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Software and web development from the side that has to ship it and then live with it. Architecture decisions with a cost attached, scoping, technical debt, hiring and vendor selection, and the AI tooling question every engineering team is now answering whether they planned to or not. Each episode takes one decision — rewrite or refactor, framework choice, build versus buy, how to scope a fixed-bid project honestly — and works through the tradeoffs, including the ones that only show up in year two. Written for engineering leads, technical founders and the people who fund them. Five or six minutes, no hand-waving. Topics include rewrite versus refactor, build versus buy, scoping fixed-bid work honestly, technical debt you should keep, framework and platform choices, hiring and vendor selection, code review culture, and where AI tooling actually helps. Produced by DEV.co, web and software development. Full details, services and further reading at https://dev.co (https://dev.co)

Publisher

DEV.co

Category

science · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 May 2026

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

113 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   AI Dev ROI: What the 2026 Data Actually Says About Real Savings

   The "30% faster" AI productivity claim looks compelling on paper — but 2025–2026 research from DORA, METR, McKinsey, and others tells a far more complicated story. This episode breaks down what the numbers actually mean for real software budgets.

2. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Next.js + Shopify Headless eCommerce: Architecture, Tradeoffs, and What Most Teams Get Wrong

   Building headless Shopify stores with Next.js is as much an integration problem as a frontend one — and most teams only figure that out after the damage is done. This episode breaks down the architecture, API boundaries, and caching strategies that separate clean builds from costly rewrites.

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Why Custom AI Rollouts Are Moving In-House in 2026

   Enterprise AI strategy is shifting away from third-party APIs and SaaS vendors — and the reasons go far deeper than cost. This episode breaks down the economic, regulatory, and operational forces pushing custom AI rollouts back in-house in 2026.

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