​🚀 Agentic Programming 101

​Practical ways to make AI tools work with you, not against you 💪

​Description:
Modern AI coding assistants are quietly reshaping how developers work, but most people still aren’t using them to their full potential. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to get the most out of tools like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.

​We’ll walk through real-world workflows, live demos, and practical strategies that can make you 2x more effective in your day-to-day programming. Whether you’ve tried these tools and bounced off, or you’ve stuck with older assistants like Copilot, this workshop will help you see what’s possible.

​You don’t need to bring anything, just come ready to learn how to supercharge your dev process.

​FREE ENTRY – Pizza and beverages will be provided, thanks to our generous sponsor 7shifts!

​What you’ll get out of it:

• ​How to set up your repo so AI assistants actually help instead of hinder

• ​Smarter workflows for PRs, issues, and GitHub CLI integration

• ​When to trust the model vs. when to take the wheel

• ​Common pitfalls (like over-eager exception handling) and how to avoid them

• ​Why MCPs aren’t worth the headache (and what to do instead)

​Why attend:

• ​You’ve never really used tools like Claude Code or Cursor, but you’re curious

• ​You’ve tried them, got frustrated, and want to see how the pros do it

• ​Your team/company hasn’t adopted AI coding yet, and you want to make the case

• ​You’re a web or backend developer (JS/Python especially) who wants to get ahead

​Workshop format:

• ​5–10 min intro

• ​5–10 min live demo

• ​10–15 min walkthrough presentation

• ​Solving a real GitHub issue live (pre-selected open source repo)

​Speaker Bio:
Amir Shukayev (he/him) is the founder of an AI startup in Toronto and a former software engineer at Cohere. He’s spent the past year exploring how developers can integrate AI assistants into their daily workflow, making programming faster, more collaborative, and a lot less painful.

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