Alan Czysz, CTO & Co-founder - StratSimple

AI tools are no longer futuristic gimmicks—they're legit sidekicks in the daily lives of software developers trying to get their product to market. In this talk, I’ll show you how I team up with AI to write cleaner code, debug faster, enforce best practices, and even brainstorm architecture (software and infrastructure)… without losing control of the wheel. You'll get an inside look at practical tools, pitfalls to watch out for (yes, hallucination is real… in robots and humans), and how to build your own AI-assisted workflow without turning into a prompt engineer. Whether you're coding solo or scaling a startup, you'll leave with practical ways to make use of AI sidekicks that ship product faster.