# [Podcast] Paradigm Shifts, Building First, and the Non-Technical Developer

*Tune into Chaos Agents to hear more about what AI no-code tools mean for the story arc of the non-technical developer*

By [Hard Mode First](https://hardmodefirst.xyz) · 2025-12-10

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The Paradigm Shift of the Modern-Day Developer
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Learning how to build software and apps without being a “classically trained engineer” has been the single-greatest paradigm shift of my career.

It’s what makes me excited, curious, and motivated for what comes next in the AI age. And it’s why I’ve been intentionally setting out to identify emergent builders in the AI age (and teach them how to build ,too). After all, if people like me — who have never before been able to contribute to the technical architecture of the internet — what does that mean for how the way we consume and create software might change over time?

That’s what inspired this episode of [Chaos Agents](https://chaosagents.ai/), a new podcast by [Sara Chipps](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarajchipps/) and [Becca Lewy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccajeanharris/), who take an outside-in look at the AI revolution, drawing upon their combined experiences growing up in the web2 era.

They invited me to share more about my journey as a developer this year, from how I first got MuseKat in the app store to how I leveled up my own knowledge about coding through 1-1 coaching and a summer spent “pair prompting” to build a second app, Scribblins, in an AI-native way.

You can tune in here:

*   [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMWANlg41vI)
    
*   [Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ExJ3vdjufdPd3nEjnEEx6?si=b2fb1112825a4d7c&nd=1&dlsi=eac3442fd4e4427c)

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*Originally published on [Hard Mode First](https://hardmodefirst.xyz/[podcast]-paradigm-shifts-building-first-and-the-non-technical-developer)*