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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 46 MIN

Robby Russell on Oh My Zsh, Developer Experience, and Open Source

from Scaling DevTools · host Jack Bridger

In this episode, Robby Russell joins to talk about how Oh My Zsh went from a tool for a few coworkers to one of the most popular open source developer tools in the world. They cover developer experience, open source maintenance, AI-assisted pull requests, and how AI could reshape software consulting.Links:   •  Robby Russell   •  Oh My Zsh   •  Maintainable podcast   •  Ruby on Rails Podcast   •  Planet Argon

In this episode, Robby Russell joins to talk about how Oh My Zsh went from a tool for a few coworkers to one of the most popular open source developer tools in the world. They cover developer experience, open source maintenance, AI-assisted pull requests, and how AI could reshape software consulting.Links:   •  Robby Russell   •  Oh My Zsh   •  Maintainable podcast   •  Ruby on Rails Podcast   •  Planet Argon

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