If AI can write code, what happens to the people who do? That's the thread running through the shows this week. The Reasoning Show went straight at it — not just "will developers be replaced" but what skills actually matter going forward and what that means for people building careers in software today. SDT covered the relentless news cycle coming out of Anthropic and OpenAI — every week brings new model releases, new drama, and somehow more of both. The Cloud Pod breaks down what it all means at the infrastructure layer.

From the Network

The Reasoning Show — Is Coding a Solved Problem?

What does it actually mean to develop software going forward? Brian and guest Brandon dig into who writes and maintains code in a world where AI handles more of it — and what skills you actually need. Is being terminal-aware or comfortable with the CLI enough to call yourself a senior dev? The answers are less settled than the tooling hype would suggest.

Software Defined Talk — Claude Code, OpenAI Drama, and Is Anyone Still Using Backstage?

We covered the latest from Anthropic and OpenAI — new releases, new chaos, the usual — plus a check-in on whether Backstage still has the adoption energy it once did or has quietly plateaued. Also: Coté finally gave up on the greenscreen.

The Cloud Pod — It looks like you're trying to send an email from 250,000 miles away!

Iran declared AWS, Google, and Azure data centers military targets under Geneva Convention logic — which is a sentence I did not expect to type. Also: Anthropic launched a vulnerability-finding model that found a 27-year-old OpenBSD flaw, AWS Cost Explorer got natural language queries, and yes, astronauts on Artemis 2 needed remote IT support for Outlook. In space.

Podcast of the Week

Hard Fork — Mythos & Cybersecurity / The Bulwark — Ronan Farrow & Andrew Marantz

Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz wrote a piece in The New Yorker about OpenAI's Sam Altman, then proceeded to appear on every major tech podcast. Pick either of these — or any of the others they've done — to hear their firsthand account of what they think is actually happening at OpenAI. Both are worth your time if the AI power dynamics story is something you're following.

Non-Tech Pod of the Week

The Audible with Bruce and Stewart — Most Interesting Teams of 2026

Everyone's gearing up for the World Cup kicking off here in the U.S., but I'm already thinking about college football. Bruce and Stew take a look at the most interesting teams heading into the 2026 season. Not everyone's into American football — I get it — but if you are, or if you're curious, this is a good one.

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