Definitely, Maybe Agile
Definitely, Maybe Agile
Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock
Context Engineering and the Roles AI Is Rewriting
21 minutes Posted Apr 16, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Welcome And The AI Shift
Why Role Names Create Misalignment
What Context Engineering Really Means
Ownership And Version Control Of Intent
Using AI To Tame Ambiguity
Security Rules And Hard Constraints
Deterministic Checks And Controls Layer
Separation Of Duties And Takeaways
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AI is changing how products get built. That part isn't news. But it's also changing who needs to do what - and that's a conversation most organizations haven't had yet. In this episode, Peter and Dave dig into one of the more interesting tensions emerging in 2026: as coding agents take on more of the actual development work, the thing that drives quality output isn't just better tooling. It's better context. Clear, structured, well-owned context that tells agents what you're actually trying t...