Coding in the Red-Queen Era

About this episode

The episode explores the implications of using AI in coding and the potential tradeoffs involved.

What do we risk when we let AI do the heavy lifting in our coding? Are we giving up the thinking that makes us good at what we do? And as expectations keep rising to match productivy gains, is all this speed really helping, or just making us busier? Today, let's look at the tradeoffs of coding with AI and why the hardest part might be deciding what to hold onto, and what to let go. Episode Page Support The Show Subscribe To The Podcast Join The Newsletter

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Host: Adam Gordon Bell

Topics covered

• AI in coding
• productivity
• tradeoffs
• decision making
• coding practices

Keywords

• AI
• coding
• productivity
• tradeoffs
• decision making

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