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AI coding creates two kinds of debt. You’re only measuring one
Cognitive debt is the technical debt nobody is tracking.
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AI models can disappear overnight. Is your engineering team built to survive it?
Your AI model could be gone tomorrow.
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AI isn’t making developers more productive – it’s making them busier
Busier developers, not better software.
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AI coding mandates are driving developers to the brink
Under pressure to embrace AI, developers are growing frustrated by misguided mandates and are left to clean up any collateral damage inflicted on their codebase.
Essential reading
The right way to make AI part of your tech strategy
With everyone scrambling to bake AI into their technical strategy, leaders may be resorting to unreliable and unscalable methods.
MCP and the future of AI tools
What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how does it simplify data access, enhance AI reliability, and accelerate development?
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FORTRAN’s AI Playbook: Leadership lessons from history
Learn proven leadership strategies from FORTRAN’s history to successfully adopt AI, upskill teams, and drive lasting transformation at scale
Measuring the impact of AI in engineering
Insights from LeadDev’s inaugural AI Impact Report.
From autocomplete to agents: AI coding assistance state of play
Everybody wants high reliability, but the path isn’t exactly clear. This talk is for people who need to know what works and what doesn’t.
Rethinking growing engineers in the age of AI
Explore how to grow future senior engineers in an AI-driven world that sidelines traditional junior roles.
Are you ready for AI agents?
AI is changing how apps get accessed – are your systems built to keep up?


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In partnership with incident.ioAccelerating sustainably with AI
Scaling AI coding across teams requires culture shifts, standards, documentation, and thoughtful sustainable engineering practices.
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AI in the trenches: Real-world wins without breaking things
How to integrate AI into real engineering workflows to boost delivery speed while keeping systems stable and teams confident.
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In partnership with VercelFrom code to confidence: The missing layer in AI-powered development
Explore why AI-powered development needs to move beyond generating code and focus on building confidence to ship safely.
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In partnership with VercelAgentic triage for tackling technical debt
A practical look at using agents to separate urgent system issues from backlog noise, without removing human judgment.
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In partnership with Skiller WhaleAI productivity at enterprise scale
Turning AI adoption into real productivity gains requires changing habits, building skills, and scaling learning across the entire organization.
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In partnership with DockerShip 10x code safely with agents
Learn how to safely turn AI-generated code into shipped software without slowing developers or compromising enterprise governance.
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Most MCP servers are collecting dust. Why and how to avoid that.
How to design MCP servers that deliver the right context, stay secure, and actually get used in real workflows.
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In partnership with PagerDutyProduction AI agents: The gap between promise and reality
Learn what it really takes to move AI agents from impressive demos to safe, reliable production systems.
