In this episode, Alan interviews Sébastien Julliand about the rise of VS Code in IBM i development. Sébastien shares his journey from the Merlin project to becoming a key contributor to open-source extensions like Code for IBM i, Skipper, and CodeChecker. 

They discuss how VS Code is modernizing the developer experience, enabling integration with Jenkins, unit testing, and even AI tools. Listeners will learn why VS Code is quickly becoming the go-to environment for IBM i developers.