Extreme AI Augmented Coding
Augmented Coding is more than just asking an AI to help you write code.
You externalize your decision points, heuristics, and workflows into artifacts the agent can follow. The agent becomes your mentee.
As you do that, you change your focus from low-level details to high-level intent and methodology. Decisions that were unconscious become explicit.
In this talk, I’ll share my story of how I learned to teach AI a Software Crafter’s approach to development.
The agent follows a rigorous TDD process with 121 unique nodes and 131 directed edges that can run autonomously for hours, creating dozens of commits.
It covers advanced context engineering and techniques to increase autonomy while aiming to maintain quality.
And I will tell real stories of AI-enabled breakthroughs in real-world product development.
Software Crafters Montréal
Discuss: slack.softwarecrafters.org (channel #loc_montréal)
Past meetups notes: github.com/Software-Crafters-Montreal/meetups
Contact: crafters-mtl@googlegroups.com
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This group is for any developer, whoever you are, and whatever language or technology you're familiar with.
Join us if you are interested in testing, DDD, software architecture, clean code, refactoring, challenges of working with legacy code, pairing/mobbing, etc.
As Software Crafters, we improve professional software development skills through practice and helping others learn the know-how.
We do appreciate the following:
- Not only working software, but also well-crafted software.
- Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value.
- Not only individuals and interactions, but also a community of professionals.
- Not only customer collaboration, but also productive partnerships.
Looking for the left parts, we found that we needed the right parts.
The Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship: http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/
Code of Conduct
Our meetup is a harassment-free place for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity, and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate at any time, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter, and other online media. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the meetup at the discretion of the organizers.
Detailed version: https://github.com/socrates-ca/socrates-ca.github.io/wiki/Code-of-Conduct
From Executor to Orchestrator: The New Developer Paradigm
Format: Technical talk with live demos, code and prompt examples
Description:
The role of the developer is fundamentally changing. We're moving from being executors who write every line of code to becoming orchestrators who conduct AI agents to build complex systems. This talk, based on my essay about transitioning from traditional coding to AI orchestration, shares practical insights from a year of experimenting with multi-agent development workflows. 🔗 Essay linked here: https://pivotech.substack.com/p/from-executor-to-orchestrator-my
Through real code examples and live demonstrations, I'll walk through my evolution from using ChatGPT for learning CS50 concepts to orchestrating Claude, Gemini CLI, and NotebookLM to build complete products. You'll discover the three distinct schools of AI development I've identified through hands-on experimentation: the One-Shot method, the Incremental approach, and my hybrid Layering technique.
I'll share the workflows I use to go from customer discovery sessions to deployed applications, including the mistakes, frustrations, and breakthroughs that shaped my approach. We'll explore the "Legacy Codebase Problem" that emerges from AI-generated code, the "Hyper-specificity Paradox" of detailed prompting, and the new skill set required to become an effective AI orchestrator.
Key Takeaways:
Three proven patterns for AI-assisted development and when to use each
Practical orchestration workflows for complex projects
The emerging skillset of the developer-orchestrator
How to maintain technical depth while leveraging AI efficiency
Real-world pitfalls and how to navigate them
Target Audience: Developers looking to evolve their practice in the age of intelligent agents. Minimal level of AI development experience required e.g. prompting Claude
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Extreme AI Augmented Coding
Augmented Coding is more than just asking an AI to help you write code.
You externalize your decision points, heuristics, and workflows into artifacts the agent can follow. The agent becomes your mentee.
As you do that, you change your focus from low-level details to high-level intent and methodology. Decisions that were unconscious become explicit.
In this talk, I’ll share my story of how I learned to teach AI a Software Crafter’s approach to development.
The agent follows a rigorous TDD process with 121 unique nodes and 131 directed edges that can run autonomously for hours, creating dozens of commits.
It covers advanced context engineering and techniques to increase autonomy while aiming to maintain quality.
And I will tell real stories of AI-enabled breakthroughs in real-world product development.
Software Crafters Montréal
Discuss: slack.softwarecrafters.org (channel #loc_montréal)
Past meetups notes: github.com/Software-Crafters-Montreal/meetups
Contact: crafters-mtl@googlegroups.com
---
This group is for any developer, whoever you are, and whatever language or technology you're familiar with.
Join us if you are interested in testing, DDD, software architecture, clean code, refactoring, challenges of working with legacy code, pairing/mobbing, etc.
As Software Crafters, we improve professional software development skills through practice and helping others learn the know-how.
We do appreciate the following:
- Not only working software, but also well-crafted software.
- Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value.
- Not only individuals and interactions, but also a community of professionals.
- Not only customer collaboration, but also productive partnerships.
Looking for the left parts, we found that we needed the right parts.
The Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship: http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org/
Code of Conduct
Our meetup is a harassment-free place for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity, and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate at any time, including talks, workshops, parties, Twitter, and other online media. Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the meetup at the discretion of the organizers.
Detailed version: https://github.com/socrates-ca/socrates-ca.github.io/wiki/Code-of-Conduct
From Executor to Orchestrator: The New Developer Paradigm
Format: Technical talk with live demos, code and prompt examples
Description:
The role of the developer is fundamentally changing. We're moving from being executors who write every line of code to becoming orchestrators who conduct AI agents to build complex systems. This talk, based on my essay about transitioning from traditional coding to AI orchestration, shares practical insights from a year of experimenting with multi-agent development workflows. 🔗 Essay linked here: https://pivotech.substack.com/p/from-executor-to-orchestrator-my
Through real code examples and live demonstrations, I'll walk through my evolution from using ChatGPT for learning CS50 concepts to orchestrating Claude, Gemini CLI, and NotebookLM to build complete products. You'll discover the three distinct schools of AI development I've identified through hands-on experimentation: the One-Shot method, the Incremental approach, and my hybrid Layering technique.
I'll share the workflows I use to go from customer discovery sessions to deployed applications, including the mistakes, frustrations, and breakthroughs that shaped my approach. We'll explore the "Legacy Codebase Problem" that emerges from AI-generated code, the "Hyper-specificity Paradox" of detailed prompting, and the new skill set required to become an effective AI orchestrator.
Key Takeaways:
Three proven patterns for AI-assisted development and when to use each
Practical orchestration workflows for complex projects
The emerging skillset of the developer-orchestrator
How to maintain technical depth while leveraging AI efficiency
Real-world pitfalls and how to navigate them
Target Audience: Developers looking to evolve their practice in the age of intelligent agents. Minimal level of AI development experience required e.g. prompting Claude
Nkechi AnyanwuPlatform Sponsors
Torc is a community-first platform bringing together remote-first software engineer and developer opportunities from across the globe. Join a network that’s all about connection, collaboration, and finding your next big move — together.
Join our community today!
Don't let broken lines of code, busted API calls, and crashes ruin your app. Join the 4M developers and 90K organizations who consider Sentry “not bad” when it comes to application monitoring. Use code “guild” for 3 free months of the team plan.
https://sentry.io
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