The Standup with ThePrimeagen

We break down the Open Claw insanity taking over Silicon Valley, including the head of AI safety accidentally nuking her own inbox, developers wiring autonomous agents directly into their lives, and the growing trend of giving AI sudo access like that’s a normal thing to do. Trash admits he’s vibe-coding secret iOS apps, including one that may or may not speedrun divorce. We debate AI personal assistants, spam calls, self-hosting myths, Mac mini bot farms, and whether anyone is actually running these models locally. We also dissect the most awkward AI summit moment of the year: Sam Altman and Dario Amodei refusing to hold hands on stage next to the Prime Minister of India. Theater kid energy meets billion-dollar rivalry. Read the Harper’s piece we reference in this episode — a deep dive into AI startup culture and the hype surrounding it: https://harpers.org/archive/2026/03/childs-play-sam-kriss-ai-startup-roy-lee/

Ben and Alexis join the show to talk about their new sketch comedy series, the creative chaos behind it, and what it actually takes to ship something big online. From quitting tech jobs to filming 12-hour shoot days, unreleased music videos, and creative mental breakdowns, this episode is a behind-the-scenes look at building something ambitious with friends. It’s comedy, tech, risk, and a whole lot of “just make the thing.”

We used to be gamers… and honestly, we still kind of are. In this special Standup episode, the crew skips the usual news cycle and just talks games: Terraria obsession, Slay the Spire addiction, Starcraft war stories, Pokémon Go team challenges, and the dangerous temptation of getting “back into it.” Expect chaos, nostalgia, and way too many side quests.

ssh terminal.shop This week on The Standup, the crew digs into the chaos of AI “skills,” agent tooling, and the growing security risks nobody seems to be paying attention to. From hallucinated commands spreading across GitHub to supply-chain nightmares and wild real-world examples, it’s a funny, slightly terrifying look at where AI tooling is headed. Laughs, hot takes, and a reality check for anyone letting agents run loose on their machine.

Thanks to this week's sponsor: Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode If you're tired of developers just replying with LGTM, then you NEED Code Rabbit. An actually useful application of AI where it can use your own rules, lints and more to provide instant feedback in your editor OR a review on Github. This week we’re joined by Luke to break down why RAM prices are exploding, how AI and hyperscalers are reshaping the hardware market, and why consumers are getting left behind. We dig into DDR5, HBM, data centers, enterprise priorities, and what all of this means for your next PC upgrade—plus a few dumb jokes and hard truths along the way.

Sam Altman’s “Worldcoin” is real… and somehow it’s even weirder than it sounds. TJ walks the crew through the orb, iris scans, “proof of human,” and the pitch for AI-funded UBI. We break down the funding, the rollout, the controversies, and why this all feels insanely ominous. Plus: classic Standup chaos, conspiracy energy, and too many jokes about where the orb shouldn’t go.

SQUASH THOSE BUGS with Sentry - the best way to monitor your bugs in production (we know you have a lot of them) and fix them with ease. Check out https://sentry.io and get started today! Casey breaks down the AWS outage in great detail with literally the coolest whiteboard demonstration you have ever seen.

Jon Blow shows up to the podcast and tells us all about the journey from Braid to his newest game, Order of the Sinking Star. We talk Jai, Braid and so much more. Hope you enjoy the episode!

We each give our best and spiciest predictions for 2026 - Amazon, AI, Tech, Hacks, and so much more are in this episode. Hope you enjoy it, and enjoy the ad from our sponsor Code Rabbit! https://trm.sh/coderabbit

Thanks to Planetscale for Open Source Santa this year! They gave us $30k to give away to open source projects we love, and so each of us picked a project we liked. We also gave some money from twitch chat, youtube chat and some final surprises! We hope you like the episode! Merry Christmas!!

We finally figured out WHY AWS had their outage… Casey reveals the absolutely unhinged and crazy story. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:54 - Caseys Intro 00:01:15 - The Setup 00:02:55 - The Story 00:08:44 - The Post Mortem 00:12:11 - The Informants 00:14:10 - The Suspect 00:15:34 - The Code 00:20:33 - The Deal 00:23:05 - The Conclusion 00:24:37 - The Debrief 00:26:40 - Google Testing Utility Failure 00:28:43 - Production Code is Forever 00:40:10 - Outro

The gang talks about the craziest onboarding ever… and why Tom is a Genius! If you're on Mac or Windows, check out tuple today! And if you're on Linux, let's just say come back and check soon 🙂 Say thanks to our sponsor by checking out https://tuple.app/prime CODE: PRIME

