In the latest episode of Stories from the Hackery, we catch up with Steve Brownlee, Nashville Software School’s lead full-stack software development instructor, for a behind-the-scenes look at how he rebuilt an application we used for pre-work that was discontinued several years ago using an open-source agentic AI tool. The result? A working prototype that would’ve taken much longer to code by hand—and a glimpse at how AI is reshaping software development. Watch Steve's Demo here: https://youtu.be/RWhONVTO2oQ?si=KmC8cxhHyCVARKI0&t=1855 00:00 Intro: Meet Steve Brownlee 01:16 Case Study: Building an Application with Roo Code 04:17 The Pre-work Application's Background and Purpose 06:58 Initial Prompts and First Impressions 09:33 Refining the Code and Overcoming Challenges 18:55 Adding Features and Enhancements 22:38 The Role of Experience in Using AI Tools 26:14 Future of Junior Developers in an AI-Driven World 30:55 Interlude - You can view Steve’s demo here: https://youtu.be/RWhONVTO2oQ?si=KmC8cxhHyCVARKI0&t=1855 31.21 The Role of AI in Software Development 34.47 Future of Software Development 50:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Links: Nashville Software School: https://nashvillesoftwareschool.com Roo Code: https://github.com/RooVetGit/Roo-Code Anthropic/Claude LLM: https://claude.ai Monaco Code Editor: https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/