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=185500:00 Intro: Meet Steve Brownlee01:16 Case Study: Building an Application with Roo Code04:17 The Pre-work Application's Background and Purpose06:58 Initial Prompts and First Impressions09:33 Refining the Code and Overcoming Challenges18:55 Adding Features and Enhancements22:38 The Role of Experience in Using AI Tools26:14 Future of Junior Developers in an AI-Driven World30:55 Interlude - You can view Steve’s demo here: https://youtu.be/RWhONVTO2oQ?si=KmC8cxhHyCVARKI0&t=185531.21 The Role of AI in Software Development34.47 Future of Software Development50:24 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsLinks:Nashville Software School: https://nashvillesoftwareschool.comRoo Code: https://github.com/RooVetGit/Roo-CodeAnthropic/Claude LLM: https://claude.aiMonaco Code Editor: https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/