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This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph
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Trisha Gee - Head of Developer Advocacy at Gradle, Java Champion & Co-Author of "Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA" @TrishaGee
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Links
https://www.techpolicy.press/challenging-the-myths-of-generative-ai
organizationalphysics.com/2023/03/31/what-is-psiu-chatgpt
research.facebook.com/publications/predictive-test-selection
landing.gravitee.io/gravitee-edge-stack-unified-api-visibility-and-governance
youtu.be/guycIP56YeY
youtu.be/vHBzZHE4tJ0
ABSTRACT
How a Developer Productivity Engineering (DPE) approach can speed up writing, running and debugging tests.
Testing is a Good Thing, right?
Especially automated testing. But "Good things come to those who wait" is not something that's going to appeal to the busy developer. You want results, and you want them now. You're in The Zone working on a problem, and the last thing you want is to break your flow wrestling with your testing framework or waiting for the tests to finish running.
More code means more tests. More coverage means more tests. More tests mean more time. Time that you want to spend being productive, creative, innovative. How can you balance the need for quality with the need for speed?
In this talk, Trisha will identify issues that slow down developers when writing, running and debugging tests, and look at tools that can help developers with each of these problems. There will be live coding, analysis of social media poll results, an overview of solutions in this space, "best practice" recommendations, and machine learning will be mentioned at some point. [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
02:46 Agenda
02:55 1. Writing tests takes time
03:14 Demo
10:08 1. Writing tests takes time continued
14:58 2. Troubleshooting takes time
28:42 3. Running tests takes time
38:40 Write better tests
40:45 Summary
42:42 Outro
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Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • amzn.to/3kiTwJJ
Trisha Gee, Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates • Head First Java • amzn.to/3k59BJ6
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This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph
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Trisha Gee - Head of Developer Advocacy at Gradle, Java Champion & Co-Author of "Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA" @TrishaGee
RESOURCES
https://bsky.app/profile/trishagee.bsky.social
twitter.com/trisha_gee
github.com/trishagee
linkedin.com/in/trishagee
trishagee.com
Links
https://www.techpolicy.press/challenging-the-myths-of-generative-ai
organizationalphysics.com/2023/03/31/what-is-psiu-chatgpt
research.facebook.com/publications/predictive-test-selection
landing.gravitee.io/gravitee-edge-stack-unified-api-visibility-and-governance
youtu.be/guycIP56YeY
youtu.be/vHBzZHE4tJ0
ABSTRACT
How a Developer Productivity Engineering (DPE) approach can speed up writing, running and debugging tests.
Testing is a Good Thing, right?
Especially automated testing. But "Good things come to those who wait" is not something that's going to appeal to the busy developer. You want results, and you want them now. You're in The Zone working on a problem, and the last thing you want is to break your flow wrestling with your testing framework or waiting for the tests to finish running.
More code means more tests. More coverage means more tests. More tests mean more time. Time that you want to spend being productive, creative, innovative. How can you balance the need for quality with the need for speed?
In this talk, Trisha will identify issues that slow down developers when writing, running and debugging tests, and look at tools that can help developers with each of these problems. There will be live coding, analysis of social media poll results, an overview of solutions in this space, "best practice" recommendations, and machine learning will be mentioned at some point. [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
02:46 Agenda
02:55 1. Writing tests takes time
03:14 Demo
10:08 1. Writing tests takes time continued
14:58 2. Troubleshooting takes time
28:42 3. Running tests takes time
38:40 Write better tests
40:45 Summary
42:42 Outro
Download slides and read the full abstract here:
gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3654
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Trisha Gee & Helen Scott • Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA • amzn.to/3ZBgnGc
Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • amzn.to/3kiTwJJ
Trisha Gee, Kathy Sierra & Bert Bates • Head First Java • amzn.to/3k59BJ6
https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com
twitter.com/GOTOcon
linkedin.com/company/goto-
instagram.com/goto_con
facebook.com/GOTOConferences
#Tests #Testing #SoftwareTests #DeveloperProductivityEngineering #DPE #DeveloperProductivity #TDD #Programming #SoftwareEngineering #TodayInTech #TrishaGee #GOTO
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![[404] – Developer Not Found: The Continuing Developer Evolution • Derek Bingham • YOW! 2025](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jpsDPUUJiYM/mqdefault.jpg "[404] – Developer Not Found: The Continuing Developer Evolution • Derek Bingham • YOW! 2025
This presentation was recorded at YOW! Australia 2025. #GOTOcon #YOW
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Derek Bingham - Senior Developer Advocate at AWS @DerekBingham
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ABSTRACT
The developer landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. What began with coding assistants has rapidly evolved into AI agents and autonomous systems that are reshaping how we build software. However, this evolution isnt slowing down—its accelerating.
In this forward-looking session, well examine the current state of the developer ecosystem and how AI is fundamentally changing what it means to be a developer. With the use of real practical demos and examples we will explore :
• The trajectory from coding assistants to AI agents.
• How modern developer workflows are being reimagined
• The shifting balance between human creativity and machine capabilities
• Critical skills developers need to thrive in this new paradigm
• Practical strategies for navigating this rapidly evolving landscape
Whether youre concerned about keeping pace with change or excited about the possibilities ahead, this session is for you. [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
05:50 [404] – Developer not found
06:20 Evolution: The evolution of developers tools
10:06 State: What is an agent?
11:42 Prompt engineering
12:35 Context engineering
14:17 Context management 101
17:59 Fears: The false fears
22:28 Spec-driven development
27:13 Opportunities
30:52 Challenges
33:19 Future
37:40 Outro
Read the full abstract here:
https://yowcon.com/brisbane-2025/sessions/3836
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Pete McBreen • Software Craftsmanship • https://amzn.to/456einq
Phil Winder • Reinforcement Learning • https://amzn.to/3t1S1VZ
Jay Wengrow • A Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering • https://pragprog.com/titles/jwpaieng
Kurt Dowswell • Programming with GitHub Copilot • https://amzn.to/3TM2HaL
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#AI #DeveloperEvolution #DeveloperEcosystem #AIAgents #AISkills #VibeCoding #Kiro #AgenticWorkflows #PromptEngineering #ContextEngineering #SpecDrivenDevelopment #DerekBingham #TodayInTech #YOWcon
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