Never Rewrite: Software Engineering & AI Coding: Who It's For and Who Sponsors It

Est. audience: 100
Cadence: Weekly
Latest: 2026-10-30
By: Isaac Askew and Jeffrey Sherman
Based on: 12 recent episodes

Covers: Software development practices, managing legacy codebases, refactoring strategies, and integrating AI tools into engineering workflows.
For: Software engineers, engineering leaders, and developers working with legacy systems and AI tools.
Best for: Developers seeking practical tactics to maintain complex codebases and adopt AI coding tools.
Skip if: Non-technical business professionals looking for general high-level tech news.

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Using AI to Complete a Half-Finished Rewrite (Ep. 169): How to use AI to handle documentation, parity, testing, and migration for legacy APIs.
AI-Monitored Release Processes: A Log Anomaly Checker (Ep. 172): How to use AI for error log analysis and anomaly detection during software deployments.
Are AI-Driven Pull Requests Too Large? (Ep. 168): Techniques for managing code review practices and pull request sizes when using AI tools.

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