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Thanks to this week's sponsor: Code Rabbit If you're tired of developers just replying with LGTM, then you NEED Code Rabbit. An actually useful application of AI where it can use your own rules, lints and more to provide instant feedback in your editor OR a review on Github. https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode Fil-C creators: https://x.com/filpizlo https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream on Twitch https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:29 - Fil-C Demo 00:07:56 - Security 00:11:52 - Game Engine Use Case 00:14:20 - What cant it do 00:18:02 - Different to ASan 00:23:57 - How Fil-C works 00:36:38 - Choosing Fil-C over Rust 00:51:31 - Outro

https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream on Twitch https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:23 - the issue 00:04:01 - the takes 00:09:16 - the bug 00:10:22 - AI Disclosure 00:11:42 - Prime weighs in 00:13:28 - Disclosure credit 00:14:40 - Big Sleep 00:15:24 - AI Bugs Finders vs Static Analysis 00:17:40 - Do they owe them anything at all 00:19:40 - Is this optional or worthwhile 00:23:33 - Bugs in general 00:26:08 - Triage timespend 00:27:01 - Outro

Thanks to this week's sponsor: Code Rabbit If you're tired of developers just replying with LGTM, then you NEED Code Rabbit. An actually useful application of AI where it can use your own rules, lints and more to provide instant feedback in your editor OR a review on Github. https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream on Twitch https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:14 - Unitree Robot Security 00:02:09 - Merge Cop ep. 1 00:03:33 - Base unit robot 00:07:50 - Back to the Unitree story 00:12:07 - Robots spread virus by proximity 00:13:13 - Skynet is coming 00:15:59 - Automation for no reason 00:19:51 - Software Success 00:22:01 - Whos gonna buy these 00:24:55 - Laundry 00:26:57 - what are you going to do after robots 00:31:50 - Early adoption risks 00:37:32 - Price 00:38:22 - Band name loop holes 00:39:34 - Jelly eyeballs 00:43:40 - Outro

https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream on Twitch https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis

https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream on Twitch https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis 00:00:00 - Intro & Snacks 00:02:24 - AWS Outage and companies effected 00:07:54 - Insident report 00:10:22 - How do data centers work? 00:20:07 - Actual Post mortem 00:22:00 - Vibe coding brought down the internet 00:24:00 - Why is every company on US-EAST-1 00:27:00 - CDNS and cloudDBS 00:28:49 - 8sleep rant 00:35:08 - Dumb IOT devices 00:39:11 - Culture of new product companies 00:43:00 - How much is cloud storage 00:44:05 - OpenAI Browser, Atlas 00:56:00 - Outro

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Thank You! https://blacksmith.sh our #sponsor today! Speed up your GitHub Actions AND pay less! https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop 📍 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:06 - Blacksmith #ad 00:04:44 - Who is Atlassian? 00:15:34 - How Enterprise Software really works 00:22:30 - Switching Browsers 00:24:15 - Terminal Coffee #ad 00:28:55 - Did AI make us lazy 00:42:15 - AI Data centers and their impacts Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis

Thank You! https://blacksmith.sh our #sponsor today! Speed up your GitHub Actions AND pay less! 📍 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:50 - Blacksmith #ad 00:04:27 - Is the IPhone Pro Strap cool? 00:12:40 - Airpods Live Translation 00:23:40 - The Worlds Best Scratchability Test 00:26:30 - Apple adds matmul acceleration to A19 Pro GPU 00:42:09 - GPT-5 Announcement 00:54:38 - Paying Trash's Bills https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream! https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis

Ship Faster with Neon Postgres #ad Neon comes with Branching, Schema Diff, and Instant Point-In-Time Recovery to help you ship fast and recover faster. Get the free plan at https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream 5 days a Week https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis 📍 Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:10 Printf Debugging 00:10:20 RAD Debugger Origins 00:25:00 PDB (Program Database) Limit 00:27:27 RAD Linker 00:28:40 Working for Epic 00:32:13 What the hell is MUMPS 00:33:28 D Sucks 00:34:45 Oodle Adjacent 00:35:40 How do steps work? 00:42:50 INT 3 Instruction/Trap 00:46:20 Step count 00:47:50 Overwrite and replace 00:49:42 The desire for user level INT 3 handling 01:00:39 Alternative to User level INT 3 01:03:10 Chrome Debugger complaints 01:07:51 RAD Debug features 01:16:52 Compatible languages 01:18:41 Gabe Newell annoucement strategy 01:19:37 Outro 1 01:20:01 Cleverer than Stack pointers 01:22:55 Prime pees on stream 01:24:20 Faking addresses and the shadow stack 01:27:50 Data breakpoints 01:28:38 Prime shoots his shot 01:32:46 TLDR 01:34:28 Debugging in VM langs 01:35:00 PUBE G 01:36:28 Outro 2

