S05E02 - Magical Glue Person

<p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><p>- Will people really just write all their own software instead of buying it?</p><p>- Is the change management around GenAI projects any different from other technologies?</p><p>- What is the right approach when giving people freedom to vibe code internal tools?</p><p>- Is there room for a new role to emerge as a bridge between vibe coding and useful internal tools, a technical connector of AI capability and business value?</p><p><br></p><p>Things we mention in the episode:</p><p>- Matthew Yglesias&#39;s tweet about vibe coding: <a href="https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2049105745132585161" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2049105745132585161</a></p><p>- Vicki&#39;s post on BlueSky about software libraries: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vickiboykis.com/post/3mkpmimhnls2q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://bsky.app/profile/vickiboykis.com/post/3mkpmimhnls2q</a></p><p>- That paper about fake GitHub stars: <a href="https://awesomeagents.ai/news/github-fake-stars-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://awesomeagents.ai/news/github-fake-stars-investigation/</a></p><p>- The reverse centaur article: <a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washington" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washington</a></p><p>---</p><p>David’s book, The Well-Grounded Data Analyst is out! ⁠<a href="https://www.manning.com/books/the-well-grounded-data-analyst⁠" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.manning.com/books/the-well-grounded-data-analyst⁠</a></p><p>If you want to find out more, we have a whole episode about it: <a href="https://halfstackdatascience.com/s3-finale-the-well-grounded-data-analyst-with-david-asboth" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://halfstackdatascience.com/s3-finale-the-well-grounded-data-analyst-with-david-asboth</a></p>