The command line is having a moment. AI-powered CLIs from Anthropic (Claude Code), GitHub (Copilot CLI), OpenAI (Codex), and Google (Gemini CLI) are turning your terminal into a full development partner that can scaffold projects, refactor code, run tests, and commit changes with a single prompt. And with tools like Ollama, you can run models locally for air-gapped or privacy-sensitive work.

In this fast-paced fast focus, Brian shows .NET developers why the terminal deserves a place in your daily workflow. You'll see live demos of CLI tools creating, debugging, and deploying C# code, and you'll learn when a CLI agent outperforms its IDE counterpart and when it doesn't. Whether you're already comfortable at the command line or haven't opened a terminal since your last dotnet new, you'll leave with practical reasons to start.

You will learn:

• How AI-powered CLIs compare for common .NET tasks and when to reach for each one
• Practical workflows combining CLI agents with your existing Visual Studio or VS Code setup
• How to run models locally with Ollama for teams with privacy or offline requirements