Matt Pocock on why software fundamentals matter more than ever in the AI coding era
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-11-06
Matt Pocock's React Advanced talk "Why Software Fundamentals Still Matter" (31 min, recording on GitNation) argues that understanding React and software fundamentals matters more than ever when AI writes the code — engineers' grasp of fundamentals determines whether they can judge, fix, and steer AI output.
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