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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Jun 25, 2025

WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Did AI or JS break the web?, Finding gems in the days of AI and One thing developers really need to know

Chris Heilmann , Daniel Cranney , Peter Cooper

Peter Cooper argues AI won't kill software engineering, but simply shift your focus to system architecture. Master core web primitives to stay indispensable.

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#1 about 5 min

The history and stabilization of developer email newsletters

How curated email newsletters regained relevance as a reliable communication channel for technical updates.

#2 about 8 min

Filtering noise and curating high-quality developer resources

Identifying high-signal technical content relies on filtering techniques across RSS feeds, developer boards, and curated submissions.

#3 about 2 min

Managing focus and cognitive load with background audio

How developers use music, speech, and audiobooks to manage mental focus and distractions while programming.

#4 about 8 min

Analyzing cognitive load during artificial intelligence usage

Why initial academic studies regarding AI tools may fail to capture the workflow realities of professional knowledge workers.

#5 about 8 min

Recognizing and avoiding artificial generation in technical writing

Incorporating human editing prevents the publication of dry, hallucination-prone developer blogs built entirely by LLMs.

#6 about 5 min

Impact of artificial intelligence search overviews on publisher revenue

How AI-generated search results threaten organic traffic and necessitate new monetization strategies for technical publishers.

#7 about 6 min

Framing vibe coding as an evolution of technical roles

Why the increasing automation of boilerplate syntax will shift rather than replace specialized software engineering positions.

#8 about 4 min

Reevaluating engineering careers at major technology corporations

How massive technology organizations leverage automated tools to shrink headcount while maximizing per-employee profitability.

#9 about 3 min

Measuring engineering productivity beyond pull request volume

Why raw code generation and inflated commit counts from automation tools fail to represent meaningful software architecture.

#10 about 9 min

Balancing native web primitives against complex custom abstractions

The ongoing industry cycle of creating simplified external abstractions over native web platform APIs to handle complexity.

#11 about 9 min

Solving live programming challenge puzzles without external frameworks

Evaluating creative developer approaches to parsing numeric data embedded structurally within HTML class attributes.

Matching moments

2:06 min

The culture and developer reaction to vibe coding

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +1 · LIVE

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Evolving the developer role beyond writing code syntax

Matan Grinberg Matan Grinberg +2 · World Congress 2026 North America

3:32 min

Preserving the joy and curiosity of human coding

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +4 · LIVE

1:01 min

The enduring relevance of developer experience in the AI era

Artem Mukhin Artem Mukhin · World Congress 2026 North America

1:55 min

Shifting developer workloads and realistic AI productivity gains

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

5:22 min

Differentiating developer skills in the era of artificial intelligence

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

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