The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Very important agents (Friends)
Dec 5, 2025
Nick Nisi, an engineer and developer advocate known for his work in the JavaScript and AI tooling space, shares his insights on exciting new trends. He discusses Anthropic's acquisition of Bun and its impact on open source. The conversation dives into JavaScript runtimes, alternatives to GitHub, and the evolving landscape of developer tooling. They explore AI browsers and voice assistants, examining automation in homes. Nick predicts that developers will write less code but produce more, influencing future workflows.
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Databases Must Be Agent-Friendly
- Tiger Data pitched Agentec Postgres as a database built specifically for AI agents with native search and instant zero-copy forks.
- Nick framed agents as the new developers that call, retrieve, parallelize, and expect different database behavior than humans.
Vision Pro Coffee Shop Moment
- Nick worked from a coffee shop wearing an Apple Vision Pro and described the strange Zoom avatar experience.
- He bought the new Vision Pro terabyte model on release day in San Francisco despite limited stock and cost.
Anthropic + Bun: Focus On AI Tooling
- Anthropic acquired Bun while keeping it open-source and MIT-licensed and promised continued public development.
- The acquisition aims to accelerate Bun for AI coding tools like Claude Code and make runtimes faster and smaller.
