About this episode

Dariusz Kalbarczyk interviews Mark Thompson about the intersection of Angular and AI at Google Next 2026.

In this special episode of the Angular Master Podcast, recorded live from the podcast studio at Google Next 2026 in Las Vegas, Dariusz Kalbarczyk sits down with Mark Thompson, Developer Relations Engineer at Google Cloud, to explore the rapidly evolving intersection of Angular and Artificial Intelligence. As AI becomes an integral part of modern software development, Angular developers are facing new opportunities, challenges, and architectural decisions. Mark shares practical insights from his work at Google, discussing how tools such as Gemini CLI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and AI-powered workflows are transforming the way applications are built and scaled. In this episode, you’ll learn: • What AI-powered Angular applications look like in practice today • How AI is changing frontend scalability and architecture • The biggest mindset shifts Angular developers need to make • How Gemini CLI improves day-to-day developer productivity • Real-world examples of AI-assisted development workflows • What Model Context Protocol (MCP) is and why it matters • How MCP fits into Angular applications and enterprise architectures • The rise of Agent Skills and autonomous application…

People in this episode

Host: Dariusz Kalbarczyk

Guest: Mark Thompson

Topics covered

• Angular
• Artificial Intelligence
• Software Development
• Developer Productivity
• Frontend Scalability
• AI-powered Workflows

Keywords

• Angular
• AI
• Google Cloud
• Gemini CLI
• Model Context Protocol
• developer productivity
• frontend architecture
• AI-assisted development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google Cloud

Products: Gemini CLI, Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Places: Las Vegas

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