\n📱 Social media driven development: Posts about agents fixing issues overnight or apps built in your sleep are written for engagement. Measure yourself against them and you will always feel behind,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1BiOcr3jOEw_uiwQk5MInsKiSAl8JXHgE7p7L1stz0g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NmM2/MmE3OWEzYWVkMWFl/MWUxNzhkOWY1YzY1/Njg2Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}