The Stack Overflow Podcast   /     AI is shifting focus from syntax to critical thinking

Summary

In this episode of Leaders of Code, host Ben Popper, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar, and GitLab Field CTO Lee Faus explore how GenAI is reshaping software development practices, highlight the importance of critical thinking and problem-solving, and share challenges and lessons from their AI journey.

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In this episode of Leaders of Code, host Ben Popper, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar, and GitLab Field CTO Lee Faus explore how GenAI is reshaping software development practices, highlight the importance of critical thinking and problem-solvin
Duration
00:36:08
Publishing date
2025-03-27 13:47
Link
https://stackoverflow.blog/podcast/
Contributors
  Stack Overflow
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Enclosures
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Shownotes

They also:

  • Emphasize the critical role of customer feedback in shaping products, highlighting how continuous feedback loops drive innovation and improvement.
  • Explore how AI is empowering non-technical team members and enabling meaningful collaboration between developers and other departments.
  • Discuss the potential of GenAI as a learning tool and the importance of prompt engineering as a key skill for future developers.

Episode notes:

  • Connect with Lee Faus on LinkedIn, X, and learn more about GitLab.
  • Learn more about creating a private instance of Stack Overflow for your team or org with Stack Overflow for Teams.
  • Read about Knowledge Solutions, a subscription-based API service that provides continuous access to Stack Overflow’s public dataset to train and fine-tune large language models.