Code Is Cheap, Reliability Isn't: Owning Production in the AI era w/ Swizec Teller

In this episode, Swizec Teller, author of the bestselling Scaling Fast, makes a bold claim: code is cheap, reliability is not.

As AI coding tools accelerate feature development, the real competitive advantage shifts to operating systems reliably in production. We explore the hidden complexity of SRE work, the addictive nature of agentic coding, and why ownership — not automation — remains at the core of modern software engineering.

From debugging redirect loops to cutting logging bills by an order of magnitude, this conversation dives into what actually makes systems resilient at scale.