Empower Apps

Do the Wrong Thing Much Faster with Graham Lee

November 2, 2026·1h 12m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Graham Lee returns to chat about what it takes to become a software centaur: using AI to get better at the craft, not just faster. We get into why the job was never about typing code, meat proxies and Jevons paradox, his catalog of interaction patterns for AI-augmented development, why a model shouldn't mark its own homework, and Axminster, his UML-based macOS app that gives LLMs a design to follow. GuestChiron CodexChiron Codex PatreonChiron Codex Agent Skills - GitHubStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers podcastSoftware Craftsmanship's Consulting DetectiveRelated LinksAxminster: AI-Augmented Software DesignAxminister - Mac App StorePatterns in AI Augmented Software Development - iOSDevUKSoftware Centaurs white paper (PDF)Reasons to dislike AI codingReplacing MCP with Standard Filesystem ToolsIs spec-driven development the end of agile?Episode 64: Using Pattern Languages for Object-Oriented ProgramsObject-Oriented Programming the Easy WayRelated EpisodesThe More You Know with Stewart LynchSkynet Came and Automated Everything with Jared SorgePractical Agents with Donny WalsEveryone Thinks They're Good at Prompting with Joe FabisevichActually Really UsefulObjective-C Today with Graham LeeChaptersWatchClick here to watch a video of this episode. TranscriptClick here to view the episode transcript. Support the Show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★  Thanks to our supporters: Thanks to our monthly supporters work design Steven Lipton  Welcome new supporters: Social MediaLinkedIn - @leogdionGitHub - @brightdigitGitHub - @leogdionMastodon - @leogdion@c.imYouTube - @brightdigitX - @leogdionX - @brightdigitCreditsMusic from https://filmmusic.io "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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