Scott Hanselman on AI-assisted programming
From Software Sessions by Jeremy Jung
March 11, 2026 · 1h 25m
About this episode
Scott Hanselman discusses AI-assisted programming and the nuances of agentic loops.
Scott Hanselman is the the VP of Developer Community at Microsoft. We discuss the ambiguity and non-determinism of agentic loops, expressing clear intent to steer models, the importance of knowing fundamentals, and why saying you vibed something means you don't care. This is an extended version of an interview posted on Software Engineering Radio. Transcript available here Related links Scott Hanselman Hanselminutes Podcast Scott and Mark Learn To Github Copilot Claude Code Gemini CLI Codex OpenCode Everything is a Ralph Loop Open Live Writer LM Studio Foundry Local Ollama Beads OpenClaw
People in this episode
Guest: Scott Hanselman
Topics covered
- AI-assisted programming
- developer community
- agentic loops
- programming fundamentals
Keywords
- Microsoft
- software engineering
- technology
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Products: Gemini, Github Copilot, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, OpenCode, Open Live Writer, LM Studio, Foundry Local
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