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It all started in 2022 with a chatbot named ChatGPT. Who knew the impact it would have on the industry just a few years later?
We have been on a roller-coaster ride. In 2022 we pair programmed with GitHub Copilot. In 2023 we talked with our AI, gaining codebase-level assistance through tools like Cursor. In 2024, foundation model capability increased significantly, and alongside proprietary tools we saw a surge of powerful open source models and frameworks, pushing reasoning models towards fully autonomous "AI engineers". Last year, we vibe coded, marvelled at Claude Code, and realised that software engineering will never be the same again.
2026 is going to be the year of agentic coding. The year AI eats software. So what now?
In this talk, I will take a look at the reality on the ground. The gap between these incredible tools and the challenges faced in brownfield projects with messy data, poor tests, and slow SDLCs.
We will explore how to make the most of today’s tools, when to pair program with AI, when to delegate to an agent, and how to create an effective "agentic loop".
Finally, we will take a step back and ask what this all means for us in the long term.
I am the CTO of Scott Logic, a growing UK-based software consultancy that tackles challenging software problem. I'm a keen open source advocate, and a frequent personal contributor. I am a board member of FINOS, and chair both the Technical Oversight Committee and the newly-formed... Read More →
Tuesday April 14, 2026 4:15pm - 4:30pm EDT Giovanni Room