When traffic spikes, Neon’s serverless Postgres autoscales to meet demand, without all that extra ops work. Get the free plan at https://neon.com https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream 5 days a Week https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:13 - neon.com #ad 00:03:23 - Why Functional Programming Failed? 00:10:20 - Erlang is Functional AND OOP 00:15:00 - The Ruby to Rust Pipeline 00:26:00 - Ginger Bill Rust Rant 00:29:53 - Are Macros Good or Evil? 00:43:30 - Printing in Rust VS Odin 00:48:00 - Mechanism Not Policy 00:57:45 - LSP Hater VS LSP Lover 01:04:20 - are Package Managers required? 01:21:10 - Advice to Future Language Creators

Ship Faster with Neon Postgres #ad Neon comes with Branching, Schema Diff, and Instant Point-In-Time Recovery to help you ship fast and recover faster. Get the free plan at https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream 5 days a Week https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop 📍 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Prime is a Great Host 00:04:06 - Neon #ad 00:05:04 - Giving a 2 hour talk 00:10:16 - C++ Launch Night 00:14:15 - Mount Rushmore of Programming Languages 00:18:40 - What languages were influential and died off? 00:24:00 - What is Plex 00:42:00 - The Evolution of Languages 00:45:40 - How Casey does Research + HOPL 5 00:56:95 - Casey's Next Deep Dive 01:00:00 - The Rise of Programming Historians

🔗 Sponsored by Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode #sponsored https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen - I Stream 5 days a Week https://twitter.com/terminaldotshop - Want to order coffee over SSH? ssh terminal.shop Hosts: @ThePrimeagen @trash_dev @teej_dv @caseymuratori For more about Casey: https://www.computerenhance.com Become Backend Dev: https://boot.dev/prime (plus i make courses for them) This is also the best way to support me is to support yourself becoming a better backend engineer. Great News? Want me to research and create video????: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimeagen Kinesis Advantage 360: https://bit.ly/Prime-Kinesis Discord https://discord.gg/ThePrimeagen 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:12 - Running Galaga at compile time 00:03:09 - J AI 00:05:36 - The Ginger Bill Business model 00:08:24 - OCaml + Rust features 00:10:14 - Back on topic 00:15:11 - Handmade Hero and inspiring others 00:19:03 - Conferences

🔗 Sponsored by Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode #sponsored ## 📌 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro & Teejs Medical Records Disaster 00:04:20 - Code Rabbit Sponsor #ad 00:05:04 - Nobody wants to work in Healthcare 00:07:05 - Healthcare testing process 00:12:00 - Epic's Development Pipeline Deep Dive 00:21:33 - Load Testing Nightmare 00:25:00 - The 45-Minute Site Outage 00:27:50 - Class Registration Disaster 00:32:00 - Everything Goes Wrong in Production 00:35:55 - Netflix Static Variable Mistake 00:39:00 - The Boss Who Spotted the Obvious Bug 00:42:00 - Lady Gaga's Broken Countdown Billboard 00:47:00 - 10 Requests /s Disaster 00:49:30 - GraphQL Query Explosion ## Key Topics: - Medical software development challenges and patient safety - Epic Systems development process and MUMPS language - Load testing disasters and production outages - Netflix development war stories - Server-side rendering performance pitfalls - GraphQL resolver optimization nightmares - The importance of proper testing before production releases ## Hosts: - **TJ** (@teej_dv) - Epic Systems horror stories - **Trash Dev** (@trash_dev) - Load testing and Next.js disasters - **Prime** (@ThePrimeagen) - Netflix static variable nightmares

