Earlier this year, Joe Ruscio penned a piece called Write-Only Code that made its rounds on the internet. The premise gave this summit its name. He discusses what's actually working, what's failing, and what the real decisions look like.
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High Leverage Ep. #9, The AI Coding Paradigm Shift with Simon Willison
On episode 9 of High Leverage, Joe Ruscio sits down with Simon Willison to unpack the rapid evolution of AI coding tools and what they mean for software development. They explore the shift from vibe coding to agentic engineering, how coding agents are reshaping workflows, and why experience still matters. The conversation dives into trust, security, and what breaks when code becomes cheap.
Write-Only Code
AI may be accelerating software into a world of "write-only" code that forces a rethink of culture, processes, and tools. Heavybit’s Joseph Ruscio explains.
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.