The Pragmatic Engineer

Building Pi, and what makes self-modifying software so fascinating

Apr 29, 2026 · 1:33:56

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✨ AI Summary

Mario Zechner created Pi, a self-modifying AI coding agent.
Armin Ronacher, Flask creator, is a friend and Pi user.
Both discuss AI and their reservations despite AI tool development.

Guests on This Episode

AR

Armin Ronacher

3 podcast appearances

MZ

Mario Zechner

2 podcast appearances

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