S05E02 - Magical Glue Person
From Half Stack Data Science by Half Stack Data Science
May 4, 2026 · 58 min · Season 5 · Episode 2
About this episode
The episode explores the implications of GenAI on software development and the potential emergence of a new role bridging coding and business needs.
In this episode, we discuss: - Will people really just write all their own software instead of buying it? - Is the change management around GenAI projects any different from other technologies? - What is the right approach when giving people freedom to vibe code internal tools? - Is there room for a new role to emerge as a bridge between vibe coding and useful internal tools, a technical connector of AI capability and business value? Things we mention in the episode: - Matthew Yglesias's tweet about vibe coding: https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2049105745132585161 - Vicki's post on BlueSky about software libraries: https://bsky.app/profile/vickiboykis.com/post/3mkpmimhnls2q - That paper about fake GitHub stars: https://awesomeagents.ai/news/github-fake-stars-investigation/ - The reverse centaur article: https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washington --- David’s book, The Well-Grounded Data Analyst is out! https://www.manning.com/books/the-well-grounded-data-analyst If you want to find out more, we have a whole episode about it: https://halfstackdatascience.com/s3-finale-the-well-grounded-data-analyst-with-david-asboth
People in this episode
Host: Half Stack Data Science
Topics covered
- GenAI
- change management
- vibe coding
- internal tools
- AI capability
- business value
Keywords
- GenAI
- vibe coding
- internal tools
- change management
- AI capability
- business value
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Well-Grounded Data Analyst
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