Sourcegraph's Quinn Slack on Founder Folklore
Sourcegraph CEO Quinn Slack argues that in the AI era, founders must abandon outdated playbooks, move radically faster, and stay hands-on with product to survive constant change.
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How It's Tested Ep. #18, When Code Outruns Your Tests with Jake Schuenke and Kevin Clark
On episode 18 of How It's Tested, Eden Ful Goh speaks with Jake Schuenke and Kevin Clark of Phantom about scaling quality assurance in the age of AI. They explain why faster code generation demands better testing, review, and release processes. From AI-assisted triage to real-device testing, they share how their team balances speed with the trust users place in a crypto wallet.
Third Loop Ep. #15, One Year of Progressive Delivery
On episode 15 of Third Loop, the Progressive Delivery team discusses why AI makes human judgment more important than ever. Celebrating their book’s birthday, they revisit alignment, autonomy, abundance, and automation through the lens of AI agents. From evaluating models to recognizing good design, they explore what faster software creation still demands of people.
Third Loop Ep. #14, Brains in Jars with Dr. Cat Hicks
On episode 14 of Third Loop, the Progressive Delivery team sits down with Dr. Cat Hicks, psychologist and author of The Psychology of Software Teams. Cat unpacks the “Brains in Jars” mental model, the belief that engineers are interchangeable pure-cognition units, and explains why organizations that hold it struggle to use AI well. The conversation covers learning debt, overproduction pressure, and what teams should do with the time agents save.