Kieran Klaassen

Kieran Klaassen, general manager of Cora, and engineer Nityesh Agarwal share their insights about leveraging AI to enhance engineering workflows. They discuss how AI agents like Claude Code help streamline coding processes, enabling them to ship features like a team of 15. The pair explores collaborative coding techniques, real-time feedback integration, and effective use of AI in problem-solving. They also rank various AI coding assistants, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, making a compelling case for how AI can revolutionize software development.

Kieran Klaassen, founder of Cora and an entrepreneur in residence at Avery, shares his innovative journey as a solo engineer harnessing AI agents. He discusses treating AI like junior developers, emphasizing 'compound engineering'—transforming interactions into reusable coding patterns. The conversation highlights strategies for managing pull requests, using Git worktrees to run multiple AI agents, and the importance of effective user feedback. Kieran’s approach shifts the focus from mere code generation to optimizing workflows and enhancing collaboration in software development.

Kieran Klaassen, General Manager at Cora, and Brandon Gell, Head of the product studio at Every, take you behind the scenes of their innovative AI email assistant, Cora. They share amusing stories from its early days at a retreat in Nice and discuss how Cora evolved from a casual prototype into a robust tool that intelligently filters and summarizes emails. With features like drafting replies in the user's voice and tailoring email management preferences, Cora is set to revolutionize how we handle our inboxes—one email at a time.

Kieran Klaassen, founder of Cora, an innovative AI email assistant, shares his journey in harnessing multiple AI agents to code efficiently with Claude Code. He explains the power of 'agentic coding' over traditional methods, likening it to managing an AI team. Kieran demonstrates live how to build features in parallel, optimizing workflows using custom commands. He also discusses integrating AI for enhanced email management, making coding more accessible for non-engineers, and the importance of experimentation in tech.

Kieran Klaassen, a Ruby developer and the mind behind the AI tools Cora and Leva, shares his passion for AI and Rails. He dives into the creation of the Leva gem, designed for evaluating large language models, and discusses his journey in AI product development. The conversation covers best practices in AI tool creation, the importance of continuous evaluation, and effective workflow management. Kieran highlights the collaborative spirit of the Ruby community and the joy found in integrating AI into Ruby on Rails projects.