Fragmented - AI Developer Podcast

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  311 - Self learning harnesses are here 06.09.2026 12мин

  Claude Code and Codex have been the mainstay. OpenCode and Pi showed what open-source harnesses could be. But two new entries just moved the goalposts: DeepSeek's Cordis kernel treats everything — even the agent loop itself — as a hot-swappable plugin, and Prime Agent runs the whole harness inside a live REPL where sub-agents are just function calls. Self-learning harnesses are here, and they're open source.
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  310 - Mitchell Hashimoto on Ghostty & His Agentic Coding Workflow 14.04.2026 59мин

  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 was an AI skeptic. We walk through his six-step adoption framework and the workflows he uses day to day — warm-start research, Hail Mary prompts across twenty GitHub issues, and knowing when to let the agent slam dunk it. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/310/
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  309 - Background Agents 01.04.2026 25мин

  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, and review queues back up. Kaushik and Iury trace the full arc — from local multitasking to cloud-hosted async work to fully autonomous agents that fire on repo events and put PRs in your inbox. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/309
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  308 - How Image Diffusion Models Work - the 20 minute explainer 24.03.2026 24мин

  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 common with the text models you already understand. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/308/
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  307 - Harness Engineering - the hard part of AI coding 17.03.2026 29мин

  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 harnesses from scratch. Full shownotes at - https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/307
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  306 - Keeping your agent instructions in sync and effective 10.03.2026 23мин

  AGENTS.md is becoming the common language for AI coding tools, but keeping repo rules, personal rules, and tool-specific files in sync is still messy. In this episode, Kaushik and Iury break down the sync problem, compare their own setups, and unpack what the latest AGENTS.md research actually says. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/306/
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  305 - Subagents explained - What they are, when (not) to spawn them 17.02.2026 26мин

  Subagents are becoming a core primitive for serious AI-assisted development. In this episode, Kaushik and Iury disambiguate "agent" terminology, unpack plan mode vs subagents, and explain how parallel, scoped workers improve research quality without polluting the main thread. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/305
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  304 - Agent Skills - when to use them and why they matter 09.02.2026 26мин

  Agent Skills look simple, but they are one of the most powerful building blocks in modern AI coding workflows. In this episode, Kaushik and Iury break down when to use skills, how progressive disclosure works, and how skills compare with commands, instructions, and MCPs. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/304
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  303 - How LLMs Work - the 20 minute explainer 02.02.2026 25мин

  Ever get asked "how do LLMs work?" at a party and freeze? We walk through the full pipeline: tokenization, embeddings, inference — so you understand it well enough to explain it. Walk away with a mental model that you can use for your next dinner party.
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  302 - MCPs Explained - what they are and when to use them 26.01.2026 19мин

  MCPs are everywhere, but are they worth the token cost? We break down what Model Context Protocol actually is, how it differs from just using CLIs, the tradeoffs you should know about, and when MCPs actually make sense for your workflow. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/302
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  301 - The AI coding ladder 19.01.2026 24мин

  Most folks reference "AI coding" like it's one thing. It's really not. In this foundational episode Kaushik & Iury walk through (at least) four paradigms — from super autocomplete to agent orchestration — each with different workflows, expectations, and mental models. What do most developers follow today? Where is the frontier? What's coming in the future? Listen to the episode and find out!
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  300 - From Vibe coding to Software engineering 12.01.2026 8мин

  Fragmented is changing. New direction, new cohost. Kaushik explains the pivot from Android to AI development and introduces Iury Souza. From vibe coding to software engineering — one episode at a time.
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  257 - Future of AndroidDev in an AI world with Vinay Gaba 04.03.2025 47мин

  Join us as we talk with Vinay Gaba, Android GDE and leading voice in Android development, about the future of the field. Vinay shares insights from interviews with top Android devs on their three-year predictions, and offers his own perspective. We cover AI's impact, evolving development roles, and crucial future skills. You can find the [full shownotes over at fragmentedpodcast.com](https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/257).
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  256 - Rapid prototyping with Kotlin 24.02.2025 21мин

  In this episode, we talk about the art of rapid prototyping across various platforms and using Kotlin tech to get it done. Also, how will AI change this? Listen to find out more. You can find the [full shownotes over at fragmentedpodcast.com](https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/256/).
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  255 - Data Oriented Programming 18.02.2025 31мин

  In this episode, we dive into the programming paradigm — Data Oriented Programming (DOP) and why making data the star can simplify your code. Learn how well-modeled data reduces defensive logic, prevents invalid states, and keeps your apps stable. We’ll also contrast DOP with Object Oriented Programming (OOP) and Functional Programming (FP), sharing practical examples, tips, and resource links to deepen your understanding. The [full shownotes with illustrations are on fragmentedpodcast.com](https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/255/).
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  254 - 8× faster 5× memory savings with Dan Rusu’s Immutable Arrays 24.12.2024 49мин

  In this episode, discover how Dan Rusu’s pods4k Immutable Arrays library can deliver 2–8× speed boosts and 5× lower memory usage in Kotlin/Android apps. We first revisit the fundamentals of autoboxing/unboxing and immutability to understand their impact on performance. Then we hear from Dan himself on his library, motiviations for building it, how the benchmarks were calculated and much much more. Our grand finale episode for 2024. Hope you enjoy it! Full Shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/254.
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  253 - logcat - a new look at logging with Piwai from Square 10.12.2024 40мин

  Kaushik looks at a new logging library from Square called logcat. He starts by seeing how the popular Timber library does it along with the benefits. He then interviews Pierre-Yves Ricau (Piwai) of Square, the creator of logcat, to explore its origins and advantages. Shownotes: https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/253
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  252 - Everyone needs a starter template 26.11.2024 24мин

  In this episode of Fragmented, Kaushik dives into the importance of creating your own starter template to streamline app development and minimize decision fatigue. He shares insights from his own starter template - Playground Android. Looking to the future, JetBrains has an exciting tool called Amper that might make all of this much easier. Kaushik chats with JetBrains’ Márton Braun about Amper, an exciting new tool that could revolutionize Kotlin & Android project setups. Tune in to learn how to go from idea to code with less friction! You can find the full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/252
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  251- There's a new king in DI town 12.11.2024 18мин

  In this episode, Kaushik explores the evolution of dependency injection (DI) in Android development. Dagger has been the de-facto solution for DI in Android but there might be a new king in DI-town. He also chats with friend of the show and dependency injection expert Ralf Wondratschek for a final gut check. Shownotes: https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/251
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  250 - Bittersweet beginnings 29.10.2024 34мин

  We're back from the hiatus with our SemiQuicentennial episode! With the momentous 250 comes some big announcements and a shift in the way we do things. Listen to find out the details!