Software development

Jun 04, 2026

The Rise of the Full-Stack Builder and Hyper-Leveraged Generalist with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses the future of AI at Microsoft Build, emphasizing an ecosystem approach where every company can create its own "frontier intelligence." He highlights the critical role of private evaluations as a new form of intellectual property, the strategic use of multi-modal harnesses for enterprise, and how autonomous AI agents are reshaping software development and business models. Nadella also shares insights on the societal impact of AI, from data center investments to the potential for AI-driven transformation in education.

May 15, 2026

Agents Don't Do Standups: Building the Post-Engineer Engineering Org — Mike Spitz, PFF

A case study from PFF reveals how a two-engineer team, by leveraging AI agents, achieved a 25x increase in deployment frequency and 10x the output of a ten-engineer team. CTO Mike Spitz explains their core principle: shifting focus from making engineers faster to making AI agents faster. This talk deconstructs the resulting transformation, which eliminated traditional agile ceremonies like stand-ups and sprint planning in favor of an automated, spec-to-PR workflow, redefining the roles of engineers and processes in a modern software organization.

May 13, 2026

CI/CD Is Dead, Agents Need Continuous Compute and Computers — Hugo Santos and Madison Faulkner

Madison Faulkner and Hugo Santos explain why traditional CI/CD, built for human developers, is failing under the load of AI agents. They propose a new paradigm of 'Continuous Compute' centered on intent-driven agent loops, fast inline validation, and a pre-merge layer where humans review outcomes, not diffs, paving the way for a 'multiverse' of parallel development.

May 08, 2026

Thin Harness, Fat Skills: The New Way To Build Software

This episode explores the transformative shift in software development, where AI agents empower solo developers to achieve unprecedented productivity. Featuring YC President Gary Tan's return to coding after 13 years, it delves into new workflows, the 'tokenmaxxing' philosophy, and the rise of personal, user-controlled AI.

May 04, 2026

Anthropic's Boris Cherny: Why Coding Is Solved, and What Comes Next

Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, discusses the future of software development at AI Ascent 2026. He argues that coding is effectively a solved problem, detailing his personal workflow of shipping dozens of PRs daily from his phone. Cherny explores the shift from typeahead to autonomous agents, the rise of cross-disciplinary generalist teams, and uses the printing press as an analogy for the coming democratization of software creation for all.

May 02, 2026

Software Engineering Is Becoming Plan and Review — Louis Knight-Webb, Vibe Kanban

As AI handles more of the coding, the role of a software engineer is shifting from writing code to planning and reviewing the work of AI agents. This talk explores the implications of this shift, the new workflows it demands, and the tools required to manage them effectively.