Agentic AI-driven IDEs promise cleaner code, faster development, and fewer late-night debugging sessions. But do they really deliver?

In this live showdown, two developers will each use a different cutting-edge AI coding environment (we'd name them, but honestly, things move too fast in this space) to complete identical coding tasks, from initial setup to testing and debugging, all live on stage.

You, the audience, decide which tool actually boosts quality and productivity and which just creates more noise than useful code. Bring your skepticism, cast your vote, and expect surprises.

This is a fun hands–on talk – two speakers, two laptops, two IDEs, one demo. Who will do better? Whose demo will even work? Who will have a better developer experience? The audience will be the judge.