Episode

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

Podcast
Scaling DevTools
Published
Jun 24, 2026
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2772
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Summary

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