Scott & Mark Learn To...

Scott & Mark Learn To... SemanticStart

October 7, 2026·43 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

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.    Who are they?      View Scott Hanselman on LinkedIn   View Mark Russinovich on LinkedIn      Watch Scott and Mark Learn on YouTube          Listen to other episodes at scottandmarklearn.to             Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts 

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