Develop Yourself

#280 - The Missing Guide to AI for Web Developers

I just quit my job as a senior AI developer, and while helping hire my replacement, I realized how few people actually know how AI apps work.  In this episode, I walk through Retrieval-Augmented Generation step by step—the same system I built at work—and show you the real skills developers need right now. 👉 Grab a hands-on project with a video you can follow along with here [https://parsity.io/ai-with-rag] 👈 Hold your spot in the January cohort and become the go-to person in your organization for integrating AI into your web applications. Hold spot here [https://buy.stripe.com/eVqeVe6FSaI3aEWdWXdjO0i] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1819601/open_sms] Shameless Plugs 👉 Build Your First Website in 30 minutes [https://www.parsity.io/build-your-first-website] 👈 ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here [https://form.typeform.com/to/Q499M9kl] 🧑‍💻 Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity [https://parsity.io] - Become a full stack AI developer in 6-9 months. Get full access to Develop Yourself at brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe [https://brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#279 - Recruiter Exposes the Truth About Junior Developer Jobs

Just give up? Everyone says no one’s hiring junior developers anymore — but is that actually true? In this episode, I sit down with recruiter David Roberts to uncover what’s really happening in the job market, why most applicants are getting filtered out, and what you can do differently to land your first role. We break down the biggest myths about entry-level tech jobs, how recruiters actually think, and the skills that make you stand out in 2025. Don't learn to code, learn to build complex software and get hired: https://parsity.io [https://parsity.io] Already know how to code? Get help landing your first role: https://crushing.digital/ [https://crushing.digital/] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1819601/open_sms] Shameless Plugs 👉 Build Your First Website in 30 minutes [https://www.parsity.io/build-your-first-website] 👈 ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here [https://form.typeform.com/to/Q499M9kl] 🧑‍💻 Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity [https://parsity.io] - Become a full stack AI developer in 6-9 months. Get full access to Develop Yourself at brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe [https://brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#278 - AI Does NOT Replace Junior Developers, Here's Why

Every headline says AI is eating developer jobs. But spend a week in production and you’ll see the opposite: brittle code, flaky tests, and tools that look fast until you actually ship something. In this episode, I break down why the “AI replaces engineers” story sells so well—to investors, to execs, and to lazy headlines—but falls apart in the real world. We’ll talk through a Cornell + METR study showing seasoned devs got 19% slower using AI (even though they thought they were faster), and why that tracks with what I’ve seen on real teams. Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1819601/open_sms] Shameless Plugs 👉 Build Your First Website in 30 minutes [https://www.parsity.io/build-your-first-website] 👈 ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here [https://form.typeform.com/to/Q499M9kl] 🧑‍💻 Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity [https://parsity.io] - Become a full stack AI developer in 6-9 months. Get full access to Develop Yourself at brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe [https://brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#277 - RAG: The Only AI Skill Web Devs Need to Learn in 2026

I thought Ben was a troll when he slid into my DMs after a LinkedIn argument. Turns out, he’s building some of the most practical AI systems I’ve seen. In this episode, we talk about how that disagreement turned into a friendship—and why Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) might be the skill every developer needs in 2026. Connect with Ben here [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjohnsonfullstack/] Check out Lobi Software here [https://www.lobisoftware.com/] Finally - if you want to go deeper with RAG, I have a tutorial I made just for you: https://parsity.io/ai-with-rag [https://parsity.io/ai-with-rag] Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1819601/open_sms] Shameless Plugs 👉 Build Your First Website in 30 minutes [https://www.parsity.io/build-your-first-website] 👈 ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here [https://form.typeform.com/to/Q499M9kl] 🧑‍💻 Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity [https://parsity.io] - Become a full stack AI developer in 6-9 months. Get full access to Develop Yourself at brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe [https://brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

#276 - Claude Code Failed: What Anthropic’s Postmortem Means for Developers

Ever had your AI pair programmer stop helping and start breaking everything? I did—and this time, the data proves it wasn’t just me. Claude fell off.  TypeScript that wouldn’t compile, migrations stuck in loops, refactors that went completely sideways. Turns out Anthropic’s own postmortem revealed three separate bugs causing degraded output—context routing issues, output corruption, and TLA-X blah blah blah error. Let's dive in. Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1819601/open_sms] Shameless Plugs 👉 Build Your First Website in 30 minutes [https://www.parsity.io/build-your-first-website] 👈 ✉️ Got a question you want answered on the pod? Drop it here [https://form.typeform.com/to/Q499M9kl] 🧑‍💻 Apply for 1 of 12 spots at Parsity [https://parsity.io] - Become a full stack AI developer in 6-9 months. Get full access to Develop Yourself at brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe [https://brianjenney.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]