How are devs at #AI startups and in Big Tech using AI tools, and what do they think of them? A broad overview of the state of play in tooling...

@gergelyorosz #LDX3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO3_qN_Ynsk

Reflecting on an incredible experience speaking at @TheLeadDev's #LDX3 conference last week! Very grateful to have been accepted as a speaker and for the amazing support throughout.

I enjoyed discussing challenges growing teams in the era of layoffs, and hopeful that my talk can provide some inspiration by treating teaching as a core engineering skill, applying lessons from pedagogy. Slides here 👉🏻 https://speakerdeck.com/alismith/creating-the-next-generation-of-senior-engineers

#LeadDev #EngineeringLeadership

What stuck with me after two days at #LDX3 earlier this week?

★ AI isn’t a shortcut
★ Metrics need context
★ Leaders should build trust, not dashboards

Here are my 10 top takeaways:
https://sijobling.com/blog/10-takeaways-from-ldx3-2025/

Which one resonates most with you and your team right now?

#conference #techindustry #leadership

So many speakers at #LeadDev #LDX3 shared links to look into later, and I've found many more when I started following those up.

This post should be handy for me to keep track of them all, and for anyone else who might like to see if anything grabs them. Enjoy!

https://neil-vass.com/lots-of-links-from-leaddevs-ldx3/

What an incredible second day of #LDX3!

Saw some really great talks, including the absolutely fantastic @hazelweakly 🎉

When #LDX3 had a talk on why the performance curve (stack ranking) is bad i had to go see how advanced the thinking was. spoiler: not very.. but worthy nevertheless.

Why do employers do this practice that is inefficient and counter-productive? "FOMO" apparently. The sort of hand waving you have to reach for without a Marxist analysis of the pressure on employers to exploit labor. Still it was quite gratifying to see an engineering manager advocate for unionising.

We are wrapping up day 1 of LeadDev London #LDX3 at the Intercontinental O2!
If you've not come to see us yet - we are still here for another day tomorrow with some great swag and even greater conversation!

Come find us in the Solutions Zone!