The Manager Has Become The Managed (Presented by Warp)
From Whiskey Web and Whatnot by Skill Issue Studios
March 19, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 236
About this episode
The episode discusses the evolution of AI tools and their impact on developers with guest Amelia Wattenberger.
This week, Robbie and Adam sit down with Amelia Wattenberger—digital creative, product builder, and former principal research engineer at GitHub—to talk about AI agents, the death of chatbots, and whether typing code is officially over. They dig into the exhausting pace of AI tooling, why specs still aren't taking off, the anxiety of being managed by your own bots, and how Amelia's new project Intent is bundling workspaces, agents, and browsers into one cohesive developer experience. Along the way, they debate voice coding, the loss of craft, rubber duck debugging in the age of Claude, and why slowing down might be the only way to go fast. Presented by Warp: https://www.warp.dev/oz In this episode: Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome & Introductions 00:02:06 Whiskey Tasting: Jypsi Explorer Bourbon 00:09:00 Were AI Chatbots a Mistake? 00:18:49 The Manager Has Become The Managed 00:27:39 The Death of the Craft & The New Loop 00:37:07 Voice vs Typing: The Future of Input 00:41:51 Intent: Rethinking Developer Workspaces 00:44:39 Spectrum Development & Agent Orchestration 00:51:49 Building Across Platforms & Custom Keyboards 01:03:24 Wrap Up & Where to Find Intent Links Jypsi Explorer…
People in this episode
Hosts: Robbie, Adam
Guest: Amelia Wattenberger
Topics covered
- AI agents
- chatbots
- developer experience
- voice coding
- workspaces
- technology
Keywords
- AI agents
- chatbots
- developer experience
- voice coding
- Intent
- Warp
- Jypsi Explorer Bourbon
Sponsors
Warp
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GitHub, OpenClaw, OpenCode, Rent a Human
Products: Jypsi Explorer Bourbon, Intent, Claude, Dreamweaver
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