Some reflections on last week's #CTOCraftCon, and in particular the sensible conversations around AI usage in digital product teams - plus the empathy that was a big part of that. And then relating it to a social media kerfuffle about AI and #vim.
https://niksilver.com/2026/03/17/some-humanity-behind-the-ai-hype/
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Next week I'll be attending the CTO craft conference for the first time. Looking forward to this opportunity to connect. If you want to learn about Upvest and our investment API, discuss event-driven architecture, or talk about building a high performing engineering organization, find me there!
This reminded me of one of my favourite talks from the last #CTOCraftCon - Jamie Webb Smith talking about building trust and confidence - it's well worth a watch
Excited to be at #CTOCraftCon today! Already have had a morning full of inspiring and thought provoking talks, and am looking forward to learning more.
If you’re here too, come find me to chat about employer evangelism, learning initiatives and engineering management culture!
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