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10 generative AI programming tools for developers
Here are some of the best AI programming tools for software developers to try today.
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Productivity isn’t always fast
It can often feel like we aren’t being productive unless we’re working at max speed. But slow productivity is here to subvert that idea.
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Content sponsored by Statsig
Unlock your engineering velocity with data
Breaking down the three phases of data maturity and how they help move your product forward.
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Culture, Clarity, Velocity
This session explores how leaders can examine proposed changes and prepare their teams to move from a culture that impedes progress to one that enables strategic change.
Editor’s picks
Streamline development processes with application templates
Increase efficiency, collaboration, and innovation.
How to speed up code reviews
Code reviews don’t have to be painful. Here’s how to embrace tools and more collaborative processes to raise the bar on your review cycle.
Managing the chaos of context switching
It’s time to examine the good, the bad, and the very ugly elements of context switching. Even better, we’ll take a look at some strategies for managing it.
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
A festival of engineering leadership
Essential reading
Should the daily stand-up die?
Will the real agile developers please stand up? Please stand up. Please, stand up.
On our Velocity playlist
Engineering owns velocity
In this talk, I’ll explore what engineering leaders need to do to credibly own velocity and deeply align their work with the company strategy.
Launching a Gen AI powered travel companion: A case for tiger teams
Explore Booking.com’s journey in launching a Gen AI travel companion in 3 months, powered by a tiger team approach for rapid, focused product development and innovation.
Goldilocks doesn’t need your story points or your t-shirts
Ben Murray believes there is only really one question you need to ask: is this task small enough?
How to drive pace in your team ??♀️
Alicia Collymore delivers actionable advice that’ll help you to improve your teams’ delivery and pace without a data-first approach.
Planning for success when scaling rapidly
Create goals, prioritize effectively, set expectations, and drive alignment.
A festival of engineering leadership
London • June 16 & 17, 2025
More about Velocity
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How engineering leaders can better organize their day
How can engineering leaders hack their productivity? Here’s six ways to better organize your working day to avoid distractions and make more impact.
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How to create more collisions in remote working environments
Being intentional about ad hoc conversations in a remote working environment can lead to more creativity and productivity.
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The case for and against building ChatGPT into your developer workflow
It’s been touted as a revolutionary timesaver – but what about the errors? We asked developers to make the case for and against using AI tools like ChatGPT to help them code.
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DevOps for engineering managers
DevOps promises faster, better software delivery cycles. How do you best set up your organization to reap these benefits?
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Context switching strategies to preserve your focus
Switching between tasks comes with the territory for software engineers. Here are some tactics to help you preserve focus.
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Keep your digital ops thriving through 2023 uncertainty
Automation and closer collaboration with customer service teams can help your organization absorb any new shocks 2023 brings.
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What I’ve learned from two years of managing remotely
Managing from a distance can be hard. Here are five lessons on how to make it work.
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Bringing together a social model of open source
There’s more to open source than what fits into a license. Julia Ferraioli paints a picture of OS based on the people who consume, contribute to, and maintain it.
Top Velocity videos
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Effective Remote Work: James Stanier in conversation
How to be just as impactful in a distributed workforce
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Scaling your mobile app release process
Neil Kimmett discusses strategies to iterate on your app release process, software tools that can help you, and how to reorient your organization for a mobile-first world.
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Solving inefficiency challenges at Datacenter scale
Bobby talks about how a technical solution increased the existing clusters capacity by 9% — resulting in a multi-year saving of 9-figures in CAPEX, by solving inefficiency challenges at datacenter scale.
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Software estimation – embracing nuance and controlled chaos
Karl Sanford explains how to embrace nuance, control chaos, and begin to confidently deliver on your commitments.
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Keeping up momentum in remote teams
How can you increase your speed of delivery when managing remote engineering teams?
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Overcoming security hurdles to push engineering velocity
How can you get your engineering teams to stop bypassing security requirements?
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Making a bigger impact through collaboration as a senior individual contributor
How can working with peers lead to individual career progression?
