Great software doesn’t build itself. Behind every breakthrough product is a team making the right calls—on architecture, hiring, and the trade-offs that shape what gets pushed to prod.
The Commit & Push podcast is where technology meets the human side of software development. I’m your host Damien Filiatrault, Founder and CEO of Scalable Path, and in this podcast we’ll go beneath the surface to explore the strategies, decisions, and hard-earned lessons that drive successful digital products. From hiring top developers to embracing emerging tech without losing the human touch, we cut through the noise and focus on what works.
Whether you’re a CTO, engineering leader, or hands-on developer, you’ll get real-world insights from industry veterans, deep dives into emerging technologies, and a no-BS look at what it takes to build and scale great software.
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Great software doesn’t build itself. Behind every breakthrough product is a team making the right calls—on architecture, hiring, and the trade-offs that shape what gets pushed to prod.
The Commit & Push podcast is where technology meets the human side of software development. I’m your host Damien Filiatrault, Founder and CEO of Scalable Path, and in this podcast we’ll go beneath the surface to explore the strategies, decisions, and hard-earned lessons that drive successful digital products. From hiring top developers to embracing emerging tech without losing the human touch, we cut through the noise and focus on what works.
Whether you’re a CTO, engineering leader, or hands-on developer, you’ll get real-world insights from industry veterans, deep dives into emerging technologies, and a no-BS look at what it takes to build and scale great software.
Building Smarter Dev Environments for Humans and AI: A conversation with Rob Whiteley
Commit & Push
56 minutes
1 month ago
Building Smarter Dev Environments for Humans and AI: A conversation with Rob Whiteley
In this episode, host Damien Filiatrault sits down with Coder CEO Rob Whiteley to explore how AI agents are changing the way software gets built, from cloud-based dev environments to long-running “software intern” workflows. They unpack how Coder provisions secure, centralized workspaces for both humans and agents, why Anthropic’s Claude Code became so effective once it could read its own Terraform-defined context, and how MCP-powered toolbelts turn a basic agent into a capable teammate. Rob breaks down why code completion alone is yesterday’s story, how senior engineers orchestrate multiple agents like a conductor, and why startups often stick to cursor-style assistance while enterprises layer in Bedrock, governance, and stricter controls. If you care about developer productivity, you’ll come away with a realistic view of where agents help today, what it takes to trust them with real projects, and why “English as the new programming language” opens the door for many more people to build software.
Commit & Push
Great software doesn’t build itself. Behind every breakthrough product is a team making the right calls—on architecture, hiring, and the trade-offs that shape what gets pushed to prod.
The Commit & Push podcast is where technology meets the human side of software development. I’m your host Damien Filiatrault, Founder and CEO of Scalable Path, and in this podcast we’ll go beneath the surface to explore the strategies, decisions, and hard-earned lessons that drive successful digital products. From hiring top developers to embracing emerging tech without losing the human touch, we cut through the noise and focus on what works.
Whether you’re a CTO, engineering leader, or hands-on developer, you’ll get real-world insights from industry veterans, deep dives into emerging technologies, and a no-BS look at what it takes to build and scale great software.
