Software Defined Talk

Episode 529: Windsurf, AI Agents, and Kiro

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This week, we discuss Windsurf being acquired (again), how much AI agents really help with coding, and AWS launching Kiro. Plus, Matt attempts to design a new closet.

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  • "The backlog will always be with you."
  • The things I dream about…
  • Closet debt
  • It’s about the money
  • They call it business for a reason
  • The children are the future
  • The best and brightest are going to be making better advertising
  • Ghost Developers are Architects
  • TaskRabbit LLM
  • Crabs in a pot
  • You’re on a temporary plateau on your way to Product Management
    • Rundown
    • Windsurf and Coding Agents
      • Is Cursor having their Docker moment?
      • OpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
      • Windsurf's CEO goes to Google; OpenAI's acquisition falls apart
      • Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf
      • It’s about the research. Ignore the money.
      • How much does AI impact development speed?
      • Measuring the actual impact of AI coding with Abi Noda, CEO of DX
      • Introducing Kiro
        • Relevant to your Interests
        • How much money has Linda Yaccarino made as X´s CEO during her tenure?
        • NLWeb: Tapping MCP for natural language web search
        • Introducing Comet: Browse at the speed of thought
        • AWS reportedly set to launch agentic AI marketplace with Anthropic next week
        • New Smart Glasses Block Out All Real-Life Advertising
        • Exclusive | SpaceX to Invest $2 Billion Into Elon Musk’s xAI
        • Figma's $300k Daily AWS Bill Isn't the Scandal You Think It Is
        • DraftGPT: The Brave New World of AI Hits the NBA
        • Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is worth $12B in seed round
        • AI Tooling, Evolution and The Promiscuity of Modern Developers
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