AI in the Dev Trenches: A Roundtable on What's Actually Working
Every dev team is experimenting with AI, but most conversations about it happen on stage, not at the table. This roundtable flips that. Developers, engineering managers, and technical leaders sit together and share what's actually working in their day-to-day: the tools, the workflows, the wins, and the failures. No keynotes. No pitches. Just practitioners learning from each other.
This is a structured peer conversation, not a panel. Each participant gets the floor to share how their team is using AI across the software development lifecycle: from code generation and review to testing, debugging, documentation, and deployment. After each share, the table opens up for questions, pushback, and "we tried that too" moments. The goal is to leave with tactics you can bring back to your team on Monday.
Topics we expect to surface include
Where AI pair programming tools deliver real productivity gains versus where they create false confidence
How teams are integrating AI into code review, QA, and CI/CD pipelines
Managing the learning curve when rolling out AI tools across a dev team
The impact on junior developer growth when AI handles boilerplate
Security, IP, and compliance considerations engineering leaders are navigating
What's overhyped and what's quietly transforming how teams ship software
This roundtable is for you if you write code, manage people who write code, or make tooling decisions for a development team. Whether you're deep into AI-assisted development or just getting started, you'll find value in hearing what peers across Toronto's tech ecosystem have learned through real implementation.
Space is limited to keep the conversation intimate and high-signal. Come ready to share and learn.
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