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Talkin' Tradeoffs until we all have an LLM writing our code

02 January 2026 1:13:54 NSCoder Chicago

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About this episode

Today we're talking about

  • Is "clean architecture" really necessary?
  • More deep thought on the future of software with "AI" writing your code
  • Our best of 2025
  • More about backing up your iCloud data

David Vision and Sean Wolter are your hosts.

Mentioned in this episode:

  • BookPlayer open source audiobook player
  • TailScale VPN and more
  • Teenage Engineering makes cool stuff!
  • The Orchid chord machine has a cool promo video
  • Eclectic Light Company's Last Year on My Mac: Look back in disbelief
  • Immich – an open source, self-hosted alternative to Photos

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