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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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What is a developer experience team?
DevEx teams are becoming increasingly common in tech companies. Here’s everything you need to know about how they work.
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How to communicate the state of your open source project
Identifying and sharing the status of open source projects
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Everything you need to know about scaling an engineering team
The do’s and don’ts of rapidly scaling your team
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Four things you need to know about managing toil as you scale
A snapshot of our series, ‘Managing toil as you scale’
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What is toil and why is it damaging your engineering org?
An introduction to toil and why it matters for SRE teams
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A guide to open source for the traditional enterprise
How to kickstart an open source program in your company
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Using coaching to unlock the future of your distributed organization
Coaching tools and approaches for remote-first companies
Top Velocity videos
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Systems of efficient stability
Holly will talk through Slack’s system for managing ambient disruptions, detailing Slack’s process and the benefits it has brought at LeadDev Together.
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Breaking down knowledge silos between engineering teams
How can we restructure the silos that are slowing us down?
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Content sponsored by CircleCI
Growing your team’s superpowers with CI/CD
In this talk we’ll cover the Whys, the Whats, and the Hows of setting up a CI/CD pipeline and making it work for us as we strive to ship better software, faster.
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Eight timezones, one cohesive team
Leading a globally distributed engineering department that spans eight different timezones is no walk in the park. It takes a lot of effort and intention to make it all work.
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Supporting engineering teams through times of growth
How to steer through the nuts and bolts of change.
