518: Windows is Back! New Microsoft AI Coding Models
Microsoft Build 2026 brought a major shift: homegrown AI models designed for efficiency and real-world developer workflows. From the cost-effective MAI Code 1 Flash to sandboxed code execution and Win...
8 Juni 46min
517: Plan First, Think Less: Save Tokens, Improve Code
Episode 517 starts with a light chat about AI avatars and new text‑to‑speech deepfakes before diving into LLM “thinking” modes—what baked‑in planning actually does, why it multiplies token costs, and ...
1 Juni 34min
516: Evolving Agent Session Management
James and Frank unpack AI-driven development shifts—agent SDKs, session management, and the rise of agent-first UIs like Google’s anti-gravity and GitHub Copilot—showing how VS Code’s Agents window, w...
25 Maj 42min
515: Mini-LED, IPS, and the Great Monitor Rabbit Hole
James and Frank share thrift‑store monitor triumphs (and a retro Wii audio nightmare) before diving into a no‑nonsense guide to buying displays: what ports, VESA mounts, and speakers really matter. Th...
18 Maj 44min
514: Running Local LLMs in VS Code
In this episode James and Frank dive into running AI coding models locally versus in the cloud—BYOK/Open Router, VS Code’s chat/agent harness, model runners (Olama, vLLM), and the practicality of 27B ...
11 Maj 55min
513: Agents Over Chat: The Future of Developer 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-planni...
4 Maj 57min
512: Does Matter Really Matter?
After a quick round of Apple dev updates, James and Frank dive into Matter — why Frank went from skeptic to devotee and why it’s poised to fix IoT chaos. They break down how Matter (an app-layer proto...
27 Apr 37min
