AMP 80: Jan-Niklas Wortmann on AI & Angular in the JetBrains Ecosystem at Google Next 2026

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Jan-Niklas Wortmann about the practical integration of AI in Angular development using JetBrains tools.

In this episode of the Angular Master Podcast, recorded live at Google Next 2026 in Las Vegas, I sit down with Jan-Niklas Wortmann, AI Developer Advocacy Team Lead at JetBrains, for a very practical, no-nonsense conversation about AI in real developer workflows. Jan operates right at the intersection of IDEs, developer experience, and AI tooling. He spends his time testing, comparing, and challenging AI tools — not based on demos, but on what actually works in everyday development. In this conversation, we cut through the hype and focus on what truly matters when building Angular applications with AI support. We talk about how AI is changing the developer experience inside JetBrains IDEs, what “useful on a Tuesday afternoon” really means, and why context — not just prompts — is critical for making AI tools effective in real Angular projects. Jan shares honest insights on where today’s AI coding assistants shine, where they still struggle, and how you can realistically integrate them into your workflow without compromising code quality or architecture. We also dive into: how to evaluate AI agents beyond flashy demos the role of project structure and architecture in AI-assisted…

People in this episode

Host: Dariusz Kalbarczyk

Guest: Jan-Niklas Wortmann

Topics covered

• AI in development
• Angular applications
• JetBrains tools
• developer experience
• AI integration
• coding assistants

Keywords

• AI
• Angular
• JetBrains
• developer workflows
• coding assistants
• developer experience
• AI tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JetBrains

Products: AI coding assistants, Angular, JetBrains IDEs

Places: Las Vegas

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