{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ff347463073ba71bb59705/69e7e645eefc66ef2b50604e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Scott & Mark Learn To...Sculpt, not Spec","description":"<p>In this episode,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanselman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Hanselman</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrussinovich/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Russinovich</a>&nbsp;​​explore how software development is evolving in the age of AI, challenging the idea that everything should start with a fully defined spec. They highlight a more iterative, sculpting approach to building, where continuous refinement, testing, and human judgment are essential and discuss the realities of AI-assisted coding, including edge cases, maintenance, and the limits of productivity gains.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Takeaways:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><ul><li>AI-assisted coding works best as an iterative process, not a one-shot, fully spec’d solution&nbsp;</li><li>Edge cases and real-world usage quickly expose gaps that initial builds&nbsp;</li><li>AI can accelerate development, but human review, testing, and bottlenecks still limit true productivity gains&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Who are they?</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanselman/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">View Scott Hanselman on LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrussinovich/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">View Mark Russinovich on LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Watch Scott and Mark Learn on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@shanselman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Listen to other episodes at&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://scottandmarklearn.to/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>scottandmarklearn.to</strong></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at<a href=\"https://news.microsoft.com/podcasts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;microsoft.com/podcasts</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Microsoft"}