Shipping code entirely remotely with agents, ditching local dev env
Register Spill (Thorsten Ball) · rss · 2026-08-16
Thorsten Ball shares his experience of shipping features for two weeks without a local dev environment, using Amp and remote Orbs for everything. He describes a workflow where he acts as the head chef, directing agents to handle implementation details, proofs, and visual tweaks, making local tools obsolete for most tasks.
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