GeeksTap Tech Networking & Learning: Writing Code is Cheap. Understanding It is Expensive
GeeksTap with Athreya Anand: Writing Code is Cheap. Understanding It is Expensive
AI can generate code in seconds. But understanding, maintaining, and scaling it is becoming the real bottleneck. In this session, Athreya Anand, Software Engineer at Google, explores how AI is reshaping software development, shifting the challenge from writing code to making sense of it. His new platform, Viki, is doing exactly this with the aim of saving gobs of human hours trying to understand an expansive (or vibe coded) codebase.
As AI accelerates development, teams are facing growing issues with lost domain knowledge, outdated documentation, and increasingly opaque systems. This conversation will unpack why traditional approaches no longer work, and how teams can rethink documentation, system visibility, and collaboration across engineers, product teams, and founders.
Expect practical insights on navigating AI-assisted development, improving code comprehension, and building scalable systems in a world where generating code is easy, but understanding it is not.
About GeeksTap
GeeksTap is a weekly virtual gathering for founders, investors, and startup operators from around the world.
Each session brings together people who are actively building companies, backing them with capital, or helping scale them. The goal is simple: create a space where startup practitioners can share real lessons, ask thoughtful questions, and meet others working through similar challenges.
This is a conversation, not a webinar.
Who attends GeeksTap
Builders: startup founders and early-stage teams
Backers: angels, VCs, and active investors
Operators: people helping build and scale startups
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What Happens on a GeeksTap session
Guest Speaker Conversation
Each week we host a founder, investor, or operator who shares candid insights from their work.
Tap Rooms (Small Group Networking)
After the discussion, participants rotate through three rounds of small breakout rooms (4-6 people) to exchange ideas and meet others in the ecosystem.