got to chat with @jlongster, the fuckin GOAT that gave us prettier, who is knee deep in his own ai psychosis building @opencode and exploring the latent space of building in 2026

lockjaw is secrets egress using Rat King 👑 AT proto agent network for identity/trust both are Durable Object (celld) native and work so fuckin good @alchemy_run and @EffectTS_ obv 🐀

Real Software is roughly: not an experiment meant for other people to use true regardless of how it's created @mattpocockuk talks about real engineering which is what i'm thinking about for software generally "craft" v "slop"

exploring the latent space with @mattpocockuk is always a treat we discuss matt's archaic use of paper products, buuilding software factories that actually work, @poteto trust ladders, classic books, skills as process and a lot more

i peddle (badass) courses for a living, and if you've followed theo for any length of time you know he's traditionally not a huge fan of "courses" in general *i* was super f'n nervous to pitch him on the idea of doing a course he insanely busy (like if you think you get how hard this man is locked in, you are not even close, it's more locked in than that), he's intensely focused, he definitely isn't going to pivot to course creator BUT all of that is exactly why working on this with him is appealing in the first place if you watch theo regularly you'll also know that he is hands down one of the best educators in the AI space, his videos are topical and "in the moment" but if you watch they are also deeply informative and educational (it's why i love them) i'm stoked for this cohort and think we are lucky that it exists but also, holy shit, that's not all angie. john. kent. yall. a full month of soaking it up. lfg.

~14min youtube packaging masterclass from @theo he assumes you can make content people want to watch (hah), but this is his best advice about thumbs, titles, and hooks to help the right audience connect with your work in the algorithm