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Kent C. Dodds 🌌

@kentcdodds.com

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Husband, 6x Dad, Latter-day Saint, Dev, Educator
🏹 http://EpicProduct.engineer
⚡️ http://EpicAI.pro
🌌 http://EpicWeb.dev
🚀 http://EpicReact.dev
🏆 http://TestingJavaScript.com

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@kentcdodds.comJul 15, 2026, 3:24 PM Pinned

Better prompts won't fix a coding agent that's stuck with bad primitives. I walk through four moves - create, combine, delete, expand - with real examples: RBAC, downshift, and Instagram deleting most of Burbn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbmv3HIuKyk&list=PLV5CVI1eNcJhP4nrJt85L7PxHjebFpDfY

youtube.comYour Coding Agent Needs Better PrimitivesIntentional system primitives make coding agents more reliable, efficient, composable, and auditable.
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@kentcdodds.comOct 13, 2026, 9:52 PM

Just now possible is an engineering advantage. @producttalk.bsky.social on marrying tech with customer need.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/start-with-curiosity-and-talk-to-a-customer-continuous-discovery-with-teresa-torres~hhogx

@kentcdodds.comOct 13, 2026, 2:44 PM

Let me show you how I regularly ship 60+ valuable PRs a day solo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDRj...

@kentcdodds.comOct 12, 2026, 9:13 PM

One user focus. Many perspectives. @marktechson.com on the concert that makes software feel cared for.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/lead-with-empathy-and-listen-without-defense-product-sense-with-mark-techson~5z61q

@kentcdodds.comOct 10, 2026, 9:17 PM

Continuous discovery is a habit, not a project. @producttalk.bsky.social on staying close to customers.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/start-with-curiosity-and-talk-to-a-customer-continuous-discovery-with-teresa-torres~hhogx

@kentcdodds.comOct 9, 2026, 5:48 PM

The only wrong move is ignoring it all. Everything else is a front row seat. @marktechson.com to developers who feel behind.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/lead-with-empathy-and-listen-without-defense-product-sense-with-mark-techson~5z61q

@kentcdodds.comOct 7, 2026, 7:06 PM

Just now possible got faster with AI. @producttalk.bsky.social on marrying that with real customer need.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/start-with-curiosity-and-talk-to-a-customer-continuous-discovery-with-teresa-torres~hhogx

@kentcdodds.comOct 6, 2026, 6:25 PM

I built an app with billions of tokens and turned it into a product people are paying me for.

And now I'm just giving it to you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuR3...

@kentcdodds.comOct 6, 2026, 3:26 PM

You still have to pick what is worth building and worth telling people about. @marktechson.com on finite attention.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/lead-with-empathy-and-listen-without-defense-product-sense-with-mark-techson~5z61q

@kentcdodds.comOct 5, 2026, 8:49 PM

Execution got cheaper. Judgment became the job. Joyce Er watched Copilot change VS Code.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/keep-a-friction-log-and-read-a-sales-book-product-ownership-with-joyce-er~mu60m

@kentcdodds.comOct 3, 2026, 7:05 PM

If I had to use this, how would I feel? @marktechson.com on empathy as the career differentiator.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/lead-with-empathy-and-listen-without-defense-product-sense-with-mark-techson~5z61q

@kentcdodds.comOct 2, 2026, 8:30 PM

If customers and teammates trust you, the work is working. Joyce Er on the metric that survived the job change.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/keep-a-friction-log-and-read-a-sales-book-product-ownership-with-joyce-er~mu60m

@kentcdodds.comOct 2, 2026, 5:29 PM

I'm going to be joining @drblack.bsky.social on the main stage at @github.com Universe in a few weeks to talk about what's worth building when AI can build anything.

Just met with Sue for the first time today and I'm so excited about what we have planned. You won't want to miss this.

"What's worth building when AI can build anything?" at GitHub Universe 2026 main stage October 29th, 9:50 AM PT with Sue Black and Kent C. Dodds
@kentcdodds.comOct 1, 2026, 7:22 PM

Neighboring primitives change what you can build. @ritakozlov.com on understanding the whole product.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/use-the-product-yourself-empathy-architecture-and-pm-partnership-with-rita-kozlov~k6qle

@kentcdodds.comOct 1, 2026, 5:19 PM

kody.codes/docs/figma

@kentcdodds.comOct 1, 2026, 5:07 PM

If you're blocked by this, I've got a good workaround that's even better than @figma.com's MCP server (but it's still an MCP server 😉).

@kentcdodds.comSep 30, 2026, 2:33 PM

Stop saying they are using it wrong. Listen without defense. @marktechson.com on the two feedback paths you can actually act on.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/lead-with-empathy-and-listen-without-defense-product-sense-with-mark-techson~5z61q

@kentcdodds.comSep 29, 2026, 9:54 PM

Defend the feature in public, including the button padding. Joyce Er on VS Code stand-up.

Full episode and notes: https://www.epicproduct.engineer/keep-a-friction-log-and-read-a-sales-book-product-ownership-with-joyce-er~mu60m

@kentcdodds.comSep 29, 2026, 4:45 PM

Yes, I can do this from my phone as well. Cool that it can be done with the Tesla as well though.

@kentcdodds.comSep 29, 2026, 4:30 PM

If you'd rather watch me play it:

@kentcdodds.comSep 29, 2026, 4:30 PM

There's even a game you can play! integration-game.kody.codes

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