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Hosted by Dan Vega, Nate Schutta · technology · EN
Programmer, coder, developer—there are any number of titles used to describe people who create software, but what does it mean to be a software engineer? Despite the way software is often taught, being a software engineer is about far more than simply producing syntactically correct programs.
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Signup to Generate a PitchProgrammer, coder, developer, there are any number of titles used to describe people who create software, but what does it mean to be a software engineer? Despite the way software is often taught, being a software engineer is about far more than simply producing syntactically correct programs.
Fundamentals of Software Engineering is hosted by Dan Vega, Nate Schutta. The show has published 13 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "E13 - Are You Behind on AI? Probably Not" (28 September 2026, 59 minutes), "E12 - How Developers Can Start Speaking at Conferences" (16 September 2026, 54 minutes), and "E11 - What Is Software Architecture" (22 August 2026, 61 minutes).
Fundamentals of Software Engineering publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 58 minutes across 13 episodes.
Booking probability for Fundamentals of Software Engineering is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fundamentals of Software Engineering requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fundamentals of Software Engineering's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dan Vega, Nate Schutta hosts Fundamentals of Software Engineering, a technology podcast with 13 episodes published.
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Episode #13
In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering , Nate and I dig into a feeling almost every developer has right now: that everyone else is further ahead on AI . New models, agents and protocols seem to arrive...
In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering , Nate and I dig into public speaking, recorded live from a conference floor between our own talks. We start where most people actually start, which is nowhere...
Episode #11
In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering , Nate and I dig into the question the whole show is named after and the one our book only had a single chapter for: what software architecture actually is. We...
<p>In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into context engineering, the phrase that has quietly replaced prompt engineering as the term on everyone's 2026 bingo card. Our core argument...
In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering , Nate and I dig into context engineering , the phrase that has quietly replaced prompt engineering as the term on everyone's 2026 bingo card. Our core argument is...
<p>In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the reality of working remotely and push back on a viral clip claiming that remote work is nothing more than white collar fraud. Drawing on...
<p>In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the increasingly tense overlap between open source maintainers and the new wave of AI-generated contributions. We start with the policies...
In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the increasingly tense overlap between open source maintainers and the new wave of AI-generated contributions. We start with the policies...
<p>In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into the love hate relationship every developer has with the inherited code base. We unpack what actually makes code 'legacy', why working with...
<p>In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, Nate and I dig into what we learned at the Arc of AI conference in Austin. We discuss the big conversations happening around AI-generated code in production...
<p>In this episode of Fundamentals of Software Engineering, we dive deep into the diverse career paths available to software engineers beyond just writing code. Many engineers start their careers thinking the only...
<p>We kicked off Episode 4 by tackling something every developer faces but rarely masters: learning to learn. In our industry, the technology changes constantly, and staying relevant means embracing a lifetime of...
<p>In this episode, we tackle the question that's been keeping developers up at night: will AI replace software developers? As your hosts, we dive deep into the real impact of AI on our industry, drawing parallels to...
Episode #2
<p><br>In this episode, we tackle the elephant in the room for so many developers: burnout. Whether you're just starting out or you've been coding for decades like us, the constant pressure to learn, ship, and stay...
Episode #1
<p>Launching the Fundamentals of Software Engineering Podcast with Dan Vega and Nate Schutta</p><p>We are thrilled to introduce Episode One of the Fundamentals of Software Engineering podcast. In this inaugural episode...
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