Dillon, Scott, and Matt discuss how to avoid the 'slop pit' of AI-assisted development — the tendency to accept mediocre AI-generated code without proper scrutiny. They share practical strategies for maintaining code quality including upfront planning workflows, multi-layered code review with AI and human reviewers, TDD-inspired approaches to AI coding, and the role of linting and type safety as guardrails.

Scott, Dillon, and Matt share their boldest (and not-so-bold) predictions for 2026 — from autonomous coding agents replacing engineers, to the AI bubble bursting, to one of the hosts getting laid off. They rate each prediction on a Taco Bell spice scale and wrap up with standup updates on AI tool usage, honeymoon planning, and the eternal struggle of AI-generated code quality.

The bikeshed boys discuss two major tech industry developments: Anthropic's crackdown on third-party agent harnesses and Tailwind's recent layoffs. They explore how Anthropic is shifting focus from the model itself to their suite of tools to create stickiness, and how AI tools like Claude are disrupting the component library business model that Tailwind relied on.