The Cynical Developer

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A UK based Technology and Software Developer Podcast that helps you to improve your development knowledge and career, through explaining the latest and greatest in development technology and providing you with what you need to succeed as a developer.

  1. há 17 h

    The End of Coding Interviews As We Know Them

    The whiteboard puzzle always tested the one mode the job never uses - alone, from memory, no help. We look at why AI finally makes that impossible to ignore, why hiring clings to it anyway, and what’s worth measuring instead. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    The End of Coding Interviews As We Know Them

  2. 31 de ago.

    Prompt Engineering Is Dead - Long Live Specification Engineering

    We argue prompt engineering is already on its way out - and what’s replacing it is one of the oldest skills in software. When generating code gets cheap, deciding precisely what to build becomes the whole game. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    Prompt Engineering Is Dead - Long Live Specification Engineering

  3. 24 de ago.

    AI Is Creating Two Kinds of Developers

    A quiet split is forming in software teams - not junior versus senior, but developers who’ve learned to work with AI and those who’ve decided not to. We look at what the divide really is, why it compounds, and why plenty of brilliant people are on the wrong side of it. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    AI Is Creating Two Kinds of Developers

  4. 17 de ago.

    Why Your Team Doesn’t Own Anything

    We dig into the gap between responsibility and ownership - why so many teams are accountable for outcomes they were never given the authority to control, and how “you own this” quietly becomes “you hold the pager”. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    Why Your Team Doesn’t Own Anything

  5. 10 de ago.

    Remote Work Didn’t Kill Productivity - Bad Management Did

    We take on the tidy story that remote work killed productivity. It didn’t - it removed the things that were hiding weak management. We look at the presence trap, what genuinely broke, and why the easy diagnosis pointed at the wrong people. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    Remote Work Didn’t Kill Productivity - Bad Management Did

  6. 3 de ago.

    The Real Cost of Context Switching

    We look at a cost that never shows up on any report: the wreckage an interruption leaves behind. Not the thirty-second question, but the twenty-minute rebuild, and why unpredictability, not volume, is what really destroys deep work. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    The Real Cost of Context Switching

  7. 27 de jul.

    Why Promotions Rarely Go to the Best Engineers

    We pull apart a quiet truth most teams can see but rarely say: the strongest engineer often isn’t the one who gets promoted. We look at why visibility beats impact, why the best work leaves the least evidence, and what both sides can actually do about it. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    Why Promotions Rarely Go to the Best Engineers

  8. 20 de jul.

    Psychological Safety Is Not Being Nice

    “Psychological safety” has quietly become a synonym for “being nice”, and in this episode we explain why that’s a problem. We look at what it really means, why the healthiest teams disagree more rather than less, why a quiet team isn’t necessarily a safe one, and what actually builds the kind of trust where bad news arrives early instead of late. Written by James Studdart. Voiced using an AI model of his voice.

    Psychological Safety Is Not Being Nice
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A UK based Technology and Software Developer Podcast that helps you to improve your development knowledge and career, through explaining the latest and greatest in development technology and providing you with what you need to succeed as a developer.

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  • Criado por
    Cynical Developer
  • Anos de atividade
    2016 - 2026
  • Episódios
    196
  • Classificação
    Livre
  • Copyright
    © 2026 WhiteFish Creative Ltd
  • Site do podcast
    The Cynical Developer

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