Nick Nisi joins us to discuss all the Windsurf drama, his new agentic lifestyle, whether or not he's actually more productive, the new paper that says he maybe isn't more productive, the reckoning he sees coming, and why we might be the last generation of code monkeys.

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Nick Nisi discusses the recent Windsurf acquisition drama and his experience adopting AI-powered development workflows. The conversation explores whether AI tools actually improve developer productivity, referencing new research that questions their effectiveness. Topics include agentic development practices, the future of coding careers, and the potential impact on the next generation of developers.

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