Developers are emotionally attached to their tools

About this episode

Ryan and Trisha Gee discuss the impact of AI on developer tools and workflows.

Ryan welcomes Trisha Gee, a Java champion and developer productivity advocate, to explore how AI is transforming the role of IDEs and the broader developer experience; the relevance of traditional tools, muscle memory, the risks of hype; and how to adapt workflows for AI-driven development. Episode notes: Trisha Gee is a developer advocate and Java champion with over 20 years of software experience.  Connect with Trisha on LinkedIn and X . Congrats to user citelao for winning a Famous Question Badge for their question VS Code SSH keeps dropping connections, but I can SSH just fine . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Ryan

Guest: Trisha Gee

Topics covered

• AI in development
• developer tools
• IDEs
• developer experience
• workflow adaptation

Keywords

• AI
• IDEs
• developer productivity
• muscle memory
• hype risks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Java, VS Code, LinkedIn

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