Thank You! https://blacksmith.sh our sponsor today! Speed up your GitHub Actions AND pay less! https://tailwindcss.com/sponsor Love Tailwind? Consider Sponsoring! If you want delicious coffee sold only over SSH: ssh terminal.shop 🎙️ Hosts: - TJ @teej_dv - Trash Dev @trash_dev - Prime @ThePrimeagen 🎯 Guest: Adam Wathan - Creator of Tailwind CSS https://adamwathan.me https://x.com/adamwathan https://tailwindcss.com/ 📌 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:04 - "Open Source is Pain" - Tailwind Creator 00:04:37 - Sponsor: Blacksmith - Faster GitHub Actions #ad 00:05:15 - The Reality of Open Source at Scale 00:10:55 - Cost of Full-Time Open Source 00:13:06 - Rust Rewrite & Performance Gains 00:16:29 - Sponsorship vs Business Models 00:22:48 - The Emotional Side of Open Source 00:30:15 - The Courage to Fire Users 00:37:46 - How Tailwind Spends Money 00:44:04 - How to Champion Open Source while making money 00:54:06 - Licenses in Open Source 00:58:00 - Tailwind is a hard business 01:00:14 - VC vs Lifestyle Open Source Projects 01:07:50 - Replication in Open Source 01:11:00 - Tailwind Fortnite Skins 01:16:00 - We agree on the words finally 01:18:00 - Thanks & Wrap Up Key topics include: - The reality of maintaining open source at massive scale - Why sponsorship models often fail and what works instead - The psychological challenges of community management - How to build sustainable businesses around open source - The future of developer tooling and AI's impact 🐬 Bonus Section 🐬 ┆　┆　┆　┆　┆ ┆　┆ ࣪ ˖☆ ࣪⭑┆ ݁˖ .☆ . ݁ ˖ ☆⊹ ࣪ ┆ ˖ ࣪　⊹ ࣪ ★ ⋆.˚ ⊹ ࣪　. ࣪ ˖⋆˚★ ₊ ⊹　 ࣪˖ ࣪ ₊ ࣪ ˖　　. 　 ˚　. . ݁　⊹ ࣪ ˖　　　 ࣪ ˖　　　　. 　 ˚　.　　　* 　　. . ݁　　　 ݁　　　. 　 ˚　　　* 　　. . 　　. 　 ˚　.　　* 　　.　*　　* 　　.　* 　　.　　　* 　　. Did you actually read this description?　　　. 　 ˚　.　　 *　　. Was it useful?　　* 　. 　 ˚　.　˚　　.　* 　　.　　* 　　.　　* 　　. Did it have everything you were looking for?　　　. 　 　.　　.　* 　　. If you wanted to see something different, what would that be?　. 　 　.　.　* Do you think Tailwind would have been as popular if it was named Headwind?　. 　 ˚　. How much Tailwind do you think Prime really knows?　　. 　 ˚　.　　　* 　　. Who do you want to see on The Standup next?　　　. 　 ˚　　　* 　　.　* 　　. . 　 ˚　.　　 *　　. 　 ˚　.　˚　　. 　 　.　　. 　 　.　.　*　　. 　 ˚　.　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　. 　 ˚　　　* 　　.　* 　　.　　* 　　.　　* 　　.　　* 　　.　　* 　　.　　* 　　.　　* 　　.　　* 　　.

Watch the https://bolt.new Reward Ceremony Live! July 26th 10AM PST on / theprimeagen #sponsored https://balls.yoga 📌 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:55 - The downward trend of performance expectations 00:07:10 - The internet isn't to blame for slow speeds anymore 00:11:27 - Dial up 00:12:50 - School day routines and the reason behind modem sounds 00:18:00 - Trash was a Catfish 00:20:25 - Primes School Habits and his Moms prophetic Internet dream 00:23:58 - Teej's highschool experience 00:27:24 - Back on topic (its performance btw) WHO/WHAT is to blame 00:39:38 - Speed = Sales and WHERE is the problem 00:43:46 - Netflix BTW and WHEN performance is important 00:48:35 - Too performant and waste 00:53:14 - 'Hardware will catch up' 01:01:13 - GPU vs CPU 01:06:00 - Wrap up and closing thoughts Links: - Casey's Performance Course: https://computerenhance.com Featuring: Prime: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen Teej: https://x.com/teej_dv Casey Muratori: https://x.com/cmuratori Trash Dev: https://x.com/trashh_dev --- In this episode of The Standup, we tackle one of the most frustrating aspects of modern computing: why everything feels so sluggish despite having incredibly powerful hardware. Casey Muratori joins us to share his perspective on performance culture and how we've collectively lowered our standards over the past two decades. From nostalgic stories about dial-up internet and modem sounds to serious discussions about software architecture, this conversation covers the technical, cultural, and business factors that have led to today's performance problems. We explore real-world examples from Netflix, discuss the impact of layered abstractions, and examine how corporate development pressures contribute to the problem. Key topics include: - How performance standards have declined while hardware has improved exponentially - The role of abstractions and frameworks in creating performance bottlenecks - Real Netflix case studies showing the complex relationship between performance and user behavior - Why the "hardware will catch up" mentality is fundamentally flawed - The difference between GPU and CPU performance paradigms - How AI might make performance problems even worse - Potential solutions through better substrate design Whether you're a developer frustrated with slow tools, a user wondering why your powerful computer still feels sluggish, or someone interested in the intersection of technology and culture, this discussion offers valuable insights into one of computing's most persistent challenges.

