How AI is changing Software Engineering: A Conversation with Gergely Orosz, @pragmaticengineer

AI Engineer · Beginner ·🧠 Large Language Models ·2w ago
Gergely Orosz is a formar Uber and Skyscanner engineer and is the author of https://www.engguidebook.com/ and https://www.pragmaticengineer.com/ , the #1 software/AI engineering newsletter on Substack, built from scratch in Amsterdam but read by millions around the world. Speaker info: - https://x.com/GergelyOrosz - https://nl.linkedin.com/company/the-pragmatic-engineer Timestamps: 0:00 What is token maxing? 5:27 Is AI-driven productivity worth the hype? 12:42 How the role of the software engineer is changing 14:45 Are engineers now engineering managers for AI? 17:31 Large tech infrastructure and internal AI tooling 20:41 Why companies like Shopify invest heavily in AI churn 22:56 Growing The Pragmatic Engineer and finding product-market fit
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Chapters (7)

What is token maxing?
5:27 Is AI-driven productivity worth the hype?
12:42 How the role of the software engineer is changing
14:45 Are engineers now engineering managers for AI?
17:31 Large tech infrastructure and internal AI tooling
20:41 Why companies like Shopify invest heavily in AI churn
22:56 Growing The Pragmatic Engineer and finding product-market fit
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