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Building Developer Tools That Last: A Conversation with Matan Kushner

Tech lead Matan Kushner shares his journey building Starship, contributing to AniList, and leading an engineering team at Vercel. In this podcast, we explore open source, developer tools, career growth, and lessons from a decade of building software.
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Building Developer Tools That Last: A Conversation with Matan Kushner

Austin Akers
Head of Developer Relations
at Harper
May 7, 2026
Austin Akers
Head of Developer Relations
at Harper
May 7, 2026
Austin Akers
Head of Developer Relations
at Harper
May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026
Tech lead Matan Kushner shares his journey building Starship, contributing to AniList, and leading an engineering team at Vercel. In this podcast, we explore open source, developer tools, career growth, and lessons from a decade of building software.
Austin Akers
Head of Developer Relations

In this engaging conversation, Austin Akers and Matan Kushner reconnect after years, discussing Matan's impressive career journey from maintaining AniList to leading the development of Starship, a cross-platform shell prompt built in Rust. They delve into the challenges of maintaining open-source projects, the learning curve of Rust, and the explosive growth of Starship. Matan shares insights into his current work at Vercel, focusing on AI-driven customer support solutions that enhance user experience and efficiency. The discussion highlights the importance of community contributions, architectural decisions, and future plans for Starship, emphasizing the balance between innovation and maintaining quality in software development.

In this engaging conversation, Austin Akers and Matan Kushner reconnect after years, discussing Matan's impressive career journey from maintaining AniList to leading the development of Starship, a cross-platform shell prompt built in Rust. They delve into the challenges of maintaining open-source projects, the learning curve of Rust, and the explosive growth of Starship. Matan shares insights into his current work at Vercel, focusing on AI-driven customer support solutions that enhance user experience and efficiency. The discussion highlights the importance of community contributions, architectural decisions, and future plans for Starship, emphasizing the balance between innovation and maintaining quality in software development.

Tech lead Matan Kushner shares his journey building Starship, contributing to AniList, and leading an engineering team at Vercel. In this podcast, we explore open source, developer tools, career growth, and lessons from a decade of building software.

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Tech lead Matan Kushner shares his journey building Starship, contributing to AniList, and leading an engineering team at Vercel. In this podcast, we explore open source, developer tools, career growth, and lessons from a decade of building software.

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Tech lead Matan Kushner shares his journey building Starship, contributing to AniList, and leading an engineering team at Vercel. In this podcast, we explore open source, developer tools, career growth, and lessons from a decade of building software.

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