Dan Tynan

California

Journalist, Writer and Editor at Freelance

Founder and Contributor at The Tynan Files

Articles

From Apps to Agents: How Agentic AI Will Bring the Next Great Wave of Business Innovation

4 weeks ago | salesforce.com | Dan Tynan

Twenty years ago, the Salesforce AppExchange launched a thriving cloud app ecosystem that enabled businesses to enhance and customize their Salesforce environments — before cloud computing had been proven as a business model. Since that time, companies have installed more than 13 million apps from Salesforce’s more than 7,000 technology partners.
Beyond Lines of Code: Redefining Developer Productivity and Purpose in the Agentic AI Era

1 month ago | sforce.co | Dan Tynan

It’s hard to imagine an industry that hasn’t been affected by the rise of generative AI and autonomous AI agents. If you haven’t felt it yet, just wait. You will. But few professions have been transformed as dramatically as software development. AI agents are changing how applications are conceived, designed, and deployed. And that has changed the role developers play in helping their organizations succeed.
Beyond Lines of Code: Redefining Developer Productivity and Purpose in the Agentic AI Era

1 month ago | salesforce.com | Dan Tynan

It’s hard to imagine an industry that hasn’t been affected by the rise of generative AI and autonomous AI agents. If you haven’t felt it yet, just wait. You will. But few professions have been transformed as dramatically as software development. AI agents are changing how applications are conceived, designed, and deployed. And that has changed the role developers play in helping their organizations succeed.
Signalgate is far from over

2 months ago | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Mike Waltz, seen here doing his impression of Sgt Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes. Source: MSN. Remember last week? When The Gang That Can't Chat Straight (TGTCCS) accidentally included The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg in their 'Let's bomb the shit out of the Houthis' emoji fest? This already feels like it happened a long time ago, in the condensed soup version of dystopia through which we now slog, where every day brings forth an absurd new horror.
It’s time to form a new tea party

2 months ago | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Remember the Tea Party of 2009? Stupid hats? Misspelled protest signs? [1] Angry people in town halls shouting at their Congressional representatives: “Get the government the hell out of our Medicare”? The original Tea Partiers weren’t the sharpest tools in the shed, but they were loud, extremely well funded by Oil and Tobacco billionaires, and eventually led to the mess we’re in today. The Koch Bros got their wish: The tea party is now the party in power, god help us all.
Social media has turned into a social disease

2 months ago | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Allow me to begin with a brief metaphor. Say you have a favorite restaurant you've been going to for years. The cuisine isn't especially haute — closer to Applebee's than Auberge du Soleil — but it has a big laminated menu with pictures of the food on it, and there's always something you can eat. You've gotten to know the waitstaff, and every so often some of your friends and relatives stop by. It's become part of your regular routine. Then, after a while, things start to change. There's a new menu.
DOGE-bags gone wild

2 months ago | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

This is a group photo of the boy hackers who are currently helping to dismantle our federal government in the name of “efficiency.”Can you spot the virgins? (Trick question — they're all virgins.) In case you haven't met them yet, here are their names and CVs, from left to far right. Gavin Kliger, 25. He allegedly gave up a 7-figure job at a tech firm to join DOGE, thinks COVID restrictions were "bureaucratic nonsense," and is a huge fan of Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth. Ethan Shaotran, 22.
A protest as American as American cheese

Mar 5, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Full moon over Tesla. Source: Midjourney. Regular readers of the Tynanfiles (all 12 of you) may recall that I'm taking a hiatus from most social media these days. I don't really miss it much, and I feel slightly more sane as a result. But there have been a few times where I've had to make an exception and dive in, mostly for research purposes. I'm not alone.
Resistance isn't futile, it's essential

Feb 25, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Source: Portuguese cartoonist Zez Vaz. He's selling shirts with this design at his website. Last week, I went to a town hall meeting held by longtime Democrat Congressman Mike Thompson. I was there along with 400 other supremely pissed off people, looking for creative ideas on how to respond to the unraveling of our democracy. We didn't hear any.
Who can you trust?

Feb 19, 2025 | tynanfiles.beehiiv.com | Dan Tynan

Ronnie’s looking a little scary himself these days. Source: Midjourney. Ronald Reagan famously once quipped that the scariest 9 words in the English language are “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” [1] If you’re looking for the root of the madness that has befallen our country, start there.