The Rise of the Design Engineer

Scott and Wes tackle your questions on the rise of the design engineer, why AI still lacks “taste” (and why it’s about more than just looks), and how to actually write tests in the age of AI-assisted coding. Plus: is AI a bubble about to burst, keeping coding agents efficient in massive codebases, introducing kids to AI, a Linux life update, and more! 🔥 Be the ~19,500th person to join our super tasty newsletter https://bit.ly/syntax_snackpack Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:18 The Rise of the Design Engineer Role 08:39 Why AI Has No Taste: It’s Not Just How It Looks 14:28 Brought to you by Sentry.io 14:52 Testing in the AI Era: Are We Using AI to Write Tests? 20:09 Is AI a Bubble? Will It Burst? 24:35 Negative Public Sentiment Towards AI and Data Centers 30:16 Update on Scott Using Omarchy and Linux 38:14 Introducing AI to Kids: A Parent’s Perspective with Dr. Courtney 49:34 Getting Hired Without AI Experience: How to Catch Up 52:53 Keeping Coding Agents Efficient: Token Usage, Speed, and Accuracy 57:10 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sentry.io | https://sentry.io/syntax The AI Bubble is Bursting on YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgOZWGvzDpA Is The Omarchy Hype Real? | https://youtu.be/aWWo4ypLXds?si=e48H6HijGycJyLny Modem.dev Article | https://modem.dev/blog/how-coding-agents-read-your-code Fallow Docs | https://docs.fallow.tools/ All links available at https://syntax.fm/1027 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: https://x.com/syntaxfm Scott: https://x.com/stolinski Wes: https://x.com/wesbos CJ: https://x.com/CodingGarden Randy: https://www.youtube.com/@randyrektor http://www.syntax.fm Brought to you by https://sentry.io/syntax #webdevelopment #webdeveloper #javascript #syntax #syntaxfm #webdev