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Angie Jones on Ralphing 25k repos at Block, GPT-5.2 Codex, and CES weirdness

23 January 2026 28:01 LinearB

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With the Ralph loop going mainstream, how are engineering organizations utilizing it at scale? Andrew and Ben sit down with Angie Jones, VP of Engineering AI Tools and Enablement at Block, to pick her brain on how they are using the Ralph Wiggum technique to automate updates across 25,000 repos and how she is strategically preparing for Gas Town. The team also breaks down the launch of OpenAI's new GPT-5.2 Codex model before closing out the week with a look at the weirdest tech from CES, from hypersonic knives to music-playing lollipops.

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  • Ryan Dahl on the End of Coding: @rough_sea
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