Developer Tea
Developer Tea
Jonathan Cutrell
Principles Oriented Thinking as a Durable Skill in an AI First World
27 minutes Posted Jun 10, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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The skills that survive every industry shakeup aren't the ones you can Google — they're softer, harder to name, and far more durable. In this episode, Jonathan explores principle-oriented thinking: the practice of stripping away the labels we attach to tools, roles, and even ourselves to see what something actually does at its core. It's the difference between handing your coding off to an agent and rethinking your entire workflow around what these new materials are truly capable of.