{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is AI taking the fun out of software development?","description":" Colin is joined by Dean Kerr (Lead Developer) and Amy Laws (Developer) to discuss 'The Experiment' \u2013 a four\u2011week study exploring how AI really affects software development. Instead of synthetic benchmarks, the team tackled genuine issues in an open\u2011source project, alternating between AI\u2011assisted work and going completely 'cold turkey'. The contrasts were striking. Amy\u2019s AI\u2011free period exposed how dependent everyday development has become on instant summaries and contextual answers. Meanwhile, Dean found that adopting a simple agentic loop \u2013 Analysis \u2192 Implementation \u2192 Reflection \u2013 helped him make better use of AI rather than blindly accept its output. Together, their experiences reveal a discipline in flux: developers gain speed and support from AI, but also confront questions about craftsmanship, learning, and where the fun in software now sits as the tools reshape both workflow and mindset.  Useful links for this episode    Measuring the Impact of Early-2025 AI on Experienced Open-Source Developer Productivity \u2013&amp;nbsp;METR   SWE-bench \u2013&amp;nbsp;SWE-bench Team    Analysis \u2192 Implementation \u2192 Reflection \u2013 a practical technique for issue resolution with agentic AI \u2013 Dean Kerr, Scott Logic   Agentic Engineering Patterns \u2013 Red\/green TDD \u2013 Simon Willison's Weblog    ","author_name":"Beyond the Hype","author_url":"https:\/\/blog.scottlogic.com\/category\/podcast.html","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40603570\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200054765"}