The Bootstrapped Founder

Coding with AI changes everything. It changes how we design, test, and improve our software projects. Today, I’m talking to generative AI expert James Phoenix.

He’s written the book on prompt engineering and shares his hard-earned AI insights freely on the show — including a crash course in developing effectively with the Cursor IDE.

Are developers just AI wranglers now? Technical managers? Will we ever code again?

You’ll find out today.

This episode is sponsored by Paddle.com — if you're looking for a payment platform that works for you so you can focus on what matters, check them out.

The blog post: https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/james-phoenix-mastering-code-ai-for-the-modern-developer/

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