159: Is AI Making Us Worse Devs?

This week we're asking the uncomfortable question: is AI coding making us worse developers, or just changing which skills matter? We dig into OpenAI's new WebMCP Challenge and what it means for the agentic web, plus Bun's massive 1.4 release packed with performance wins and new features. Then we wrap up with TanStack AI hitting release candidate and the internet's new favorite gimmick, Hugging Face's rollerblading Microduck. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:03 - Will AI coding prevent expertise? 21:40 - WebMCP challenge 29:49 - Bun 1.4 release 42:17 - TanStack AI RC 43:14 - Microduck 47:21 - What's making us happy News Paige: AI Coding will Prevent Expertise Jack: WebMCP challenge TJ: Bun 1.4 Lightning News Microduck TanStack AI enters RC What's Making Us Happy Paige: The Paradise Problem book Jack: Altoids guitar pick insert website TJ: Still Counting Podcast Thanks as always to our sponsor, the Blue Collar Coder channel on YouTube. Join us in our Discord, explore our website and reach us via email, or talk to us on X, Bluesky, or YouTube. Front-End Fire website Blue Collar Coder on YouTube Blue Collar Coder on Discord Reach out via email Tweet at us on X @front_end_fire Follow us on Bluesky @front-end-fire.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel @Front-EndFirePodcast