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Jared Palmer, SVP at GitHub and VP of CoreAI at Microsoft, joins Latent Space for an in-depth look at the evolution of coding agents and modern developer tools. Recently joining after leading AI initiatives at Vercel, Palmer shares firsthand insights from behind the scenes at GitHub Universe, including the launch of Agent HQ which is a new collaboration hub for coding agents and developers.
This episode traces Palmer’s journey from building Copilot inspired tools to pioneering the focused Next.js coding agent, v0, and explores how platform constraints fostered rapid experimentation and a breakout success in AI-powered frontend development. Palmer explains the unique advantages of GitHub’s massive developer network, the challenges of scaling agent-based workflows, and why integrating seamless AI into developer experiences is now a top priority for both Microsoft and GitHub.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Introduction and Jared's New Role at GitHub00:01:00 From V0 to Agent HQ: The Evolution of Coding Agents00:02:51 The V0 Origin Story: From ChatGPT to AI Playground00:05:40 Building the AI SDK and ShadCN Collaboration00:07:08 The Birth of V0: Prompt to UI Revolution00:09:18 V0's Growth Journey and Model Evolution00:11:05 Model Strategy: Composite Models vs User Choice00:13:16 GitHub's Agent HQ and Model Marketplace00:15:51 The Future of Agent Abstraction and Standards00:16:33 Microsoft Core AI Integration and Workflow Vision00:18:37 Dev Containers and Repo Setup Challenges00:24:10 Agent Quality and Infrastructure Reliability00:27:05 Using Coding Agents for Non-Coding Tasks00:29:11 GitHub Homepage Redesign and Community Feedback00:30:27 Stacked Diffs: GitHub's Most Requested Feature
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