The Pragmatic Engineer

Designing Data-intensive Applications with Martin Kleppmann

The evolution of data-intensive systems centers on the transition from traditional, machine-bound architectures to cloud-native models that leverage primitives like object storage. This shift reduces the burden of manual capacity planning but introduces new complexities in system design and operational reliability. Whi...

DHH: how to escape the "Apple bubble"

DHH’s new way of writing code

David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of 37signals, discusses how AI tools are reshaping software development. DHH details 37signals' "agent-first" approach, where AI agents handle initial coding drafts, reviewed and refined by experienced developers. He emphasizes that AI empowers sen...

Martin Fowler & Kent Beck: Frameworks for reinventing software, again and again

Software engineering is undergoing a fundamental shift as AI introduces unprecedented speed and magnitude, surpassing previous technological transitions like the rise of the internet or object-oriented programming. Rather than replacing programmers, AI acts as a powerful amplifier that necessitates a shift from manual ...

Scaling Uber with Thuan Pham (Uber’s first CTO)

Chip Huyen: Building when it feels like there's nothing left to build - The Pragmatic Summit

AI automation creates an existential dilemma for developers: if software can be replicated instantly, what is the incentive to build? While AI excels at common, high-volume tasks, meaningful innovation remains in solving long-tail, niche problems that require deep human context. Cultural nuances, such as regional prefe...

Nicole Forsgren: Leading high-performing engineering teams in the age of AI - The Pragmatic Summit

Product-minded engineers in an AI-native world

Simon Willison: Engineering practices that make coding agents work - The Pragmatic Summit

The discussion centers on leveraging AI coding agents to enhance developer productivity, with Simon Willison sharing his experiences and strategies. He details a shift from occasional AI assistance to a workflow where agents write the majority of code, emphasizing the importance of test-driven development (TDD) and man...

Building WhatsApp with Jean Lee

From IDEs to AI Agents with Steve Yegge

Uber: Leading engineering through an agentic shift - The Pragmatic Summit

Ramp: Lessons from Building a New AI Product - The Pragmatic Summit

The podcast explores how Ramp, a finance platform, is leveraging AI to streamline financial operations for both its customers and its internal teams. It highlights Ramp's shift from building numerous specialized agents to a single, versatile agent with a thousand skills, exemplified by the OmniChat, a unified conversat...

Lessons from building Vercel v0 and the d0 agent - The Pragmatic Summit

Building Claude Code with Boris Cherny

The conversation explores the evolution and impact of AI on software engineering, particularly through the lens of Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding assistant. Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code and former tech lead at Meta, discusses his journey from early coding projects to leading code quality initiatives across ...

Welcome - The Pragmatic Summit

Mitchell Hashimoto’s new way of writing code

Software engineering is undergoing a fundamental transformation driven by AI agents, shifting the focus from manual coding to goal-oriented orchestration. Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of HashiCorp, highlights that while AI enables rapid experimentation, it also creates significant noise in open source, necessitating ...

Building world-class engineering teams in the age of AI - The Pragmatic Summit

Data vs Hype: How Orgs Actually Win with AI - The Pragmatic Summit

OpenAI: How AI is reshaping the craft of building software - The Pragmatic Summit