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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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Runner-up Titles
  • "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
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        • AI Tooling, Evolution and The Promiscuity of Modern Developers
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