Navigating AI Assistant Development | In Person Singapore Meetup
Hello Testers,
After the passionate response to one of our past offline events in other cities, we’re here to bring you all together in Singapore!
We’ve brought The Test Tribe 4th Singapore Meet-up to all of you!
Excited To Know When It’s Happening?
Date: 07th January 2025
Time: 6 PM to 8 PM SGT
Venue: Crane at Claymore Connect (442 Orchard Road, Singapore, 238879 #01-11)
Session #1: Navigating AI Assistant Development
AI development tools like GitHub Copilot/Gemini/AWS Code Whisperer have become an integral part of the modern software development workflow. But how do we use them effectively? Do these tools replace human developers, or are they more like an AI-powered coding pair? Can they truly accelerate productivity, as many claims suggest?
While these tools show great promise, they also come with limitations. For instance, they're not always accurate and may introduce risks if used without oversight. Questions like "Is the code generated secure?" or "Does it inadvertently introduce vulnerabilities?" highlight the need for vigilance.
In this session, we'll explore the features of these tools, how I and some of my colleagues have been using them, and the kinds of problems where they excel. We'll demonstrate their capabilities with a practical example with Spring boot kotlin codebase and discuss their impact on development workflows and related activities.
By the end, you'll have a clearer understanding of how to integrate AI coding assistants effectively into your work, where they add value, and where caution is needed to ensure security, code quality, productivity, and long-term sustainability.
Key Takeaways:
- Treat AI-generated code as a draft, not the final solution.
- Take small steps to reduce the cognitive load of code review.
- Avoid using these tools for foundational learning; rely on hands-on problem-solving instead.
About Speaker:
Priti Biyani, Senior Backend Consultant
Priti has been working with ThoughtWorks for more than decade, where currently focusing on backend development. I’m passionate about clean code, refactoring, TDD, DDD, continuous integration and deployment practices. I love all aspects of software delivery — from coming up with ideas through to putting them into production. In other words, I like to architect solutions from a holistic point of view.
I have conducted multiple training in SEA region such as TDD, DDD and recently about using these AI tools in development life cycle.
Apart From Everything Above, We Got Many More Remarkable Opportunities:
To meet like-minded people
Conversations with other testers
Discussion on impressive testing tools & topics
Talking about the challenges facing as testers
Quick chat opportunity, where one can speak out about testing for 100 seconds
About The Test Tribe:
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