To open the show, Ben and Andrew dive into the latest headlines about DeepSeek from last week. We answer questions like “why did everyone search ‘Jevons paradox'?” and discuss strategic AI investments from financial giants like Goldman Sachs. These moves underscore the growing importance of strong engineering leadership in the age of AI.

Then, Luca Rossi of Refactoring joins us to discuss his latest research. Drawing from a comprehensive survey of engineering professionals (thanks to you!), Luca breaks down the key traits and practices of successful engineering teams, revealing surprising correlations between team happiness, shipping frequency, and recognition by non-technical leadership.

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Show Notes:

• Dev Interrupted Survey
• Beyond the DORA Frameworks
• Introducing AI-Powered Code Review with gitStream
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Referenced in today's show:

• IBM cashing in on AI
• AI Stocks: How DeepSeek Changed Views On U.S.-China Artificial Intelligence Competition | Investor's Business Daily
• William Stanley Jevons
• Goldman Sachs hires Amazon exec in senior AI engineering role | Reuters

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