{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Justin's brain","title":"\"I've changed my mind on AI coding\" – Adam Wathan (creator of Tailwind)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fb278868\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1393,"description":"\"I used to be more skeptical than I am now. Especially when everyone was talking about 'one-shotting' and 'vibe coding.' But then I forced myself to download Cursor and build an entire project without typing any code, making the computer type the code for me. I had to throw myself in the deep end.\"\nAll three of us (Adam, Brian, Justin) give our honest takes on AI and software development, and how it's going to affect our businesses.\n\"AI is like keyboard shortcuts on steroids for the things I am an expert in.\"\n🎧 Listen to the whole episode on The Panel:\nhttps://panelpodcast.com/11\nAdam and Brian share how AI lets them program more, not less, by eliminating grunt work. They think experienced developers will have a huge advantage in this AI era. \nWe also dive into the business implications: how AI is already affecting traffic and sales for Tailwind UI, why building an audience is more important than ever, and what Adam is building next.\nThis conversation actually got me curious to try Claude Code and Cursor AI.\nChapters\n00:00 - Adam's Initial AI Skepticism\n01:15 - The Cursor Experiment: Building Without Typing Code\n02:45 - Why You Need to Be Specific with AI\n03:15 - The Evolution of AI Models (Claude Sonnet 4)\n04:00 - Cursor Rules: Training AI to Match Your Style\n04:45 - The 90% Grunt Work Problem\n06:30 - AI as \"Keyboard Shortcuts on Steroids\"\n07:15 - Why AI Fails for Learning New Technologies\n08:15 - Using ChatGPT vs Cursor: Learning vs Coding\n09:00 - The Future of AI in Every App\n10:15 - How AI Should Work in Design Tools (Figma)\n10:30 - How AI is affecting the Tailwind business (traffic is down)\n14:00 - Keeping JavaScript Commercial This Time\n14:45 - New Ventures: Video Editing Software\n16:30 - Removing Grunt Work from Video Editing\n17:45 - The Paradigm Shift and New Opportunities\n19:00 - AI for Custom Personal Tools\n20:30 - Building AI Automation Flows\n22:00 - The Future: AI Pull Requests for Tailwind\n🔗 Links:\nBryan's new Rails components:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UqqDv1UJafgztUHPZUZVwjORISRwWDKEaL8iomaxkdA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZDk1/NzE2MWZlMTEyZjdi/MWI5MjFiYmU3ZjA0/MTMwOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}