🔗 Sponsored by Sentry https://sentry.io | Code breaks, fix it faster #sponsored ssh terminal.shop https://lowlevel.academy/ 📌 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:04 - Low level explains what we know 00:05:32 - How does this compare to the CrowdStrike outage? 00:07:13 - What is a memory fuzzer? 00:10:17 - What was the impact of the outage? 00:12:22 - Movie talk sidebar 00:14:58 - AUTH, choices and risk managment 00:19:33 - Cloudflare also went down 00:21:14 - Knowledge management 00:23:07 - Chaos at Netflix 00:32:00 - DHH's response 00:33:21- Personally effected 00:34:15 - Internet Of Things Devices 00:39:38 - Personal Network Security vs Faith in Humanity 00:42:27 - More on IOT devices 00:48:10 - Car talk and internet connected failures 00:51:17 - Fail open 00:55:30 - Could Rust have prevented this? 00:57:45 - Wrap up and outro Could Your Company Survive a Google Outage? Last week, Google Cloud went down—and with it, a massive chunk of the internet. In this episode of Standup, we’re joined by security expert Low Level Learning to break down what actually happened, how a single null pointer crashed Google’s management plane, and why Cloudflare and other services followed. We also go deep on software fuzzing, dependency risk, fail-open systems, and the absurd reality of internet-connected lamps. Featuring: Prime: https://x.com/ThePrimeagen Casey Muratori: https://x.com/cmuratori Trash Dev: https://x.com/trashh_dev Low Level Learning: https://x.com/LowLevelTweets Bonus topics include: automated cat feeders, Teslas on fire, and Baby Shark as a disaster protocol.

Watch the https://bolt.new Reward Ceremony Live! July 26th 10AM PST on https://www.twitch.tv/theprimeagen #sponsored https://balls.yoga 📌 Chapters: 00:00:00 - balls.yoga, drama & intro 00:02:00 - Building OpenCode: terminal AI agents 00:03:00 - Bolt.new Reward Ceremony - July 26 10AM PST 00:03:18 - Agent architecture basics explained 00:04:08 - What is an AI Agent? 00:05:00 - Prompt engineering and tool calling 00:06:10 - OpenCode UX and mobile plans 00:07:27 - Why OpenCode runs agents locally 00:08:34 - Vision for mobile remote dev workflows 00:09:15 - The reality of build opencode 00:10:10 - Claude vs Opus vs others 00:13:32 - Tool usage & LSP integration 00:14:20 - LSP tool feedback loop 00:17:00 - Claude is best at calling tools 00:18:10 - Prompt tuning limitations and expectations 00:22:20 - Modeling agent loops with tool calls 00:24:40 - Why building a real agent isn’t just weekend work 00:26:20 - Security tradeoffs in early development 00:28:30 - Loop management & lossy compression 00:29:40 - Session design & managing context 00:30:40 - Parallel sessions and subagents 00:33:20 - Adam banned from Twitch by his cofounder 00:34:20 - OpenCode & Terminal.Shop development connection 00:35:00 - What surprised them building an agent 00:36:30 - Why TUIs are hard compared to web 00:37:30 - Layering, pixel constraints, UI struggles 00:38:30 - Final laughs & wrap-up 00:39:00 - Plug for OpenCode: sst.dev/opencode 00:40:00 - Outro: still no clue how agents work, but fun ride ⸻ Topics Covered: • AI agents in terminal environments • OpenCode’s CLI-first agent approach • Loop-based tool calling in LLMs • Integrating LSP feedback into agents • Prompt engineering & model tool awareness • Evaluating agents: benchmarks & metrics • Local vs remote dev environments • Designing for low-friction agent UX • Safety, permission models & sandboxing • The tradeoffs of TUIs vs web UIs • Session design, compression & memory limits • Humor, Twitch drama & voice AI characters

