Kent C. Dodds: Software Factories Existed 10 Years Ago—Now Agents Work the Floor
thursdai_pod · x · 2026-11-16
Kent C. Dodds unpacked the "AI Engineer" buzzword on the Thursdai podcast: "10 years ago we had software factories. It was just that the workers on the factory floor were humans." Now we manage the factory and agents work the floor.
Full interview is out; next show airs Thu Nov 19.
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