Episode 14: Fix Your Engineering Process, Not Your AI
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Engineering teams often blame AI tools when adoption fails to improve delivery speed or quality. This episode argues that the missing ingredient is usually process: explicit planning, codebase context, honest documentation of legacy problems, project-specific standards, and a feedback loop that converts engineering judgment into reusable instructions. Execution is getting easier, but experienced engineers remain essential because they define what good execution means.
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