The AI Native Dev - from Copilot today to AI Native Software Development tomorrow

Most AI agents fail because you're using them wrong. Here’s what actually works in production.

In this episode, Simon Maple sits down with Itamar Friedman (CEO of Qodo) and Robert Brennan (CEO of OpenHands) at QCon AI. They pull back the curtain on why agents hallucinate, provide inconsistent answers, and ship low-quality code.

On the docket:
• Why a third of developer-reported AI output is incorrect
• Why you must separate creative coding agents from structured review agents 
• How excessive information destroys agent performance 
• Parallelizing agents across 1,000+ repositories to resolve CVEs and legacy debt 

Recorded live at QCon, this one's straight from architects building the future of the AI-native dev cycle.

Connect with us here:
Itamar Friedman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itamarf/
Robert Brennan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-a-brennan/
Simon Maple: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmaple/
Tessl: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tesslio/
AI Native Dev: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ai-native-dev/

Check out the Qcon Batch one: https://youtu.be/OnM7sWLnAfw?si=mxtM_jdQJ_EdpLXt

In this special milestone episode, Simon Maple and Guy Podjarny celebrate 1 million views by looking back at the chaos of 2025 and forecasting the high-stakes reality of 2026.

On the docket:
• Why appearing on this show has become a leading indicator for getting acquired or raising billions (and whether Simon should start charging a 2% carry).
• The end of prompt engineering and the rise of context as the ultimate competitive advantage.
• Our boldest 2026 predictions, including open models taking enterprise share and AI coding going truly multiplayer.

Whether you're building a solo unicorn or leading an enterprise team, this is your roadmap for staying ahead of the 2026 AI curve.

Check out the discussed EPs:
Olivier Pomel: https://youtu.be/-5N53Xq5DX4?si=f8hFrjtO4eZQ4sYJ
Macey Baker: https://youtu.be/ENL9WJ93fVU?si=ffDkY4OYxVxKlCOc
Maksim Shaposhnikov: https://youtu.be/BQbuAykmleQ?si=u_dDLkNKNgCq10ax
Yaniv Aknin: https://youtu.be/WjMy0JFTQZ0?si=yoFbEvoWhsIicetw
Merrill Lutsky: https://youtu.be/kH_Z_k6hIwg?si=-4R1Yv45pRO2LcKq
Samuel Messing (Slack): https://youtu.be/jCVvVVXcxbQ?si=o004uK9g6xIKxiMp
Maor Shlomo (Base44): https://youtu.be/TKrXyZr6UgM?si=c-WXIzqDHbl9bW4d
Quinn Slack (Sourcegraph): https://youtu.be/ZTLSMN8eISs?si=1WtChQh6UTvoFcbJ
Mati Staniszewski: https://youtu.be/ImknDhWdDkQ?si=3C-3vWpvou-0pAuU
Victor Riparbelli: https://youtu.be/5OS3pZ3yXrg?si=AB8v10U80zyUpv3p

Resources:
Cursor acquiring Graphite: https://graphite.com/blog/graphite-joins-cursor
Wix acquiring Base44: https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/6-month-old-solo-owned-vibe-coder-base44-sells-to-wix-for-80m-cash/
Amp: https://ampcode.com/free
Kilo Code: https://kilo.ai/
Groq: https://groq.com/newsroom/groq-and-nvidia-enter-non-exclusive-inference-technology-licensing-agreement-to-accelerate-ai-inference-at-global-scale
Join the AI Native Dev Community on Discord: https://tessl.co/4ghikjh

Ask us questions: [email protected]

What does it take to make AI work inside engineering teams?

This high-stakes compilation episode with Ian Thomas (Meta), Wesley Reisz (ThoughtWorks), Sepehr Khosravi (Coinbase), and David Stein (ServiceTitan) goes inside the engineering rooms of the world's most sophisticated tech organisations to uncover how they're moving past AI hype into AI-native production.

On the docket:
• How Meta achieved 80% weekly AI adoption through grassroots community building instead of top-down mandates
• Why ThoughtWorks uses the RIPPER-5 framework to structure AI workflows and prevent agents from jumping straight to code
• When Coinbase engineers use Cursor versus Claude Code and why sub-agents are critical for managing context without bloat
• How ServiceTitan migrated 247 legacy metrics in three weeks using self-healing validation loops and standardized agent tasks

If you're trying to make AI useful inside your team, this episode shows exactly what matters.

Connect with us here:

Ian Thomas: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anatomic/?originalSubdomain=uk
Wesley Reisz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesreisz/
Sepehr Khosravi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sepehrkhosravi/
David Stein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steindavidj/
Simon Maple: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmaple/
Tessl: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tesslio/
AI Native Dev: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ai-native-dev/

Resources:

AI Scouts - https://aiscouts.org/
Thoughtworks’ knowledge base insights - https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-sg/insights/blog/generative-ai/deep-kernel-level-AI-RCA-with-MCP
Check out Birgitta Böckeler’s full EP - https://youtu.be/uYmSco0s6Xo?si=FIK293aJXu3sxvt6
Cursor’s community forum - https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-created-an-amazing-mode-called-riper-5-mode-fixes-claude-3-7-drastically/
Join the AI Native Dev Community on Discord: https://tessl.co/4ghikjh

Ask us questions: [email protected]

2025 changed what it means to be a developer.

And 2026 is about to change even more.

This Tessl episode brings a year-end reflection on how agents reshaped software development and what developers need to unlearn next, featuring Reuven Cohen, Founder of the Agentic Foundation, Maor Shlomo, Founder of Base44, and Maksim Shaposhnikov, Technical Member at Tessl.

On the docket:
• Reuven Cohen on why most agent systems fail and what agentic engineering demands
• Maor Shlomo on where vibe coding works, where it breaks, and how guardrails protect long-term software
• Maksim Shaposhnikov on developer autonomy, IDE vs terminal agents, and designing for delegation

This episode looks ahead to 2026 and examines the systems developers will be responsible for next.

Connect with us here:
1. Reuven Cohen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reuvencohen/?originalSubdomain=ca
2. Maor Shlomo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maor-shlomo-1088b4144/?originalSubdomain=il
3. Maksim Shaposhnikov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxshapp/?originalSubdomain=uk
4. Simon Maple- https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmaple/
5. Tessl- https://www.linkedin.com/company/tesslio/
6. AI Native Dev- https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ai-native-dev/
Join the AI Native Dev Community on Discord: https://tessl.co/4ghikjh

Ask us questions: [email protected]

Vibe coding is only good at creating a sense of progress for devs.

In this episode of AI Native Dev, Cian Clarke, head of AI at Nearform, joins Simon Maple to talk about BMAD, their spec-driven approach that prioritizes clarity before code over prompt first development.

They also get into:
• speed upfront vs. maintainability over time
• why senior engineers gain leverage as junior pathways narrow
• the cultural shift needed to scale AI-generated software beyond solo builders

AI Native Dev, powered by Tessl and our global dev community, is your go-to podcast for solutions in software development in the age of AI. Tune in as we engage with engineers, founders, and open-source innovators to talk all things AI, security, and development. 

Connect with us here: 
1. Cian Clarke- https://www.linkedin.com/in/cianclarke/
2. Simon Maple- https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonmaple/
3. Tessl- https://www.linkedin.com/company/tesslio/
4. AI Native Dev- https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/ai-native-dev/
Join the AI Native Dev Community on Discord: https://tessl.co/4ghikjh

Ask us questions: [email protected]