Blue Blazes | AI-Assisted Development

In this episode, host Jonathan “J.” Tower sits down with Cory House, author, consultant, founder of ReactJSConsulting, and a 12-time Microsoft MVP, to explore what it actually looks like to code effectively with AI today. Cory has trained more than 10,000 developers worldwide and has authored over a dozen courses on JavaScript, React, C#, testing, and web development. Cory and J. talk through the fast-changing landscape of AI-assisted development: choosing between editors and CLI workflows, selecting models, creating custom agents, using MCP servers, handling requirements, improving code review, managing context, and building tighter testing and feedback loops. They also dig into the bigger question underneath all of it: where AI genuinely helps, and where human judgment still matters most. If you’re trying to figure out how to use AI to move faster without creating more confusion, rework, or technical debt, this episode is packed with practical ideas for developers and software teams.