The Ai Dev Craft Show

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The Angular Plus Show is leveling up! The Ai Dev Craft Show takes the same great developer conversations you know and expands them into the fast-moving world of AI, coding, tools, agents, architecture, and everything changing how we build software.It’s also the official podcast of Ai Dev Craft, coming to Las Vegas October 27–28, 2026. New name, bigger playground, same developer-first spirit. Featuring special guest, Joe Eames.

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October 28, 2026Episode 759 min

S1E7 | Putting Local LLMs to Work: Real-World Use Cases with Rainer Hahnekamp & Murat Sari

Rainer Hahnekamp and Murat Sari join The Ai Dev Craft Show to talk about what it really takes to run AI locally—and why more teams may start looking beyond frontier models for everyday development work. The conversation covers local models, privacy, cost control, hardware requirements, quantization, model selection, and where open-weight models are already good enough for real software development. They also dig into autonomous agent loops, review agents, security, testing, and how developers can build workflows that keep running without burning through a mountain of tokens. Rainer and Murat also explore the shift from prompt engineering to loop engineering—and why the developer’s role may increasingly be about designing, securing, monitoring, and reviewing the systems that do the implementation work. Get to know Rainer & Murat! https://x.com/rainerhahnekamp https://www.linkedin.com/in/muratsari1/ Soverius.ai Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

September 30, 2026Episode 651 min

S1E6 | How to Keep Up with AI Without Losing Your Mind with Marina Wyss

Marina Wyss joins The Ai Dev Craft Show to talk about what it really means to become an AI engineer—and how developers can keep learning without trying to chase every new model, tool, and trend. The conversation covers the difference between AI engineering and machine learning, why evaluation is becoming such an important skill, how software engineers can transition into AI-focused roles, and why strong fundamentals still matter more than knowing every new framework. Marina also shares practical advice for choosing what to learn, building useful side projects, navigating AI careers, and staying current without burning yourself out. You can also hear Marina at Ai Dev Craft in Las Vegas, where she’ll speak on Staying Current with AI Without Losing Your Mind and lead a workshop on Evaluating AI Systems. https://www.youtube.com/@MarinaWyssAI https://www.instagram.com/marina.wyss/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-wyss/ www.marinawyss.com Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

September 23, 2026Episode 553 min

S1E5 | Are Software Factories the Future of AI Development? | Juri Strumpflohner

Juri Strumpflohner joins The Ai Dev Craft Show to dig into the idea of AI-powered software factories—what they are, what they aren’t, and how close developers really are to building reliable agent-driven workflows. The conversation explores why code generation is no longer the biggest bottleneck, how verification and feedback loops are becoming more important, and what teams need in place before handing more work over to agents. They also cover context engineering, automation, agent memory, security, orchestration, and how tools like Nx and Polygraph can help agents work more effectively across complex codebases. Most importantly, the team looks at how developers can automate more of the repetitive work without removing human judgment from the process. https://juri.dev https://trypolygraph.com https://nx.dev https://metaharness.tools https://nx.dev/blog/software-factory-workflow-not-product https://herdr.dev https://x.com/juristr https://www.linkedin.com/in/juristr/ Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

September 16, 2026Episode 452 min

S1E4 | Still in the Loop: Developers in the Age of AI with Mike Hartington

Mike Hartington is usually one of the people asking the questions on The Ai Dev Craft Show. This time, we put him in the hot seat. Mike joins the team to talk about how AI is changing software development—from better context and agent workflows to smarter IDEs, stronger guardrails, and more capable developer tools. The conversation digs into developer trust, code review, open standards, when agents are ready to take on more responsibility, and why experienced engineers still matter as AI becomes part of everyday development. Plus, a few hot takes on TypeScript, artisanal code, and whether you should scold your AI. https://upstash.com/blog/context7-llmtxt-cursor Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

