Software engineering is evolving from writing syntax to shaping behaviour, intent, and outcomes.

In this session we will reframe software development around first principles and explore how Agentic Development Environments (ADEs) are beginning to replace traditional IDEs as the primary interface for building software.

As AI makes it easy for anyone to generate working code, the real differentiator becomes engineering judgment:

What this session covers

• First-principles thinking in modern software engineering

• Why behavior > syntax in AI-assisted development

• Agentic Development Environments vs traditional IDEs

• What “good taste” in software engineering actually means

• Building products that feel right, scale well, and ship faster

Important

This is an interactive, hands-on session,Please bring your laptops to participate in the live exercises and demos.