A Quarter's Work in 3 Weeks: The Agentic Coding Shift

In this episode of The Next Prompt, we discuss a groundbreaking shift in software engineering, spearheaded by new AI tools like Cloud Code and Opus 4.5. Rajesh shares his remarkable journey of building production applications in days, leveraging AI for coding, architecture, and infrastructure tasks. He emphasizes the importance of having a strong engineering foundation and how AI can now act as a superpower for experienced developers. The episode also covers the team's hackathon experience, demonstrating the democratization of coding capabilities across various roles within the company. This discussion highlights the future of AI in software engineering, focusing on speed, parallelism, and the reduction of technical debt.

00:00 Introduction and Excitement for the Episode

00:33 Rajesh's December Breakthrough

02:00 Building Internal Apps and Best Practices

03:26 Data Engineering and Integration

04:14 The Power of Cloud Code and LLMs

09:05 The Evolution of Coding Assistants

10:34 Opus 4.5 and Cloud Code Loop

12:23 Command Line Interface and Cloud Code

34:07 Real-World Applications and Hackathon

36:11 Conclusion and Future Prospects

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