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aliases: ["Podcast recording — 2024-10-10"]
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Date: "2024-10-10"
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# Podcast recording — 2024-10-10
Recorded episode with Diego Santos. Great conversation.

## Notes
- Episode theme: return visit with Diego — this time focused on the emerging role of AI-assisted development tools and how they are changing developer workflows
- Diego shared early results from a pilot program at his company where they rolled out GitHub Copilot to 50 developers and tracked productivity metrics over three months, including the surprising finding that senior developers benefited more than juniors
- His DevRel background made him especially attuned to the gap between how AI tools are marketed versus how developers actually use them in practice
- High-energy session with some genuinely provocative takes; Diego pushed back hard on the narrative that AI will replace developers, arguing instead that it raises the floor on code quality while potentially lowering the ceiling on architectural thinking
- Memorable quote: "Copilot is the best junior developer you have ever paired with — and the worst senior developer. Know which one you need before you hit Tab"
- Clean audio; Diego fixed the echo issue from his previous recording by switching to a dedicated headset

## Follow-up
- [ ] Send thank-you email to Diego
- [ ] Draft show notes with the Copilot pilot results he shared (with his permission)
- [ ] Schedule editing with [[person-paco-furiani]]
- [ ] Create social media clips — the AI takes will drive significant engagement
