Scott, Dillon, and Matt ask why better tools have not led to better software. They discuss deadlines, service outages, repeated design patterns, and the limits of AI review. They also explain how product use and design review can help teams find small defects.

Scott, Dillon, and Matt discuss whether code written by AI deserves extra doubt. They use the Rust rewrite of TypeScript as a test case, then compare maintenance risks, small trials, and the cost of dependency upgrades. Plus, a return to design system problems and the question of when to stop debating a change.

Scott, Dillon, and Matt discuss how to get support for technical changes. They cover trust, demos, early feedback, and deadlines. They also compare browsers after Arc and explain why testing only in Chrome can hide problems.