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Scott & Mark Learn To... SemanticStart

October 7, 2026 · 43 min

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In this episode, Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich dive into Mark’s new SemanticStart project, exploring how semantic search can make finding Windows apps, tools, and settings more intuitive. Along the way, they experiment with AI-assisted coding, discuss how agents could interact with local tools, and debate a bigger question: does prompting an AI actually count as programming? 

 

Takeaways:    

  • How semantic search combines keywords, embeddings, and enriched data 

  • Why AI is changing the way developers build and prototype software 

  • Whether prompting an AI should actually be considered programming. 

 

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