S5E2 – The Magical Glue Person
In this episode, we discuss:
- Will people really just write all their own software instead of buying it?
- Is the change management around GenAI projects any different from other technologies?
- What is the right approach when giving people freedom to vibe code internal tools?
- Is there room for a new role to emerge as a bridge between vibe coding and useful internal tools, a technical connector of AI capability and business value?
Things we mention in the episode:
- Matthew Yglesias’s tweet about vibe coding: https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2049105745132585161
- Vicki’s post on BlueSky about software libraries: https://bsky.app/profile/vickiboykis.com/post/3mkpmimhnls2q
- That paper about fake GitHub stars: https://awesomeagents.ai/news/github-fake-stars-investigation/
- The reverse centaur article: https://pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/pop-that-bubble/#u-washington
David’s book, The Well-Grounded Data Analyst is out! https://www.manning.com/books/the-well-grounded-data-analyst
If you want to find out more, we have a whole episode about it: https://halfstackdatascience.com/s3-finale-the-well-grounded-data-analyst-with-david-asboth