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The Farce Awakens: Becoming a Software Jedi in an Age of Vibe-Coders
Forget the fine discipline of the Jedi coder, clean architecture, rigorous XP practices - welcome to the age of the vibe-coder, where AI writes half the code and nobody reads the other half. PR comments consist of "LGTM", and everybody's busy on TikTok. In this irreverent view on the future of software engineering, we explore the upcoming existential crisis that software development faces thanks to agentic AI, code generation and "the vibe".
As AI takes on more of our work, is the end of the software jedi in sight? Where will the padawans come from if all our juniors are just GitHub Copilot? Or will our powers be reduced until we're just waving our hands around and hoping the linter saves us?
We will cover:
* Just what is a software jedi anyway?
* The rise of vibe-coding: when AI writes code based on vibes, not requirements
* The illusion of mastery: why feeling productive ≠ shipping good software
* Training young padawans: how to mentor junior devs in a world where Stack Overflow is obsolete
* Force ghosts of the codebase: maintaining software written by agents that no one understands
* Building with intention: reclaiming clarity, craftsmanship, and code as a shared language
Whether you’re a battle-worn engineering lead or a wide-eyed dev navigating a galaxy of GitHub Copilots, this talk brings humour, caution, and a bit of wisdom to the galaxy far far away (well, right here) of AI-powered software development.

Jeff Watkins
Chief Technology Officer - Writer, Podcaster, Public Speaker
Leeds, United Kingdom
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