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Coffee With Developers • Oct 14, 2025

Engineering Mindset in the Age of AI - Gunnar Grosch, AWS

Gunnar Grosch

Gunnar Grosch asserts that AI won't replace developers, but rather demands a highly defensive engineering mindset. Learn why treating LLMs like overconfident juniors is essential for building production-ready systems.

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