Professional skepticism is a dev’s best skill
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Ryan chats with David Burns, Head of Developer Advocacy and Open Source at BrowserStack, about the value of professional skepticism in an AI-driven world, applying test-driven development to agentic engineering, and why fixing flaky tests comes down to managing application state.
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BrowserStack is a software testing platform where David heads up developer advocacy and the open source office.
Connect with David Burns on LinkedIn to check out his podcast, BrowserStack Talks.
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