Code is a communication medium for two radically different audiences — the machine and the developer. In the age of LLMs, the machine-facing part is being commoditized. What remains?This video is a live commentary on Unmesh Joshi’s article “What Is Code?” published on Martin Fowler’s blog. Topics covered:
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AI coding assistants misunderstand your architecture — not because they’re buggy, but because architectural intent was never visible in the code to begin with.In this video I read through and comment on Ian Bull’s article “Sinks, Not Pipes: Software Architecture in the Age of AI”, adding my own perspective from my work on usable software
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Most developers are leaving a lot on the table with AI coding assistants — not because the tools aren’t good, but because of a few fixable mistakes I keep seeing in real teams.In this video I cover three common mistakes and how to avoid them: Plus a bonus fourth mistake: only using AI for code
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Are LLMs a higher level of abstraction in software development?
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A recent post by Simon Wardley makes the point that the transition to AI will take a while because it requires practices to emerge and be accepted, to co-evolve with AI. Alex analyzes and comments this theory. Links:
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Marshall McLuhan said the medium is the message — the tool you use changes how you think, regardless of what you produce with it. That’s exactly what’s happening with AI-assisted development, and most developers aren’t paying attention to it. In this video I explore ways conversational AI doesn’t just change what you produce — it
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Evaluating the architecture of a system can be a very complicated process, with a lot of different possibilities for tools and techniques. In this video, we describe a mental model for evaluating architecture that helps us make sense and make the right decisions.
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AI assistants lead to an increase of the level of abstraction. This leads to a renewal of software engineering.
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Every week there’s a new story on how an AI agent has deleted stuff it shouldn’t have: local files, cloud documents, backups etc. It feels like DOS all over again. But you can run coding agents in a sandbox. Read this for techniques
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Learn about two alternative ways of designing products: modules by feature and OS for your domain
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