Dev Jobs, Burgers, and AI with Spotify’s Taylor Poindexter

In this episode of Whiskey Web and Whatnot, Robbie and Chuck welcome back Taylor Poindexter, an engineering manager at Spotify, to discuss a range of topics from web development, career advice, and job market trends to fitness supplements, making the perfect burger, and, of course, whiskey. They dive into the complexities of AI and the future of development, the importance of taking breaks to prevent burnout, and the pros and cons of management versus individual contributor roles. In this episode: (00:00) - Intro (03:16) - Whiskey: World Whiskey Society Kentucky Straight Bourbon (14:36) - Hot takes (14:59) - Is jQuery better than Laravel (15:34) - Is creatine vaporware? (19:32) - Are Bombas the best socks (23:38) - Were fillers in crab cakes a mistake? (26:12) - AI and the future of dev jobs (31:42) - The role of AI in development (34:21) - How to impress Taylor in the interview process (39:20) - Management vs individual contributor (45:25) - Promotion politics (53:40) - Football season (55:45) - Burnout and taking breaks Links Spotify: https://spotify.com World Whiskey Society: https://worldwhiskey.com George Motz: https://www.georgemotz.com jQuery: https://jquery.com Laravel: https://laravel.com Bombas: https://bombas.com Chevy Chase: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevy_Chase Stan Smith: https://www.adidas.com/us/stan_smith Web3: https://web3.foundation ChatGPT: https://openai.com/chatgpt Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot Ben Holmes: https://bholmes.dev Ken Wheeler: https://x.com/ken_wheeler Connect with Taylor Website: https://www.poindexter.dev X / Twitter: https://x.com/engineering_bae Connect with Chuck and Robbie Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd Subscribe and stay in touch Website: https://whiskey.fm Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot Whiskey Web and Whatnot Merch Enjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund.