Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Agentic AI is changing how software is built, but most AI training for software developers doesn’t actually work. In this video, Emily Bache explains what agentic AI really is, why common approaches like prompt lists and toy examples fail, and what software engineers should focus on instead.
As AI agents become part of everyday software development, developers are being told to “just experiment” or take generic agentic AI courses that don’t transfer to real production code. Drawing on years of experience in modern software engineering, Emily Bache breaks down how to learn agentic AI in a way that improves real engineering outcomes, not just short-term productivity.
This video covers:
• What agentic AI and AI agents actually are, and how they differ from simple coding assistants
• Why most agentic AI training, courses, and tutorials don’t translate to real software development
• The limits of exercises like FizzBuzz and toy coding problems when learning coding with AI
• How core software engineering skills still matter when working with AI agents
• Why managing complexity and optimising for learning are essential when using agentic AI
• What kinds of skills do generalise across tools as AI evolves
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🎓 Emily's Free Guide On How To Use Code Katas For TDD:
TDD is an approach to software development that puts tests and testability at the heart of the design process. Code Katas are small, fun exercises that can help you to learn TDD. This document aims to help you get started with both. DOWNLOAD HERE ➡️ subscribepage.com/how-to-learn-tdd-with-code-katas
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Lada Kessler's Check Alignment Pattern ➡️ lexler.github.io/augmented-coding-patterns/patterns/check-alignment
Lada Kessler's Reference Docs ➡️ lexler.github.io/augmented-coding-patterns/patterns/reference-docs
Lada Kesseler: Augmented Coding: Mapping the Uncharted Territory ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=_LSK2bVf0Lc
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Agentic AI is changing how software is built, but most AI training for software developers doesn’t actually work. In this video, Emily Bache explains what agentic AI really is, why common approaches like prompt lists and toy examples fail, and what software engineers should focus on instead.
As AI agents become part of everyday software development, developers are being told to “just experiment” or take generic agentic AI courses that don’t transfer to real production code. Drawing on years of experience in modern software engineering, Emily Bache breaks down how to learn agentic AI in a way that improves real engineering outcomes, not just short-term productivity.
This video covers:
• What agentic AI and AI agents actually are, and how they differ from simple coding assistants
• Why most agentic AI training, courses, and tutorials don’t translate to real software development
• The limits of exercises like FizzBuzz and toy coding problems when learning coding with AI
• How core software engineering skills still matter when working with AI agents
• Why managing complexity and optimising for learning are essential when using agentic AI
• What kinds of skills do generalise across tools as AI evolves
-
🎓 Emily's Free Guide On How To Use Code Katas For TDD:
TDD is an approach to software development that puts tests and testability at the heart of the design process. Code Katas are small, fun exercises that can help you to learn TDD. This document aims to help you get started with both. DOWNLOAD HERE ➡️ subscribepage.com/how-to-learn-tdd-with-code-katas
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Emily on X ➡️ https://x.com/emilybache
Emily on LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/in/emilybache
Emily on bluesky ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/emilybache.com
Emily on YouTube ➡️ youtube.com/@EmilyBache-tech-coach
Modern Software Engineering on X ➡️ https://x.com/ModernSoftwareX
Modern Software Engineering on LinkedIn ➡️ linkedin.com/company/modern-software-engineering
Modern Software Engineering on bluesky ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/modernswe.bsky.social
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⭐ PATREON:
Support Emily on Patreon here ➡️ patreon.com/EmilyBache
Join the Continuous Delivery community and access extra perks & content! ➡️ bit.ly/ContinuousDeliveryPatreon
🎥 Join Us On TikTok ➡️ tiktok.com/@modern.s.engineering
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LINKS:
Samman Newsletter ➡️ sammancoaching.org/newsletter.html
Lada Kessler's Augmented Coding Patterns ➡️ lexler.github.io/augmented-coding-patterns/pattern-catalog
Lada Kessler's Check Alignment Pattern ➡️ lexler.github.io/augmented-coding-patterns/patterns/check-alignment
Lada Kessler's Reference Docs ➡️ lexler.github.io/augmented-coding-patterns/patterns/reference-docs
Lada Kesseler: Augmented Coding: Mapping the Uncharted Territory ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=_LSK2bVf0Lc
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CHANNEL SPONSORS:
Octopus Deploy sets the standard for Continuous Delivery (CD), empowering software teams to deliver value in an agile way. Globally, more than 4,000 organizations rely on its Continuous Delivery, GitOps, and release orchestration solutions to deliver swift value to their customers. Octopus efficiently orchestrates software delivery across multi-cloud, Kubernetes, data centers, and hybrid environments, whether containerized modern apps or heritage applications. With governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) at its core, Octopus supports Platform Engineering teams in their mission to provide a superior developer experience (DevEx). Octopus also actively contributes to the developer community with open-source projects. ➡️ bit.ly/MSExOCTDEP
Equal Experts is a product software development consultancy with a network of over 1,000 experienced technology consultants globally. They increase the pace of innovation by using modern software engineering practices that embrace Continuous Delivery, Security, and Operability from the outset ➡️ bit.ly/3ASy8n0
TransFICC provides low-latency connectivity, automated trading workflows and e-trading systems for Fixed Income and Derivatives. TransFICC resolves the issue of market fragmentation by providing banks and asset managers with a unified low-latency, robust and scalable API, which provides connectivity to multiple trading venues while supporting numerous complex workflows across asset classes such as Rates and Credit Bonds, Repos, Mortgage-Backed Securities and Interest Rate Swaps ➡️ transficc.com
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#softwareengineering #ai #agenticai #codingwithai #softwaredevelopment #programming