Trash presents his Typescript presentation from Render ATL (Sorry if you are audio only listener) 🔗 Sponsored by Sentry https://sentry.io | Code breaks, fix it faster 📌 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:42 - Who’s actually a “web developer”? 00:02:31 - Trash’s live intro & TypeScript presentation setup 00:03:59 - Sentry #ad 00:04:38 - Excess property checks in TS 00:09:42 - WTF: Object spreads silence type errors 00:14:30 - React prop spreading madness 00:18:22 - Structural vs duck typing debate 00:24:00 - WTF: Enums and why everyone hates them 00:27:45 - Enum strings vs numbers behavior 00:33:10 - Why enums in Node are cursed 00:36:55 - Safer enum alternatives using const objects 00:43:10 - TS quirks: Boolean filter keeps undefined in types 00:46:40 - TSReset: The “CSS reset” for TypeScript 00:49:01 - WTF: Empty object {} lets everything through 00:52:32 - Doom rendered in TypeScript type system 00:54:00 - Type-level math in TS (it’s real) 00:56:33 - Scaling hell: TS performance bottlenecks 01:00:01 - Flamegraphs and fighting TS perf without docs 01:04:55 - TS inference vs explicit typing in large codebases 01:09:30 - Prime’s favorite TS bug strikes again 01:14:01 - Casey breaks down the compiler logic 01:17:50 - Is this a TypeScript bug or a feature? 01:22:44 - Final thoughts and community love --- **Topics Covered:** • TypeScript excess property checks • Enums vs object literals • Structural vs duck typing • TS compiler edge cases • WTFs that break your mental model • Type-level math • Performance debugging hell • Massive monorepo pain points • The one TypeScript bug Prime can’t let go

ssh terminal.shop Opencode https://github.com/sst/opencode 📌 Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro & Chess Talk 00:01:55 - Who uses AI 00:02:49 - ssh terminal.shop ad 00:03:22 - Dax developing opencode 00:11:00 - ssh terminal.shop TOS 00:13:32 - Casey's take on AI 00:31:22 - Teej's take on AI 00:35:55 - Prime's take on AI 00:40:40 - Zero to One development being prioritized 00:48:00 - Begging Dax to teach us to build an agent --- **Topics Covered:** - AI agents in programming workflows - Using LLMs for 0-to-1 product development - Prototyping with AI tools - Maintaining vs generating code - When AI fails in complex codebases - Developer productivity tools - Code quality and long-term maintainability - API stability and tech stack evolution - Vibe coding vs structured design - Frontend frustration: CSS, layout, and abstractions - Real-world use cases for AI-assisted coding - Opinions on OpenCode and agent tooling - The future of software automation

🔗 Sponsored by Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode ⸻ 🎹 Finding the Right Keyboard Welcome to The Standup – where developers, creators, and founders debate the big questions. In this episode, we talk about all things Keyboards. We dive deep into: - Keyboard Obsession Origins - Mechanical Keyboards 101: Switch types, thock vs. clicky, creamy vs. crispy - Keychron, GMMK Pro, Dactyl Manuform & Voyager Reviews - Box Switches & Keycap Profiles (Cherry, DSA, OEM) - Silent Switches vs. Clicky Switches Debate - Typing Ergonomics & Wrist Pain Fixes - Split Keyboards, Thumb Clusters, and Concavity Explained - Custom Keyboards with RGB & Anime Keycaps - Keyboard Lubing - ZMK vs. QMK Keyboard Programming - Typing Competitions & Internet Speed Typing Lore - Casey’s Journey: From Amiga to Custom Builds - ASMR & Key Sounds Showcase - Trash’s Keyboard Garage Sale Finds - Ergonomic vs. Aesthetic Keyboards - How Much is Too Much for a Keyboard? ⸻ 📌 Chapters: 0:00 - intro + banter 2:13 - the only coffee to drink 3:50 - who are the keyboard fiends 5:22 - sponsor: CodeRabbit 6:03 - Casey learns about Keyboards 2:05 - is college still worth it in 2025? 5:48 - the cost of college in the U.S. vs Europe 10:24 - What is Thock? 15:45 - What are Box Switches? 17:08 - Trashes Keyboard 24:00 - Primes insane keyboard 25:45 - Caseys keyboard 27:00 - Programming your Keyboard 29:25 - Touch Typing and the Home-Row 33:30 Teej's keyboard 36:38 - Trash's AOL Dragonball Z Battles 37:55 - More Prime Keyboards 42:18 - How much is too much money on a Keyboard 45:00 - Lube talk 47:05 - Mice suck 50:05 - Casey's Keycaps 53:56 - Pressure 58:55 - Prime is NOT in charge of the Airbnb 1:00:40 - Outro and Inspiration ⸻ 📢 Subscribe for more honest convos about dev life, startups, and tech culture. 🧠 Hit the bell so you don’t miss the next one.

