Listen "#103: 2026 Vibes"
Episode Synopsis
#103: 2026 VibesWe're back! In this season 6 premiere, Steve struggles to speak after being sick, but still manages to talk a lot about the current hype around Claude Code and Opus 4.5 and the "agentic" coding craze sweeping developer circles online right now. The Trio discuss Alex Hillman's amazing Claude Code wrapper personal assistant called "Andy." Kotaro makes some Metal shaders with Claude and is building a TouchPie with his own hands while Steve is exploring some open source models to use in a Bento Fit update and Aaron is exploring a full and satisfying life away from the computer. There is a lot packed into this episode and it ends with a special announcement!## Show Notes- Introductions- Anime and Isekai: Comfort Food for Developers- Side Project Explorations (Mostly in "AI") - Steve Yegge’s crazy “Gas Town” multi-agent automated code factory thing - https://steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-gas-town-4f25ee16dd04 - Alex Hillman’s “Andy” personal assistant built around headless Claude Code - https://youtu.be/yjO9UHIunSE - https://www.youtube.com/live/rk2nsE-MlPg - Whoops! Data exfiltration in Claude Cowork! - https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/claude-cowork-exfiltrates-files - Robots! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS_z60kjVEk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJqMPFNP4to - Shaders! - https://www.shadertoy.com - Bento Fit! - https://bentofit.app - Raspberry Pi “Ziggy”?- One More Thing…IRL EVENT!!!! - Jan 29 at the Vanguard Building, 2300 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA - RSVP: https://luma.com/98u1j4t8 - http://phillycocoa.org## Chapters00:00 Introductions01:50 Anime and Isekai: Comfort Food for Developers04:59 Side Project Explorations (Mostly in "AI")08:58 The Rise of AI in Coding: Tools and Experiences14:49 Innovative Approaches to Coding with AI19:09 Alex Hillman's Amazing "Andy" Claude Code App21:18 Building Personal AI Tools26:03 The Bleeding Edge that is Claude Cowork29:33 Navigating Security Risks in AI Tools34:00 The Evolution of AI and User Experience37:51 "Do Better!"41:33 Making Shaders Metal with Claude45:46 Building TouchPie: A Raspberry Pi Project49:19 Designing Custom Hardware for Enhanced User Experience52:16 Bento Fit: Building with Open Source Models55:17 Future Projects and Collaboration Ideas58:17 Outro & One More Thing...59:46 TagIntro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.
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