- How To Get The Most Out Of Vibe Coding | Startup School 🔗 talk notes (Tom Blomfield) [AI, Software Design, testing] [Duration: 00:16] A talk exploring best practices and practical tips for leveraging AI tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) to achieve great results in software development through the "vibe coding" approach.
- Stop Writing Code – That’s what LLMs are for 🔗 talk notes (Steve Yegge) [AI, Engineering Career, testing] [Duration: 00:29] (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) This talk by Steve Yegge exploring the inevitable transformation of software engineering due to AI and LLMs, detailing changing developer roles and the increasing importance of testing and validation
- Andrew Ng: Building Faster with AI 🔗 talk notes (Andrew Ng) [AI, Product, startup] [Duration: 00:43] (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) Andrew Ng's talk provides best practices for startups to achieve unprecedented execution speed by leveraging new AI technology for rapid engineering, product iteration, and strategic decision-making
- Vibe Coding For Grownups with Gene Kim 🔗 talk notes (Gene Kim) [AI, Architecture, Devops] [Duration: 00:37] Gene Kim discusses the transformative power and inherent dangers of AI-assisted "Vibe Coding", emphasizing the critical role of architecture and sound practices in achieving high performance and avoiding "vibe coding disasters"
- How custom GPTs can make you a better manager | Hilary Gridley (Head of Core Product at Whoop) 🔗 talk notes (Hilary Gridley) [AI, Management, leadership] [Duration: 00:36] This talk demonstrates how custom GPTs significantly leverage managers' time by scaling their expertise and providing consistent, automated feedback to their teams.
- AI prompt engineering in 2025: What works and what doesn’t 🔗 talk notes (Sander Schulhoff, Lenny Rachitsky) [AI, Generative AI, Product, Security] [Duration: 01:37] Sander Schulhoff, discusses tangible prompt engineering techniques (including few-shot prompting, decomposition, self-criticism, and additional information), distinguishes between conversational and product-focused prompt engineering, and delves into the critical and unsolvable problem of AI prompt injection and red teaming.
- How AI is changing software engineering at Shopify with Farhan Thawar 🔗 talk notes (Farhan Thawar, Gergely Orosz) [AI, Developer Productivity, Engineering Culture, Technology Strategy] [Duration: 00:47] (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) A deep dive into Shopify's AI-first transformation, emphasizing pervasive AI tool adoption, internal AI infrastructure, and cultural shifts empowering all employees to leverage AI.
- Gene Kim on developer experience and AI engineering 🔗 talk notes (Gene Kim) [AI, Developer Productivity, Devex, Generative AI] [Duration: 00:44] (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) Gene Kim explores how Developer Experience, Generative AI, and Platform Engineering serve as the next chapter in organizational transformation, fundamentally improving developer productivity and value creation.
- TDD, AI agents and coding with Kent Beck 🔗 talk notes (Kent Beck, Gergely Orosz) [AI, XP, tdd] [Duration: 01:15] Industry legend Kent Beck, creator of XP and TDD, shares insights on the evolution of Agile, Extreme Programming, and Test-Driven Development, alongside his current experience of "most fun ever" coding with AI agents.
- The Agent Native Company — Rick Blalock, Agentuity 🔗 talk notes (Rick Blalock) [AI, Company Culture, Management, Teams] [Duration: 00:20] This talk introduces the concept of agent native companies, where AI is fundamental to their operations, fundamentally reshaping culture, workflows, and team structures
- AI at Honeycomb: What’s Actually Working 🔗 talk notes (Charity Majors) [AI, Engineering Culture, Product] [Duration: 00:11] A talk with Honeycomb's CTO exploring AI's impact on engineering velocity and culture, the emergence of disposable software, and the future of product interfaces focused on production.
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