
Fragmented is an AI developer podcast for engineers who want to go beyond vibe coding and ship real software. We cover AI-assisted development the way working engineers actually use it: prompting strategies, code review, testing, debugging, workflows, and building production-grade software with AI tools. No hype. No "I shipped a SaaS in a weekend" stories. Just tactics that work. Hosted by Kaushik... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 269 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ScienceEducation | |||

Mitchell Hashimoto co-founded HashiCorp, built some of the most impressive DevOps tools like Vagrant and Terraform, sold the company to IBM — and then built a terminal. Ghostty is now where a huge chunk of agentic coding actually happens. Mitchell wa... more
Andrej Karpathy says the goal is to maximize how long an agent runs without your intervention. But there's a false summit most teams hit first: individual speed goes up while system speed stalls, your laptop roars under four parallel Gradle builds, a... more
You already know how LLMs work from our popular 20-minute explainer. Now we take it to images. What does Michelangelo have to do with stable diffusion? More than you'd think. Walk away knowing how image generation actually works — and what it has in ... more
The hard part of AI coding isn't generating code — it's controlling quality, safety, and drift. Kaushik and Iury break down harness engineering: the five pillars for shaping an agent's environment and what it looks like when teams build custom harnes... more
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Donn and Kaushik’s expertise is tough to top! Their show combines traditional tech elements with authenticity and unique insights. It’s an exceptional resource - highly recommend!
Says a lot about an interviewer if they say a lot more than the interviewee, doesn’t it? I enjoy Donn Felker’s approach to interlocution with guests on the show: calm, measured and listens more than he speaks.
Kaushik is the one reason why I delay listening to episodes of this show until it’s the only podcast episode left for me to listen in a release cycle. It’s also the reason I gave this show 3 stars rating. In attempts to ask a question he talks and talks and talks and talks…and talks. You... more
Been listening for years, and I have learned quite a few things! Great content and info! 10 out of 10 highly recommended for beginner and long time Android developers and other developers who want to learn more about android or just interested in development podcasts in general!
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I learn a lot with you guys. Thank you very much 😊
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Two engineers discuss practical AI-powered software development, covering strategies for prompting, testing, debugging, code review, and production-grade workflows. Episodes emphasize real-world tactics over hype, exploring how AI tools fit into everyday engineering tasks, guardrails for safety, and scalable approaches to building with AI. A standout element is the focus on moving beyond vibe coding toward repeatable, trustworthy practices, with actionable guidance for teams adopting AI in real projects. The show frequently features deep dives into tooling, integration patterns, and pragmatic considerations that help developers ship reliably while staying in control of AI-enabled systems.
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