🔗 Sponsored by Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode ssh terminal.shop 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:57 - The New Standup Dress Code 00:03:38 - What we're gonna talk about 00:05:05 - Code Rabbit Ad! 00:05:50 - Prime and Begin argue about Botched Rebases 00:09:21 - What Source Control *Should* Be 00:20:01 - Casey and Begin agree on the future Source Control 00:26:00 - Prime makes Git Branching even more Complicated by comparing it to Quantum Mechanics 00:27:56 - The Idiot's Perspective 00:34:00 - When Teej deals with Merges 00:36:48 - Conway's Law informs Git process 00:42:05 - Google Docs Analogy 00:45:30 - How Real Developers Ship Code 00:47:55 - What Should Version Control be? 00:50:54 - Would Casey let a Junior Eng roll their own VCS 00:59:25 - Why Prime Rebases and we all Fight 01:16:50 - Begin's Law 01:17:22 - Git Hooks 01:23:48 - Git Koans

💸 $1M+ hackathon is live — https://hackathon.dev Microsoft just open-sourced Copilot Chat for VS Code — but is it a W or a panic move? 👀 Prime, Teej, Casey & Trash break it all down: ⚔️ Cursor & Windsurf eating VS Code’s lunch 🧠 Is MSFT losing the AI dev wars? 🌐 Open source or just open copium? 💀 Also: mustaches, rats, and corporate trauma 📌 Chapters: 0:00:00 intro 0:03:25 Trash humiliated by a German Man 0:05:23 Prime admits he knows nothing about TMNT 0:06:00 Sponsor: Bolt 0:06:48 VSCODE Copilot going Open Source 4 Real 0:16:11 Inept vs Incapable (semantics) 0:25:37 AI Models vs AI Integration 0:41:20 Economics and Cheese Puffs 0:57:00 Klarna Klarna Klarna! 1:08:00 use code "Casey" at check w/ Klarna 1:09:42 Vote Teej!

🔗 Sponsored by Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.link/primeagen-vscode ⸻ 🎓 Is College Still Worth It in 2025? Welcome to The Standup – where developers, creators, and founders debate the big questions. In this episode, we sit down with David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the creator of Ruby on Rails and Basecamp co-founder. 👉 Is College Worth It in 2025? We dive deep into: ⏳ The ROI of college in a post-AI world 🇺🇸 Why American higher ed is broken (from a Danish POV) 📉 Are CS degrees still worth $250K? 💸 The myth of the “four-year luxury cruise” 🤖 How AI is disrupting the junior dev job market 🔍 Hiring: Is college even a useful signal anymore? 🧠 IQ vs wisdom vs vibes – what really matters in hiring 🧰 Is programming a trade? Should we move to apprenticeships? 👨‍🌾 Why every dev wants to be a farmer (and why that’s delusional) Whether you’re considering college, hiring devs, or already knee-deep in student debt, this conversation pulls no punches and may just change how you think about education, hiring, and the future of software development. ⸻ 📌 Chapters: 0:00 intro 2:05 is college still worth it in 2025? 5:48 the cost of college in the U.S. vs Europe 6:57 sponsor: CodeRabbit 7:42 good point 9:10 DHH explains the Danish education system 13:02 is college just a luxury cruise? 17:45 what are you actually buying with a degree? 21:20 how companies *really* hire developers 26:11 Casey’s take: programming should be a trade 30:40 is college a filter for IQ or just vibes? 45:50 what skills matter more than a degree 49:20 how to actually learn to code in 2025 53:00 is college redeemable? final thoughts 57:15 wrap-up & what’s next on the podcast #IsCollegeWorthIt #DHH #CaseyMuratori #DeveloperPodcast #SoftwareEngineering #TechPodcast #BootcampVsCollege #ProgrammerLife #TechCareers #TheStartupPodcast

