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Goto Loop
by Jk Jensen
Will AI replace software engineers? How do you get a job when supply and demand have flipped? Is software even as lucrative as it once was? Join us for discussions on these topics and more.Goto Loop is a podcast about building a career in software engineering. From university to staff engineer and beyond, Cory and Jk discuss what it's like to work in software today.
Episodes
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We are so back
The AI bulls are back! Insiders believe AI is here to take your dev job, but the hiring market suggests otherwise… Austin Allred Tweet Software Engineering Jobs Tax Deduction Anthropic researchers “white collar jobs automated in 5 years” Google Chief AI Scientist - “AI = Junior dev in less than a...
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My Morning LLM Mech Suit
Cheat on everything and your degree means... nothing? Don't give into the extreme viewpoints, everything will be just fine. Exploring technological disruptions, from cheating tools to AI's impact on education and software development. Cluely's launch sparks ethical and legal debates about…
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College Admissions
Our discussion moves to college admissions, where many surprising rejections have been recently coming through. Also, a new week, a new model with Llama 4 and people are seriously questioning AI progress. Llama 4 AI Progress Questioned Analyzing the Housing Affordability Crisis for Engineers The...
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Copium
In this one we chat about recent AI developments, including Gemini 2.5 and ChatGPT's image generation, along with a deep dive into one person's experience on the levels.fyi forum. Gemini 2.5 pro is cooking? ChatGPT image generation Blocklists in the industry Is the market just cooked for new…
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Extreme Vibe Coding
Oops, we failed recording episode 6. This one worked! Vibe coding is the new hotness. Is it really the future? We talk about (more) CEOs declaring software careers dead early and why the AI takeover is not as clear cut as some would have you think. Student using AI to cheat on interviews WSJ says...
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The AI Job Economy
We are joined by our long time friend Westley, who shares his journey through defense tech with us. We discuss the onslaught of recent AI news and how everyone seems to have an opinion on AI replacing software engineers. Show notes: AI Model updates – Grok 3 benchmarks, Sonnet 3.7 and Claude Code...
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Affirmations for Engineers
Today we invite our first guest, Adarsh, on the show! Adarsh is an MS student at Arizona state. He shares with us his experience with the upending of CS curriculum by AI tools, the challenges of getting past application tracking systems (ATSs), and a heartfelt set of affirmations for those on the...
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The Zuckond Coming
Zuck is now king. Rogan, layoffs, and no more DEI. Plus the xAI app rocks and does OpenAI really have a moat? Show notes: No more Meta DEI Zuck / Rogan pod: Summary of Cory’s thoughts Zuck banned trump from meta for 2 years, kind of pretending like he’s the good guy all along Meta terminations…
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More Junior Dev Drama, @sama Says We're Near AGI? @zuck Fact Check, H1Bs
In this episode, we continue our discussion of junior folks in software. We also talk about current events around AGI, Mark Zuckerberg's fact checker announcement, and the X H1B debate. Show notes: Junior dev roles are disappearing Roon tells us we underestimate the future @sama letter on AI…
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Booting Up
Hello world. In this episode, Cory and Jk discuss the hiring environment for new software engineers today. Things have changed since AI tooling has entered the chat, and new engineers are having a harder time finding good jobs. Show notes: The tweet mentioned Another resource on the topic of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Will AI replace software engineers? How do you get a job when supply and demand have flipped? Is software even as lucrative as it once was? Join us for discussions on these topics and more.Goto Loop is a podcast about building a career in software engineering. From university to staff engineer and beyond, Cory and Jk discuss what it's like to work in software today.
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Jk Jensen
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Will AI replace software engineers? How do you get a job when supply and demand have flipped? Is software even as lucrative as it once was? Join us for discussions on these topics and more.Goto Loop is a podcast about building a career in software engineering. From university to staff engineer and...
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