Dion is passionate about helping — ai native — developers succeed and has previously built products at Google for Chrome, Search, and Android, served as VP of Developer Experience at Shopify, and worked at Mozilla, Walmart, Palm, and his own startups.
There’s a lot of noise about AI taking developer jobs — but we don’t buy it. What’s really happening is a shift in how we work, build, and collaborate. The future of software development isn’t human vs. AI — it’s human with AI.
In this session, we’ll explore what it means to be an AI-native developer — someone who doesn’t just use AI tools, but understands how they’re reshaping workflows, team dynamics, and developer culture. We’ll dive into some of the most powerful AI tools how they're changing the way we work today, as coding assistants and productivity boosters, to reshaping how we'll build software in the future, including the skills we'll need to learn to be a successful software creator.
This is a conversation about adapting, thriving, and staying human in a future where AI is part of the team — helping us build faster, think bigger, and redefine what it means to be a developer.
Prompting is an art, and in this workshop, we’ll put it to the test. Working together,
we’ll craft AI prompts to generate applications, analyze their effectiveness, and see if
the output passes validation tests. We’ll also experiment with writing structured
specifications and compare different methods for guiding AI tools toward more
accurate results. Through shared insights and best practices, this session will help
you improve your ability to communicate with AI for better development outcomes.
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