Has AI Conquered Coding? (It’s Not So Simple…) | AI Reality Check

From Deep Questions with Cal Newport by Cal Newport

May 21, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

Cal Newport critically examines the impact of AI on coding and discusses various related points.

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News. Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia (0:00) Has AI conquered coding? (3:21) Lars Faye quote (5:25) Skipping the struggle step (6:42) Point #1 (7:08) Point #2 (7:28) Point #3 (7:39) Point #4 (8:35) Solution Links: Sign up for Cal’s newsletter at www.calnewport.com/ideas Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow https://larsfaye.com/articles/agentic-coding-is-a-trap https://www.infoworld.com/article/4143101/pity-the-developers-who-resist-agentic-coding.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Cal Newport

Topics covered

AI
coding
technology
self-improvement
education
productivity

Keywords

AI
coding
Cal Newport
Slow Productivity
technology
self-improvement
education

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Organizations: Cal Newport Media, Infoworld, YouTube, Cal Newport

Products: Slow Productivity