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Kai Maetzel is the Engineering Manager leading the VS Code team at @Microsoft. He joins @kbal11 to discuss the origins of VS Code, how AI reshaped its design philosophy, the rise of agentic programming, and the future of development. @kaimaetzel https://t.co/QMl4BMhk6T
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