https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Engineering Culture Podcast feed https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/some-developers-thrive-while-others-struggle/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Engineering+Culture+Podcast <img src="https://res.infoq.com/podcasts/some-developers-thrive-while-others-struggle/en/smallimage/engineering-culture-podcast-thumbnail-1777018955276.jpg"/><p>In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Michael Parker, VP of Engineering at TurinTech AI, about bringing joy back to software development in the AI era, the emerging role of "factory architects" who orchestrate AI agents rather than write code directly, and the cultural divide between AI hype and the reality developers face on legacy codebases.</p> <i>By Michael Parker</i> Engineering Culture Podcast Legacy Code Leadership Psychological Safety Teamwork Collaboration Developer Experience Culture & Methods podcast Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/some-developers-thrive-while-others-struggle/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Engineering+Culture+Podcast Michael Parker 2026-05-08T09:00:00Z /podcasts/some-developers-thrive-while-others-struggle/en