Today we welcome YK Sugi—engineer, educator, and the mind behind CSS Dojo—for the final episode of season two.
We talk about his journey from YouTube dev tutorials to building one of Sourcegraph’s most-used AI tools, and how the role of DevRel has changed (and in some cases, disappeared). YK also breaks down how senior engineers are actually using AI, why fundamentals still matter, and how Agent Chat was born during a company hackathon.
If you’re curious about AI devtools, the future of DevRel, or just want to hear how a former YouTuber accidentally shipped a flagship feature—this one's for you.
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YK’s X: https://x.com/ykdojo
YK's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykdojo/
Sourcegraph's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Sourcegraph/featured
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro and Meeting YK
03:05 - Starting Out with CSS Dojo
05:36 - DevRel Burnout and Market Whiplash
11:40 - Building Agent Chat at Sourcegraph
13:52 - Claude, Cursor, and AI Tool Comparisons
21:52 - AI Use: Juniors vs. Seniors
26:22 - Designing Dev Tools That Think
37:56 - Will AI Consolidate the Tooling Ecosystem?
44:21 - Should Codebases Change for AI?
50:52 - Advice for Learners, DevRels, and Job Seekers
01:07:02 - Outro and Where to find YK's work
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