{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c54c1a2d83ccdeecd26f82/6abf642a174ee37fcf417c8f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"05 Software Engineering in the Age of AI |  Kent Beck","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c54c1a2d83ccdeecd26f82/1790923252827-c265cef5-f45c-4aa2-93cf-2416f9658d49.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we&#39;re covering a summary of Kent Beck&#39;s talk, Software Engineering in the Age of AI, from Prodacity 2026. Kent, the creator of Extreme Programming and co-creator of JUnit, shares what he&#39;s learned working with frontier AI labs and engineering teams. He explains why AI coding tools behave like a genie that grants your wish but not always what you needed, how one developer with AI can now turn a codebase into an unchangeable mess in a single week, and why we should balance features with futures by refactoring between prompts. We also talk about AI cheating on tests, why spec-driven development is just Waterfall in disguise, and why measuring productivity by lines of code or PRs misses the real mission.</p><p><br></p><p>Original talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8fBgDCf2Y4</p>","author_name":"Kaaveh Mohamedi"}