Boring is Thrilling
April 1, 2025 · 26 min 47 sec
When Rich asks Paul for a report from the AI-coding trenches, Paul brings news: AI is boring now! And that’s a good thing. As the novelty of the technology wears off and the pace of advancement stabilizes, it’s getting easier and easier to actually get work done. Plus: Paul gets nerdy (well, even nerdier than normal) and walks through the specifics of the data-migration project he’s working on to show how AI’s boring turn is affecting real-word software work.
Show Notes
- Clay Shirky was on the podcast in February.
- That’s IPEDS—the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
Transcript
Transcript coming soon!