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Fundamentals of Software Engineering

by Dan Vega, Nate Schutta
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  • E13 - Are You Behind on AI? Probably Not

    September 28, 2026 · 59 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into a feeling almost every developer has right now: that everyone else is further ahead on AI. New models, agents and protocols seem to arrive every week, and between…

  • E12 - How Developers Can Start Speaking at Conferences

    September 16, 2026 · 54 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into public speaking, recorded live from a conference floor between our own talks. We start where most people actually start, which is nowhere near a keynote stage…

  • E11 - What Is Software Architecture

    August 22, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the question the whole show is named after and the one our book only had a single chapter for: what software architecture actually is. We start where Neal Ford…

  • E10 - Context Engineering Is Just Data Fundamentals in Disguise

    July 13, 2026 · 57 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into context engineering, the phrase that has quietly replaced prompt engineering as the term on everyone's 2026 bingo card. Our core argument is simple. Context…

  • E09 - Effective Remote Work Tips and Why AI Doom Trolling Is a Choice

    July 7, 2026 · 56 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the reality of working remotely and push back on a viral clip claiming that remote work is nothing more than white collar fraud. Drawing on nearly a decade of…

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  • E08 - Open Source, AI Tooling, and the Coming Token Crisis with Dan Vega and Nate Schutta

    June 27, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the increasingly tense overlap between open source maintainers and the new wave of AI-generated contributions. We start with the policies maintainers are putting…

  • E07 - Why We Hate Legacy Code (and How to Work With It Anyway)

    May 5, 2026 · 60 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the love hate relationship every developer has with the inherited code base. We unpack what actually makes code 'legacy', why working with it feels so painful…

  • E06 - Why Software Engineering Fundamentals Matter More in the Age of AI

    April 29, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into what we learned at the Arc of AI conference in Austin. We discuss the big conversations happening around AI-generated code in production, why vibe coding falls…

  • E05 - Exploring Career Paths for Software Engineers with Dan Vega and Nate Schutta

    February 11, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, we dive deep into the diverse career paths available to software engineers beyond just writing code. Many engineers start their careers thinking the only options are coding until…

  • E04 - Why Continuous Learning Is Your Secret Weapon in Software Engineering

    January 8, 2026 · 58 min

    We kicked off Episode 4 by tackling something every developer faces but rarely masters: learning to learn. In our industry, the technology changes constantly, and staying relevant means embracing a lifetime of learning. Nate and I dove…

  • E03 - Will AI Replace Software Developers

    January 2, 2026 · 54 min

    In this episode, we tackle the question that's been keeping developers up at night: will AI replace software developers? As your hosts, we dive deep into the real impact of AI on our industry, drawing parallels to historical technological…

  • E02 - Avoiding Burnout

    December 16, 2025 · 54 min

    In this episode, we tackle the elephant in the room for so many developers: burnout. Whether you're just starting out or you've been coding for decades like us, the constant pressure to learn, ship, and stay relevant takes a serious toll…

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About the show

Programmer, coder, developer—there are any number of titles used to describe people who create software, but what does it mean to be a software engineer? Despite the way software is often taught, being a software engineer is about far more than simply producing syntactically correct programs.