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AI-generated code sparks production confidence crisis
35% of teams won’t ship their own AI-generated code.
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You can vibe code a demo, but what about a product?
Lessons from shipping generative AI products to production.
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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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In partnership with HarnessUnlocking ROI through development, release, and experimentation velocity
Learn how faster, more reliable delivery pipelines can unlock experimentation ROI, improve release confidence, and drive compounding gains across teams.
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The quickly evolving role of QA
In fast-paced software development environments, the way you think about quality assurance needs to change.
New York • September 15 & 16, 2026
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Essential reading
How to bake quality into your teams’ coding process
Taking code quality beyond documentation and into the fabric of your team’s work.
On our Software Quality playlist
Ways your teams can (realistically) prioritize code quality
Code matters – learn how to create a culture of quality in your organisation
Using clinical science to effectively tackle code review anxiety
Uncover the science behind code review anxiety, its cognitive triggers, and actionable strategies to reduce anxiety, fostering a healthier code review culture for all developers.
A guide to creating a great code documentation culture
If your teams are struggling with code documentation, watch this on-demand webinar, where our panel of engineering leaders will discuss best practices and strategies to get started. Code documentation is often viewed as a necessary evil by development teams. There’s no doubt that mastering the art of creating…
Building a better testing culture
How can engineering leaders create a healthy testing culture with clear strategies in place?
Take back control of code quality
In this talk, Joel Chippindale shares stories from his experiences in leading engineering teams that illustrate the dynamics between team members and with stakeholders that lead teams to lose control of code quality.
The festival for modern engineering leadership
New York • September 15 & 16, 2026
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In partnership with Harness
How Envoy freed their developers from DIY feature flags
It’s time to break free.
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Inside the tech overhaul of Big Brother’s voting system
The real-life issues engineers faced behind the scenes while implementing a user verification solution for Big Brother.
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The CrowdStrike disaster is a lesson about testing
What’s been dubbed the world’s biggest IT outage should be a wakeup call to the industry.
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5 lessons from CrowdStrike’s global outage
What can engineering leaders learn from one of the biggest IT disasters in history?
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How to standardize codebases across teams
As your organization scales it can become more and more difficult to maintain standards across code bases. Here’s how to overcome the hurdles.
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How to argue with the AI coding assistant skeptics
AI has everyone on the edge of their seats. But some skeptics’ voices continue to proclaim coding assistants aren’t worth the hype.
Top Software Quality Videos
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Slack enterprise key management: Senior to staff lessons
Explore the key lessons and skills Audrei gained during their first Staff+ project, Slack Enterprise Key Management. This talk offers insights for anyone growing in their Staff+ career.
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Doing the right thing vs doing things right
Explore how successful companies navigate the tension between correct engineering choices and unexpected user needs. This talk shares lessons from a surprising product release journey.
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Debug Like a Scientist
This talk will enhance your programming toolbox for the hardest bugs. Not only this – but you’ll see how to scale effective debugging to the entire team. Last but not least – you’ll leave with a set of habits to share with your fellow engineers to help them step up their debugging game.
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The software bug all stars – and what we can learn from them
Join me for a thought-provoking and entertaining presentation where I’ll take you on a journey through some of the biggest and most impactful bugs in software history, including the example of an interplanetary probe launched by NASA that was lost due to a software bug. This will not only show the importance of attention to detail but also highlight the significance of proper testing and quality assurance.
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Using clinical science to effectively tackle code review anxiety (StaffPlus)
Code review anxiety is often dismissed as a “junior developer issue,” but this talk challenges that misconception with scientific research. Carol Lee shares findings from studies on the causes and effects of code review anxiety, revealing cognitive factors like self-efficacy and bias that worsen it. You’ll also learn about an empirically tested intervention to help developers manage anxiety and create healthier code review cultures.
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Substrate engineering: Engineering foundations in a world of LLMs
We need to start investing much more in migrating to better programming languages, building better tooling, and authoring new frameworks where correctness is built in. What does that look like for your engineering organization today?
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In partnership with CodacyHow can engineering orgs move fast without compromising code security
An interview with Jaime Jorge from Codacy
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In partnership with CodacyTaking the risk out of software experimentation
How do we remain competitive as a business without exposing ourselves to risk?