World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 25, 2026 • Session details

State of the Software Factory

Fully autonomous AI coding generates insurmountable slop code and technical debt. Discover how to safely scale your software factory by blending deterministic guardrails with strict human oversight.

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2:34 min

Balancing developer autonomy with the adoption of coding agents

Clemens Wasner

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Shifting developer workloads and realistic AI productivity gains

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1:13 min

Balancing coding fundamentals with AI-assisted software development

Tomislav Tipurić

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4:51 min

Navigating the realities of autonomous software factories

Matan Grinberg

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Navigating developer bottlenecks and human accountability

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Motivations for adopting AI to enhance developer productivity

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