262: Zen and the Art of AI-Driven Maintenance
From Working Code by Adam Tuttle, Ben Nadel, Carol Hamilton, Tim Cunningham
June 6, 2026 · 1h 3m · Season 1 · Episode 262
About this episode
The episode discusses the potential downsides of AI-driven maintenance and the impact on human curiosity and creativity.
This week is the quiet worry underneath all the productivity gains: that every time you hand the boring work to a machine, you're handing over a little of the curiosity that made you good at the work you care about, until one day the well of ideas just runs dry. Follow the show and be sure to join the discussion on Discord! Our website is workingcode.dev and we're @workingcode.dev on Bluesky. New episodes drop weekly on Thursday. And, if you're feeling the love, support us on Patreon. Mentioned in this episode: Taffy — the REST framework for ColdFusion and Lucee Rest Assured by Adam Tuttle Postman Engineering Explained With audio editing and engineering by ZCross Media. Full show notes and transcript here: https://workingcode.dev/episodes/262-zen-and-the-art-of-ai-driven-maintenance/
People in this episode
Hosts: Adam Tuttle, Ben Nadel, Carol Hamilton, Tim Cunningham
Topics covered
- AI
- automation
- productivity
- curiosity
- maintenance
Keywords
- AI
- automation
- maintenance
- curiosity
- productivity
- Taffy
- Rest Assured
- Postman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Postman, ZCross Media
Products: Taffy, Rest Assured
Books & works: Zen and the Art of AI-Driven Maintenance
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