Charity Majors on AI, Observability, and the Future of Software

Charity Majors on AI, Observability, and the Future of Software

May 1, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 183

About this episode

Charity Majors discusses the implications of low-cost code generation and the importance of observability in software development.

In the episode Charity Majors, founder and CTO of Honeycomb, talks about what changes when the cost of generating code drops toward zero. She explains why observability becomes the source of truth, why great products still depend on taste, and how fast feedback loops let teams ship faster without breaking everything. We also get into why engineering teams need to speak in terms of business value, and how Charity thinks about writing, credibility, and building a public voice as a technical founder. Links: • Honeycomb • Charity's blog • Observability Engineering book

People in this episode

Host: Jack Bridger

Guest: Charity Majors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Honeycomb

Books & works: Observability Engineering

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