Steve Yegge: Four Decades of Coding and AI Exploration

Steve Yegge

Photographed 2025

Having you at Arkana gave our engineering team a massive boost and the energy hasn't worn off.

— Owen Parker · CTO, Arkana Labs

I have been writing code for forty years: first with assembly, then with high-level languages, then with AI. My 35 years in the tech industry includes almost two decades split between Amazon (1998-2005) and Google (2005-2017).

I've also been writing about code, and the industry in general, since 2004. My writing has impacted companies, boardrooms, entire generations of programmers. My essays may not all be great, or even good, or even readable. But I've got some bangers in there.

Today, with Gas Town, Beads, and Gas City, I am exploring what the future looks like with multi-agent and orchestration.

Showcase

Writing

Twenty-plus years of essays — from Tour de Babel to the Platforms Rant to the Gas Town pieces.

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Talks

Public appearances from Stanford to AI Engineer NYC.

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For CIOs

AI transformation is a cultural problem — where the work is, and how to bring Steve in.

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Gas Town

Current work: a dark-factory orchestration system for engineering teams.

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Podcasts

Long conversations with Swyx, Tim O'Reilly, Gergely, and others.

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Vibe Coding

The award-winning book with Gene Kim — IT Revolution, 2025.

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Companies engaged

Commonwealth Bank

Companies advised

Gas City

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