006 Eduardo Martinez - Bringing Omarchy to the Mac
Summary
Eduardo from the Omarchy M team discusses the progress of bringing Omarchy to Apple Silicon Macs, detailing the challenges of reverse engineering hardware components like Touch ID and webcams. He introduces TryOmarchy, a virtualized solution that allows users to test the OS on macOS without dual-booting, while also covering native installation options. The conversation shifts to their AI-driven development workflow, where Eduardo shares how he uses tools like Codex and GPT-6 Astra to build software and solve complex technical issues. They also debate the future of coding education, agreeing…
Topics discussed
Introduction and guest background
Eduardo's career and the origin of TryOmachi
Installing Omachi on Apple Silicon Macs
Hardware support: Touch Bar, Touch ID, and reverse engineering
Webcam, USB, and video acceleration challenges
Using AI for development and research
AI workflow setup: Codex, models, and IDEs
Managing focus across multiple AI-driven projects
Eduardo's early coding journey and 42 School
The 42 School model and its value in the AI era
Is learning to code still necessary with AI?
Hiring in the AI era: skills over syntax
Software factories and multi-agent harnesses
Live debugging: Fixing hardware issues with AI
Planning vs. prompting: Building products with AI
Local AI vs. cloud models and hardware needs
The rapid evolution of AI coding capabilities
Benchmarking old AI projects with new models
The history of AI coding tools
Closing remarks and future of Omachi
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