September 9, 2026Episode 353 min

S1E3 | Agents, Guardrails, and AI That Works with Angie Jones

Angie Jones joins The Ai Dev Craft Show to talk about what it really takes to move AI from experimentation into everyday engineering work. She shares lessons from helping thousands of developers adopt AI, why tools alone aren’t enough, and how teams can use agents, guardrails, open standards, and better context to build AI systems they can actually trust. The conversation also dives into MCP, WebMCP, agentic commerce, AI-powered workflows, and why developers need to think far beyond coding assistants as agents become a bigger part of how we work and interact with the web. You can also hear Angie live at Ai Dev Craft, October 27–28 in Las Vegas, where she’ll be joining other leaders shaping the future of AI development. https://x.com/techgirl1908 https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiejones/ https://chatgpt.com/work/ https://angiejones.tech/ leading AI enablement https://angiejones.tech/tools-arent-enough-scaling-ai-adoption-for-engineering-teams/ the agentic web https://aaif.io/blog/designing-websites-for-ai-agents-with-webmcp https://aaif.io/blog/how-does-agentic-commerce-work any and all things agents: https://aaif.io/author/angie-jones Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

September 2, 2026Episode 248 min

S1E2 | Building Smarter AI Interfaces with Manfred Steyer

In this episode of The Ai Dev Craft Show, Manfred Steyer joins Jay Bell and Mike Hartington to explore the next evolution of AI-powered applications: interfaces that do more than return walls of text. They dig into generative and agentic UI, A2UI, AG-UI, MCP Apps, CopilotKit, and how developers can build AI experiences that dynamically generate useful, interactive interfaces while still maintaining control, consistency, and guardrails. Manfred also demonstrates real-world examples and discusses why emerging standards and protocols could be key to building AI applications that can evolve without constant rewrites. If you want more expertise from Manfred, check out his book! "Agentic UI with Angular“: https://agentic-angular.com/ Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

August 26, 2026Episode 11 hr 1 min

S1E1 | Welcome to the Ai Dev Craft Show: Building Software in the Age of AI with Joe Eames

Welcome to the very first episode of the Ai Dev Craft Show! Meet the hosts and join a lively conversation about what it means to be a software developer in the age of AI. From AI-generated code and agent workflows to learning new technologies, maintaining good engineering practices, and figuring out what we can—and can’t—trust AI to do, the team digs into the opportunities, challenges, and occasional chaos developers are facing right now. The goal of the show is simple: bring developers together to share real experiences, learn from each other, and explore how we keep the craft in software development as AI changes the way we build. Welcome to Ai Dev Craft. Things are about to get interesting. Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

August 5, 2026Episode 1257 min

A+ Show S11E12 | Goodbye ng-conf, Hello Ai Dev Craft with Joe Eames

In this series finale of the Angular Plus Show, Lara and Jay sit down with Joe Eames to reflect on the end of ng-conf, its lasting impact on the Angular community, and the friendships, careers, and opportunities it helped create. Joe also shares what’s next with Ai Dev Craft, a new conference focused on the evolving craft of software development in the age of AI, coding agents, and modern developer workflows. Join us at Ai Dev Craft this October for the most up-to-date conversations on AI-assisted development, coding agents, modern workflows, and the evolving craft of building great software. You’ll learn from developers who are experimenting, building, breaking, fixing, and figuring out what it really means to create excellent software in the AI era.Come for the practical sessions. Stay for the community, hallway conversations, and the chance to be part of what comes next. Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

June 3, 2026Episode 1148 min

A+ Show S11E11 | Angular 22 Has Landed — And It’s Built for the Future with Mark Techson

In this episode of the Angular Plus Show, the hosts sit down with Mark Techson to unpack what’s exciting in Angular 22, from signal forms, Angular Aria, error boundaries, and template improvements to the growing role of AI and agentic workflows in modern development. Find out where Angular is headed, how the framework is adapting for the next generation of web apps, and why developer expertise still matters in an AI-assisted world. Link to the new code: https://github.com/angular/angular/releases/tag/v22.0.0 Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love

May 20, 2026Episode 1047 min

A+ Show S11 E10 | AI, Engineering & the Future of Software with Doguhan Uluca

In this episode of Angular Plus Show, the hosts sit down with Doguhan Uluca, Director of Software Engineering at Capital One and Angular author, for a candid conversation about how AI is reshaping software development. From vibe coding, multi-agent workflows, and AI-assisted architecture reviews to token economics, open-source models, and the future of engineering careers, the discussion explores both the excitement and uncertainty surrounding AI in tech. It’s a thoughtful, funny, and occasionally existential deep dive into where the industry may be headed next. Join us weekly on The Ai Dev Craft Showas we discuss the rapidly changing AI-scape and how developers can adapt and excel. Master developing with AI, become your team’s AI expert Special thanks to our hosts: Lara Newsom Jay Bell Mike Hartington James Spivey Brian Love