@zodchiii: Shopify's Head of Engineering: "If you don't figure out how to harness agents in 2026, you'll be behind." This intervie…
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Shopify's Head of Engineering Farhan Thawar shares a practical breakdown of enterprise AI coding and how to harness agents in 2026, with a full playbook available in the interview.
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Shopify’s Head of Engineering: “If you don’t figure out how to harness agents in 2026, you’ll be behind.”
This interview is the most practical breakdown of enterprise AI coding I’ve seen this year.
Farhan Thawar explained the full Shopify AI playbook here.
Watch the interview, then grab the exact template below
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