AI Reshapes Engineering: From Code to Architecture
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People Mentioned
- David Hsu (CEO of Retool) - Guest on the podcast, discussing the changing nature of software engineering due to AI.
- Wasim Wisa - Recognized for providing a highly-rated answer on Stack Overflow regarding a SAS compiler error.
Organizations & Institutions
- Retool - A company that provides tools for building internal software, with its CEO being the guest on the podcast.
- CVS - Mentioned as an example of a company using internal tools for operations like picking up prescriptions.
- Amazon - Used as an example of a company relying on internal tools for ordering and operations.
- McKensey - Referenced as a consulting firm, where consultants might use a structured approach similar to AI agents for problem-solving.
Tools & Software
- Redux - A state management library for JavaScript applications, specifically mentioned in the context of React development.
- React - A JavaScript library for building user interfaces, discussed as a low-level tool that will eventually be superseded by higher-level languages for certain applications.
- Vue - A progressive framework for building user interfaces, mentioned in comparison to React.
- Heroku - A cloud platform as a service, mentioned in comparison to AWS.
- AWS (Amazon Web Services) - A comprehensive, broadly adopted, and widely used cloud platform, mentioned in comparison to Heroku.
- Replit - An online IDE and coding platform, referenced for its ability to enable non-engineers to build applications and for a past incident involving a database drop.
- Cursor - An AI-powered code editor, mentioned as an effective tool for engineers that provides a different experience than basic "vibe coding."
- Claude Code - An AI code generation tool, discussed for its effectiveness for engineers and its agentic, autonomous nature.
- Metabase - An open-source business intelligence tool, used as an example of a BI tool that allows users to focus on SQL.
- Tableau - A data visualization and business intelligence tool, used as an example of a BI tool.
- Looker - A business intelligence and data analytics platform, used as an example of a BI tool.
- Whisper - An AI model mentioned for transcribing meeting audio.
- ChatGPT - An AI chatbot, discussed for its use in knowledge work and comparison to more integrated AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code.
- Retool Agents - A product from Retool that allows users to custom build tools with LLMs to perform actions within their business.
- Octa - An identity and access management platform, mentioned in the context of controlling data access based on user groups.
- Postgres - A powerful, open-source object-relational database system, mentioned as a type of database.
- Databricks - A data and AI company, mentioned as a type of database.
- Salesforce - A cloud-based software company, mentioned as a system that could be integrated with higher-level primitives.
Articles & Papers
- "SAS compiler throws undefined mix in error when mix ins are kept in separate folder" (Stack Overflow) - An answer on Stack Overflow that earned a "populous" badge, indicating it was highly upvoted and useful.
Websites & Online Resources
- retool.com - The website for Retool, the company whose CEO was the guest.
- dvdhsu (on Twitter) - David Hsu's Twitter handle.