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.com
World Whiskey Society: https://worldwhiskey.com
George Motz: https://www.georgemotz.com
jQuery: https://jquery.com
Laravel: https://laravel.com
Bombas: https://bombas.com
Chevy Chase: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevy_Chase
Stan Smith: https://www.adidas.com/us/stan_smith
Web3: https://web3.foundation
ChatGPT: https://openai.com/chatgpt
Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot
Ben Holmes: https://bholmes.dev
Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler

Connect with Taylor

Website: https://www.poindexter.dev
X / Twitter: https://x.com/engineering_bae

Connect with Chuck and Robbie

Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd

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