LWIT: AI Is Creating a Generation of Bad Engineers

LWIT: AI Is Creating a Generation of Bad Engineers

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456985/fan_mail/new] Ask us a question or suggest an Episode: https://forms.gle/8tEg2CKTNNWteSgt9 Beyond The Basics With Claude Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuY2ChJIx48 Google Is Paying SpaceX To Use Its GPU: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417490 Opus 4.8: https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8 [https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-opus-4-8] AWS Agentic Football Worldcup: https://aws-experience.com/emea/smb/e/45d3b/aws-agentic-football-cup  Connect with Ope - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osunkoyaope/ Connect with Uma: Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/umacodes) Tiktok: (https://www.tiktok.com/@umacodes) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/umacodes) LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/umaabu/) Follow us on Social Media Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebuildpodcast) TikTok: (https://www.tiktok.com/@beyondthebuildpodcast)

LWIT: AI Is Creating a New Class of Elite Engineers

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LWIT: Software Engineering May No Longer Be A Lifetime Career

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LWIT: MAANG Companies Now Let You Use AI in Interviews.

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LWIT: An AI Agent Deleted a Company’s Database in 9 Seconds

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2456985/fan_mail/new] In this episode, we break down one of the wildest stories in tech right now — an AI agent wiping out an entire production database in seconds — and what that says about the systems we’re building. But that’s just the beginning. We also dive into the bigger shift happening across the industry: the decline of junior developer roles, the rise of AI-assisted engineering, and why the way we build software is fundamentally changing. From debugging with AI to companies restructuring how teams work, this isn’t just a trend — it’s a real shift in how engineers are expected to operate. If you’re a software engineer (or trying to break into the field), this is something you need to understand now, not later. Let us know in the comments — are we moving too fast with AI, or is this the natural evolution of engineering? Connect with Ope - https://www.linkedin.com/in/osunkoyaope/ Connect with Uma: Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/umacodes) Tiktok: (https://www.tiktok.com/@umacodes) Twitter: (https://twitter.com/umacodes) LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/umaabu/) Follow us on Social Media Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebuildpodcast) TikTok: (https://www.tiktok.com/@beyondthebuildpodcast)