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How AI Broke Developer Productivity Measurement with Brian Houck (DX)
Brian Houck, applied scientist at DX and co-author of the SPACE framework, joins Ankit Jain on the HangarDX podcast to break down what's actually happening when engineering organizations try to measure AI's impact.
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Brian Houck
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Code reviewsJul 16, 2026WatchThe Future of Code Review and Harness Engineering with Vanitha Kumar
Vanitha Kumar, Market Technology Director at Thoughtworks, talks about why code review is breaking, what's actually worth reviewing when agents write the code, and how review is shifting earlier into a teaching moment.
DevExJul 2, 2026WatchDevEx for Non Developers with Frances Coronel, Slack
Frances Coronel, senior software engineer at Slack, talks about the shift to multiplayer software development, enabling non-engineers with AI tooling, and why sharing your custom setup is the most underrated upskilling strategy.
AIJun 18, 2026WatchDark Factories, Cargo Cult AI, and Drunk Agents with Geoffrey Huntley
The creator of Ralph Loop talks about why most companies are building slop factories without knowing it, how agent maintainability is becoming the new measure of code quality, and why the next programming language won't be designed for humans at all.
AIJun 4, 2026WatchAI Engineering is Just Systems Engineering
VP of Platform and Engineering at 1Password talks talks about what 85% AI adoption looks like in practice and how upfront planning and system design unlocked a four-hour monolith refactor.
Engineering LeadershipMay 21, 2026WatchShipping Code Without Human Verification
Jade Rubick, engineering leadership advisor and former VP of Engineering, talks about why traditional engineering roles are blurring, how automated verification could replace downstream QA, and his 3 prediction for 2027.
AIMay 7, 202640 minWatchThe Hidden Cost of AI-Generated Code: Cognitive Debt
Dr. Margaret-Anne Storey, co-author of SPACE framework, talks about how cognitive debt and intent debt are the hidden risks of building fast with AI, and why slowing down might be the most important engineering practice in the age of agents.
AIApr 23, 2026WatchHow Intercom Built a Claude Code Platform for 400 Engineers
Brian Scanlan shares how Intercom set a goal of doubling engineering throughput with AI, why they went with Skill as the foundation, and how their platform team is enabling 400 engineers to make all work agent-first.
AIApr 9, 2026WatchFlow, AI, and the Future of Engineering with Steve Pereira
Steve Pereira, ‘the Value Stream Guy’ discusses how value stream thinking applies to the age of AI-assisted engineering, and how to think about context switching and flow state when AI makes task-switching cheaper than ever.
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