🤖 AI in Software Development: Real World Testing & Reality Check

Join Matt Watson and software veteran Joe Giglio in candidly exploring AI coding tools' current capabilities and limitations. Through hands-on testing and real-world examples, discover the truth behind the hype and what these tools can deliver for development teams.

In this discussion, Joe shares insights from months of testing various AI coding tools, from GitHub Copilot to Cursor, revealing their impressive capabilities and significant limitations. Learn why AI remains a productivity tool rather than a developer replacement, and understand the crucial context marketing headlines often miss.

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Key Discussion Points:

🎯 Real-world AI coding tool experiments

💡 Limitations in complex project scenarios

🔄 Testing automation challenges

⚡ The reality of AI hallucinations

📊 Future potential and current constraints

🌱 The importance of developer expertise

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction and AI testing background

1:27 - Complex project challenges

4:30 - Non-developer experiences

7:28 - Test automation experiments

10:14 - Prompt engineering realities

13:09 - Tool limitations and bugs

15:49 - Real software development context

18:04 - Future possibilities discussion

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