Why AI agents belong in the sandbox | Darren Shepherd
Darren Shepherd of Obot AI on why tool-call-only sandboxing is flawed and how to sandbox the whole agent loop with one policy for secrets and egress.
The Weekly Dev's Brew Podcast
Long conversations with engineers who ship software with AI every day, and the people building the tools. Hosted by Jan-Niklas Wortmann. Recent episodes come with chapters, links, and a full transcript.
Recent episodes
Why AI Coding Made Me More Productive - And Less Happy | Dillon Mulroy
Dillon Mulroy stopped writing most of his own code after Opus 4.5. He is more productive, still reads every line, and enjoys the work less.
Dex Horthy - What Actually Gets You 2-3x With AI Coding
You can't get 10x with AI coding. Not today. Dex Horthy on context engineering, 2-3x without shipping slop, and why skipping quality burns a codebase into ash.
How To Ship Real Code With AI (Not Junk) ft. David Cramer
Sentry co-founder David Cramer on why 100x AI productivity is overhyped, how Warden found 100+ vulnerabilities in production code, and where LLMs actually help working developers.
Code Isn't Free - Mario Zechner on the Hard Truths of Coding With AI (creator of Pi)
Mario Zechner on building Pi, why stable agent workflows beat hype, local inference, open source pressure, and what it costs to ship real tools in the AI era.
A Google Engineer's Honest Take on AI, Angular, and the Future of Your Career
Minko Gechev (Google, former Angular lead) on why AI won't replace engineers soon, AI on the Angular team, security risks in AI code, and skills to build now.
Microfrontends: Cutting Through the Hype and Misconceptions (w/ Luca)
AWS Principal Architect Luca Mezzalira on when micro-frontends work, why they are not components, and the pitfalls of shared state and copied architectures.
Why CSS is Now the Fastest-Moving Space in Web Development (with Una Kravets)
Una Kravets (Google Chrome) on why CSS is now the fastest-moving part of web development: customizable dropdowns, anchor positioning, scroll-driven animations.
Writing a Web Browser in 2025 (with Andreas Kling)
Andreas Kling on building Ladybird, an independent browser that takes no money from Google, and what implementing web standards from scratch actually involves.
From Discord Helper to OSS Maintainer (w/ Dominik Dorfmeister)
Dominik Dorfmeister (TkDodo) on going from answering Discord questions to maintaining TanStack Query, its stability-first approach, and cross-framework changes.
Andrii Sherman: Breaking ORM Barriers with Drizzle
Drizzle co-founder Andrii Sherman on the headless ORM approach, SQL-first design, smart migrations, and a sustainable open source business run from Ukraine.
How JavaScript Really Evolves: Inside TC39 with Daniel Ehrenberg
Daniel Ehrenberg, President of Ecma International, on how TC39 proposals go from idea to spec, why JavaScript evolves gradually, and why some ideas never land.
Scaling New Heights: Jeff Cross Discusses NX, Monorepos, and the Future of Development
Jeff Cross, co-founder of Nx, on how monorepos evolved, going from the Angular team to founding a company, and where open source and AI fit in enterprise work.
Parenting Wisdom in Engineering Leadership: Skills from Raising Kids to Leading Developers
Maya Shavin, Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce and mother of four, on what parenting teaches about leading engineers and what senior means at each scale.
Why JavaScript is Broken: How Effect and TypeScript Fixes It (w/ Michael Arnaldi)
Michael Arnaldi, founder of Effect, on why JavaScript's async and error handling models fail in production and how Effect and TypeScript make code sturdier.
Fast Sites Start with Fonts: A Deep Dive with Daniel Roe
Nuxt core team lead Daniel Roe on web fonts: the performance pitfalls most developers miss and how to load fonts without wrecking your performance budget.
From Nuxt to Nitro: How One Engine Is Powering the Modern Web (w/ Alexander Lichter)
Alexander Lichter (Nuxt core team, DevRel at VoidZero) on Nitro, the server engine behind Nuxt, SolidStart, and Analog, plus Vite and modern server patterns.
Revolutionizing Web Development: The Impact of Signals on Async JavaScript
Ryan Carniato, creator of SolidJS, on how signals are reshaping JavaScript frameworks, Signals 2.0, async patterns, and competing with React beyond raw speed.
Exploring AI's Impact on Web Development: The Future of Tech (w/ Rachel-Lee Nabors)
Rachel-Lee Nabors on how AI is changing web development and software careers: platform enshittification, personal agents, MCP, and why docs matter for LLMs.
Scaling Vite: Responsibility & Community (with Capeletto Matias)
Vite core team member Matias Capeletto (patak) on his path into open source, how Vite grew, and keeping a community healthy as a project scales.
OSS, TypeScript, Linting and Everything in Between (with Josh Goldberg)
Josh Goldberg on leaving Microsoft for full-time open source in the TypeScript ecosystem, linting philosophy, enums and type narrowing, and AI's role in coding.
Bridging Education & Engineering Excellence (with Mark Techson)
Mark Techson, educator and engineer, on teaching in service of the learner, tech interviews, leadership, his Angular journey, and AI's impact on the industry.
About the show
What is The Weekly Dev's Brew?
The Weekly Dev's Brew is a podcast hosted by Jan-Niklas Wortmann about how AI coding tools change real software work. Guests are engineers and tool builders, and the conversations stay on workflows, failure modes, and honest productivity ceilings rather than launches.
Who hosts it?
Jan-Niklas Wortmann, a Solution Architect at Cursor. Before that he led AI Developer Advocacy at JetBrains. He is a former RxJS core team member and Angular Google Developer Expert.
Who has been on the show?
Recent guests include Dillon Mulroy (Cloudflare), Dex Horthy (HumanLayer), David Cramer (Sentry), Mario Zechner (creator of Pi), and Minko Gechev (Google).
How is it different from other AI podcasts?
It puts numbers on the hype. Guests describe the setups they actually use and where agents fail. Recent episodes argued for 2-3x gains rather than 10x, that code is never free, and that review is the real bottleneck.
Does Cursor influence the show?
Jan works at Cursor. That connection is disclosed, and it does not decide which tools get covered or what the verdict is.
Where can I listen?
On YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any podcast app via the RSS feed.
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