Geek Out: Local AI for Software Development

Local models have come a long way in the past year, but are they ready for day-to-day software development?

Join us for an interactive Geek Out as we discuss real-world experiences using local AI for coding. We'll cover hardware, model selection, Ollama, Foundry Local, VS Code and Copilot integration, coding models, agent workflows, costs, privacy, performance, and where local AI shines... and where the cloud still wins.

This won't be a traditional presentation. We'll kick things off with experiences from Auri Rahimzadeh and other community members before opening the floor for discussion, questions, demos, and plenty of war stories. Whether you're already running models locally or just curious if it's worth the investment, come share what you've learned or ask the questions you've been wondering about.