#501 – DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux

DHH is the creator of Ruby on Rails, Omarchy Linux, CTO of 37signals, and a racecar driver.

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Omarchy: https://omarchy.org

Ruby on Rails: https://rubyonrails.org

37signals: https://37signals.com

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OUTLINE:

(00:00) – Introduction

(01:14) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections

(08:56) – Programming with AI agents

(24:14) – How software will change

(33:30) – AI impact on open source

(43:21) – Building Omarchy Linux distro

(53:05) – Vibe coding vs agentic engineering

(1:06:06) – The end of manual programming

(1:16:24) – Advice for programmers

(1:28:31) – Surviving Internet Hate

(1:37:46) – Programming setup for AI Agents

(1:50:11) – Obsessing about speed

(2:13:06) – Voice prompting vs typing

(2:27:05) – Best AI coding models

(2:43:55) – Best AI coding harnesses

(2:56:57) – AI video generation and filmmaking

(3:16:28) – Fatherhood

(3:44:35) – Linux will win the desktop

(3:55:51) – PewDiePie

(4:05:25) – Future of programming

(4:28:18) – Politics and immigration

(4:59:55) – Longevity, over-optimization, and fear of death

(5:11:38) – Eternal recurrence and future of human civization