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DHH is the creator of Ruby on Rails, Omarchy Linux, CTO of 37signals, and a racecar driver.
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0:00 – Episode highlight
1:27 – Introduction
2:56 – Programming with AI agents
18:14 – How software will change
27:30 – AI impact on open source
37:21 – Building Omarchy Linux distro
47:05 – Vibe coding vs agentic engineering
1:00:06 – The end of manual programming
1:10:24 – Advice for programmers
1:22:30 – Surviving Internet Hate
1:31:46 – Programming setup for AI Agents
1:44:11 – Obsessing about speed
2:07:06 – Voice prompting vs typing
2:21:05 – Best AI coding models
2:37:55 – Best AI coding harnesses
2:50:57 – AI video generation and filmmaking
3:10:28 – Fatherhood
3:38:35 – Linux will win the desktop
3:49:51 – PewDiePie
3:59:24 – Future of programming
4:22:17 – Politics and immigration
4:53:54 – Longevity, over-optimization, and fear of death
5:05:38 – Eternal recurrence and future of human civization
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