That’s right, you heard right! At long last, we can stop talking about this ridiculous practice. We can stop chastising ourselves and pretending that you can “test” something that doesn’t exist yet.

Just kidding. But for real: agentic coding is moving fast and leaving haunted houses behind. TDD could fix this, but people who vibe code aren't people who test-drive. And it's not their fault: TDD didn't catch on like it should have because its *name* was a lie.

Let's fix that. You'll walk away from this talk with vocabulary that unlocks what TDD was always trying to be — and a skill you can teach your agents today.

"Favorite presentation of the day, great engagement & flow."

"Good use of rhetorical techniques to draw people in while actually having something of substance to say."

"I was glad to hear another voice advocating for quality instead of slop with AI."

"Jon's talk was my favorite of the day! His intellectual engagement of software methodologies combined with his witty sense of humor was delightful. It was great meeting Jon at lunch to discuss ideas further."