The latest articles on DEV Community by Neil Kalman (@thatkookooguy). https://dev.to/thatkookooguy https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F347142%2F5f1db306-25c4-471b-a71e-f0704ac9f219.jpeg https://dev.to/thatkookooguy en Neil Kalman Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:10:22 +0000 https://dev.to/thatkookooguy/how-are-engineering-teams-using-ai-after-adoption-752 https://dev.to/thatkookooguy/how-are-engineering-teams-using-ai-after-adoption-752 <p>The Honeymoon Is Over. Welcome To The <strong>Messy Middle</strong>.</p> <p><strong>AI adoption is no longer the interesting part.</strong></p> <p>The interesting part is what happens after adoption, when real teams need to coordinate the work, share context, reuse good workflows, and explain whether AI actually improved anything.</p> <p>I’m collecting input from <strong>engineers</strong>, <strong>tech leads</strong>, <strong>software architects</strong>, <strong>engineering managers</strong>, <strong>founders</strong>, and <strong>technical product people</strong>.</p> <p>Survey:</p> <p><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XVJVY3X" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XVJVY3X</a></p> <p><strong>Takes 5-7 minutes</strong>. I’ll share anonymized takeaways after it closes.</p> ai software claude cursor