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

Aug 26, 2026 · 5h 22m · YouTube

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0:00The following is a conversation with David Heinemeier Hansen, also known as DHH, creator of Ruby on Rails, CTO of 37 Signals, creator of the new Amachi Linux operating system, best-selling author, race car driver, and one of the most outspoken and prolific programmers in the world.

0:21For the past 20 plus years, for him, programming meant meticulously handcrafting beautiful Ruby code, but recently, since late 2025, GH has embraced the AI revolution and has openly transformed himself into once again one of the most outspoken and prolific agentic engineers, even though he hates that term.

0:45So let's say practitioners of whatever programming is becoming where AI is doing most of the actual programming and the human steers the ship with high level design, vision, and taste.

0:58Yes, it's true.

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