513: Agents Over Chat: The Future of Developer Workflows

About this episode

James and Frank discuss the evolving role of developers and the impact of AI agents on their workflows.

James and Frank explore the future of developer workflows powered by AI agents, revealing how developers are shifting from coders to testers and product strategists. They dive into new research-planning-implementation cycles, GitHub's usage-based pricing changes, and why developers must think strategically about model choices and token costs. Plus, reflections on Apple's leadership transition and the need for bold hardware innovation. Follow Us Frank: Twitter , Blog , GitHub James: Twitter , Blog , GitHub Merge Conflict: Twitter , Facebook , Website , Chat on Discord Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by Adventureface ⭐⭐ Review Us ⭐⭐ Machine transcription available on http://mergeconflict.fm Support Merge Conflict

People in this episode

Hosts: James, Frank

Topics covered

• developer workflows
• AI agents
• GitHub pricing changes
• strategic thinking for developers
• Apple leadership transition
• hardware innovation

Keywords

• developer workflows
• AI agents
• GitHub
• Apple
• hardware innovation
• model choices
• token costs

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Organizations: GitHub, Apple, Adventureface

Products: Amethyst Seer - Citrine

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