1039: Should You Quit Your Job?

Scott and Wes dig into a listener mailbag full of AI questions: how to bill freelance work when the tools make you faster, whether coding still matters in interviews, and if the AI bubble is about to pop. Plus sandboxing your agents, managing block-based CMS chaos, and what it takes to leave a stable job when you’re risk averse. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:09 Freelance Billing in the Age of AI: Who Gets the Speed Savings? 04:33 Value Based Pricing and Leveling Up Your Skills 06:37 Will Writing Code Become Irrelevant in Job Interviews? Ghostty, Superlogical Better Auth 11:05 Finding Human Answers in a Sea of AI Slop 14:57 Trust and Community Are the New Currency 15:49 Nobody Watches Conference Talks Anymore AI Engineer 18:18 Is the AI Bubble Going to Pop? The AI Bubble Survives on $1.65 Trillion in Hidden Debt 24:07 Where Is All the Software AI Was Supposed to Build? 26:19 AI Fatigue: When All You Do Is Review Code True Cost of AI Coding 30:03 Managing Large Block Based CMS Systems Fimo Sanity 38:57 Taking the Leap: Leaving a Stable Job as a Risk Averse Dev 43:45 Sandboxing Your Agents Instead of Running YOLO Mode CJ’s Video: Every Developer Should Know This Docker 45:38 Will AI Companies Fingerprint and Ad Target You? Colemak Web Audio API Brave on X 49:36 Labeling YouTube Exclusive Episodes for Podcast Listeners 52:16 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Scott: Sandpaper Pads, Jellyfin, Apps2Samsung Wes: Hisense TV Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads