• Dev Jobs, Burgers, and AI with Spotify’s Taylor Poindexter

  • Sep 12 2024
  • Length: 1 hr
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Dev Jobs, Burgers, and AI with Spotify’s Taylor Poindexter

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  • In this episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, Robbie and Chuck welcome back Taylor Poindexter, an engineering manager at Spotify, to discuss a range of topics from web development, career advice, and job market trends to fitness supplements, making the perfect burger, and, of course, whiskey. They dive into the complexities of AI and the future of development, the importance of taking breaks to prevent burnout, and the pros and cons of management versus individual contributor roles. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro(03:16) - Whiskey: World Whiskey Society Kentucky Straight Bourbon(14:36) - Hot takes(14:59) - Is jQuery better than Laravel(15:34) - Is creatine vaporware?(19:32) - Are Bombas the best socks(23:38) - Were fillers in crab cakes a mistake?(26:12) - AI and the future of dev jobs(31:42) - The role of AI in development(34:21) - How to impress Taylor in the interview process(39:20) - Management vs individual contributor(45:25) - Promotion politics(53:40) - Football season(55:45) - Burnout and taking breaks Links Spotify: https://spotify.comWorld Whiskey Society: https://worldwhiskey.comGeorge Motz: https://www.georgemotz.comjQuery: https://jquery.comLaravel: https://laravel.comBombas: https://bombas.comChevy Chase: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevy_ChaseStan Smith: https://www.adidas.com/us/stan_smithWeb3: https://web3.foundationChatGPT: https://openai.com/chatgptCopilot: https://github.com/features/copilotBen Holmes: https://bholmes.devKen Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler Connect with Taylor Website: https://www.poindexter.devX / Twitter: https://x.com/engineering_bae Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagnerChuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fmApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDfOvercast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.
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