Kent closes Chats with Kent season 7 and explains what changes on this feed: Become a Product Engineer is now its own podcast, with season 7 episodes and upcoming releases on that RSS feed. He previews guests still in the pipeline and introduces Better with Kent, a new solo series on durable skills for software engineers.

Season 7 of Chats with Kent is over. The interview series you have been following as Become a Product Engineer has graduated into its own show. Kent may do another Chats with Kent season later, but for now this episode is the season 7 finale on the Chats with Kent feed.

If you have been subscribed here, you do not need to re-listen to old episodes to catch up. The season 7 conversations are already on the new podcast, and the episodes Kent mentions below are scheduled on that feed going forward.

Still coming on Become a Product Engineer (among others):

Jack Ryan (Intercom) - user empathy, feedback loops, and what not to build
Swizec Teller - user outcomes, workflow design, and biotech software
Grady Booch - software architecture, human judgment, and AI's limits (including Kent's "Last Software Engineer" framing)
Sean Roberts - the technical person in the room and how product engineering differs from product management
Ruben Casas - demos, feedback loops, and judgment in the AI product era
Lucas Varga (FamilySearch) - helping engineers grow into product engineers

Kent is also starting Better with Kent: solo episodes on durable skills - judgment, accountability, empathy, and what stays valuable as AI takes on more implementation - on YouTube and in podcast apps.

Homework

Subscribe to Become a Product Engineer in your favorite podcast app so you do not miss upcoming guest episodes.
Subscribe to Better with Kent on YouTube or your podcast player for the new solo series.
If you have not moved yet, open the Become a Product Engineer feed once and confirm you see the season 7 episodes you have already heard - then stay subscribed there for new releases.

Resources

Host: Kent C. Dodds

Season 7 Finale: Become a Product Engineer Is Now Its Own Podcast

Chats with Kent C. Dodds

Season 7 Finale: Become a Product Engineer Is Now Its Own Podcast