

Managing Technical Debt with AI: Part 6: AI-Powered Development Series
βπ― About This Session
βWelcome to the final session of our six-part AI-Powered Development Series!
βJoin us for an enlightening session where Matthew Whitworth shares practical strategies for using AI to identify, manage, and reduce technical debt. Learn how to leverage AI tools to modernize legacy systems and make data-driven decisions about technical debt remediation.
βπ What We'll Cover
βFor those new to AI development, we recommend watching our previous sessions in our YouTube playlist, including sessions on LLM fundamentals, AI landscape navigation, Cursor AI implementation, AI-powered architecture decisions, local AI development, and AI deployment strategies.
βIn this final session, we'll explore:
βIdentifying and prioritizing technical debt using AI tools
βStrategies for modernizing legacy systems to improve performance
βQuantifying the ROI of technical debt remediation
βLive demonstration: Using AI to analyze and address technical debt
βBest practices for ongoing technical debt management
βπ What Makes This Session Special
βThis session brings together practical engineering leadership experience with cutting-edge AI applications. Drawing from his extensive experience as a CTO and engineering leader, Matt brings unique insights into how AI can transform technical debt management from a necessary evil into a strategic advantage.
βπ€ About the Speaker
βMatthew Whitworth is the Head of Product Engineering at Syncura and brings over 15 years of engineering leadership experience. As a former CTO at both Tallarium and Asperatus Capital, and founder of PureType, Matt has extensive experience managing technical debt across various scales of organizations. His background in financial software development at Bloomberg and expertise in building sustainable engineering practices makes him uniquely qualified to address the challenges of technical debt management.
βποΈ Series Context
βThis final session in our AI-powered development series brings together themes from previous sessions while focusing on one of the most persistent challenges in software development: technical debt. We'll see how AI tools and techniques discussed throughout the series can be applied to improve code quality and maintenance.
βπ Host
βMichelle Bakels, Senior Technical Program Director at G2i and Founder of React Miami, concludes our series as host, bringing this exploration of AI in software development to an insightful close.
βNote: This is an exclusive session for G2i community members and friends. The session will be recorded and added to our series playlist.