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Survive & Thrive: Skills for Techs in 2026 with Stephen Sennett

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AWS Hero Stephen Sennett joins the vBrownBag crew to argue that foundational knowledge matters more now, not less. 🧠 They dig into why communication skills have become a functional technical requirement, 💬 how to build a T-shaped career that AI can't commoditize, and where LLMs still fall completely flat. 🤖 There's a live car wash prompt test 🚗, an honest AGI reality check, and a look at how junior and senior expectations are shifting in the cloud careers era. ☁️ Worth the watch for anyone mapping out their tech skills strategy for 2026.

Chapters:

  • 00:01:35 - Why Foundational Knowledge Is Your Advantage in the AI Era
  • 00:12:50 - Communication Is Now a Technical Requirement (AI Proves It)
  • 00:20:07 - T-Shaped Skills, Learning in Public, and Standing Out in Cloud Careers
  • 00:34:46 - What AI Still Can't Do: The AGI Reality Check and Car Wash Test
  • 00:49:20 - How AI Is Reshaping Junior, Mid, and Senior Dev Expectations

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