☕ ssh terminal.shop Timestamps: 0:00 intro / pre-meeting chaos 1:48 Welcome to The Standup 3:16 Prime explains his two-PC streaming config 5:02 Real story: Netflix internal meeting leak scare 7:00 Why do game devs still use Windows? 9:23 Misread tweet kicks off Linux vs Windows debate 10:48 Casey: No one “loves” Windows — they tolerate it 13:29 Why studios can’t easily switch from Windows 15:47 IT/security & enterprise restrictions on Linux 20:15 Why clean-slate devs still choose Windows 22:22 Debugger superiority on Windows explained 24:48 Steam Deck & RAD debugger could change the tide 32:34 Anti-cheat isn’t the main Linux roadblock 35:01 Why do *you* use Mac or Linux? 36:47 Prime’s Windows pain & Linux love 40:26 Linux window managers vs Exposé 46:29 The fragility of custom Linux setups 51:09 Web dev has even more breaking changes 57:27 AI doesn’t fix underlying dev tool problems 1:00:04 Trash’s hot take on over-optimizing workflows 1:02:35 Prime explains why he optimizes *everything* 1:07:30 Valve anecdote: why default setups can be smarter 1:14:15 Keyboard nerd segment 1:16:11 Joke outro + how to “save” Windows Why Do Game Developers STILL Use Windows?? | The Standup 🎮💻 In this episode of Standup, we dive deep into the eternal operating system war: Windows vs. macOS vs. Linux. Legendary game dev Casey Muratori (of Handmade Hero fame) joins Primeagen, Trash, and Tee to unpack why game developers still use Windows, even when most modern developers swear by Linux or Mac. 📌 Topics We Cover: • Why game devs prefer Windows (spoiler: it’s not because they like it) • MacOS vs. Linux vs. Windows for developers • Is GDB actually garbage? • Debugging tools: RAD Debugger, Visual Studio, and why Linux falls short • Why enterprise studios can’t just switch to Linux • Anti-cheat, Steam Deck, and the future of Linux gaming • The unbearable pain of Windows terminals • Why developers obsess over window managers and productivity setups • And of course… the real debate: should devs optimize everything or just get stuff done? 🔥 Whether you’re a web developer, game dev, Linux power user, or someone just trying to survive corporate IT policies — this one hits every nerve. 👇 DROP YOUR OS HOT TAKES IN THE COMMENTS 👇 #GameDev #WindowsVsLinux #DeveloperPodcast #StandupPodcast #CaseyMuratori #LinuxGaming #DevTools #Primeagen #TechPodcast #Debugging #VisualStudio #MacVsPC #WebDev #SoftwareEngineering #SteamDeck #OpenSource #RADDebugger

Twitch https://twitch.tv/ThePrimeagen Discord https://discord.gg/ThePrimeagen ☕ ssh terminal.shop 📘 Carson’s book: https://hypermedia.systems 🧠 Grug Brained Dev: https://grugbrain.dev Timestamps: 0:00 Intro & chaos before the call 1:45 Meet Carson Gross (HTMX creator & professor) 3:29 What is "Coding Dirty"? 5:12 Why Carson hates small methods 7:24 The myth of clean code and method size 10:06 What the data actually says about long functions 13:11 Why abstraction is not free 15:06 Long vs short functions: maintainability & changeability 18:00 Why small functions make debugging harder 21:34 Beautiful at any size: the case for fat functions 24:19 The myth of good naming solving complexity 26:55 TDD, unit tests, and when they help vs hurt 35:39 End-to-end testing: the good, the bad, the bloated 43:23 Meme culture, cringe, and developer humor

ssh terminal.shop Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro & Time Zone Debate 1:27 – Meet Dax: New Guest Introduction 2:29 – Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Starts a New Blood Testing Company 7:56 – New Pretty URL Browser: Scam Risks & Usability 13:39 – Are Clean URLs Safer or More Deceptive for Normies? 15:52 – Dax Rants About Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky 21:07 – Why Airbnb Experiences Might Fail 25:00 – “Trash is a Flat Earther?” 30:16 – Absurd Airbnb Quotes About Steve Jobs 34:00 – Coinbase Hack: $20M Bounty Instead of Ransom 35:44 – Closing Roast: Founders With “Show Muscles”

The gang talks arch, linux, windows, and of course, your favorite goofs & gaffes. ssh terminal.shop, btw

The gang discusses Test Driven Development and laughs a lot. As usual ;) Don’t forget, ssh terminal.shop

This time we have Casey and Prime talking about how to make a video game good. It’s a bit of a departure from the normal format, but we think you’ll enjoy it :)

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The very first episode. You’ll like it :) Also, ssh terminal.shop ;)