Who Still Reads the Code?
Is spec-driven development the answer to better AI-assisted code reviews?
About this night
Rui Silva opens the night. He is an AI Engineer at PowerHive, and he'll share a lighter way to review AI-assisted code: agree on the spec, then ship. Then José Pedro Silva, R&D Director at Critical Manufacturing, joins him for the discussion. It asks the harder question. If the spec is right, do we still need to read the code?
The shape of the night stays the same. When you arrive, you add a question or a problem you're stuck on to the wall. Then there's the talk, with proper time for questions. After that, the guests take questions from the wall. Whatever we don't get to becomes input for the next sessions.
Programme
- Doors and food. Add a question or a problem you're stuck on to the wall
- Agree on the spec, then ship: a lighter way to review AI-assisted code, by Rui Silva. Talk, then Q&A
- Discussion with José Pedro Silva and Rui Silva. If the spec is right, do we still need to read the code?
- Close
Speakers
Rui Silva
Rui Silva is an AI Engineer at PowerHive, where he helps his team get more out of AI in their day-to-day work while building features on an energy trading platform. With 12 years of experience across backend, cloud and full-stack development, he cares more about solving the problem in front of him than about which language it takes. He has been working with agentic workflows for the past two years. These days he spends his time making AI-assisted development something a team can actually rely on: clear specs, good reviews and tests for the AI tooling itself.
José Pedro Silva
José Pedro Silva is R&D Director at Critical Manufacturing, leading around 120 people building MES, data and cloud platforms. He is currently guiding the R&D organisation towards an AI-native way of working. Previously, he was an Engineering Manager at Anchorage Digital and Chair of the IEEE Portugal Section.
Before you come
Bring a question or a problem. Something you're stuck on, technical or not. It goes on the wall when you walk in.
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