tech&talk Frankfurt

Event language: EN
🎤 EXACT Coding: Example‑Guided, AI‑Collaborative & Test‑Driven

⏳ Agenda:
* 1800: Doors open + Snacks 🍕 + Drinks 🍹 + Networking 💬
* 1900: Talk from Ferdi & Marco
* Afterwards until around 2130: Q&A, Networking, Drinks

♿ Accessibility:
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📄 Session Abstract:
“Vibe‑coding” is trending: prompt until something seems to work. The outcome is often code that’s difficult to understand and maintain.

In this session, the speakers introduce EXACT Coding — Example‑Guided, AI‑Collaborative & Test‑Driven — a pragmatic workflow for AI-assisted development with an emphasis on readability and maintainability. They begin by using Example Mapping to clarify terminology and boundaries, translating examples into clear, meaningful tests. Rule files and explicit commands structure iterative prompting, letting teams guide the AI intentionally. Tests serve as a living specification, supporting systematic refactoring and helping keep the code base easily readable and maintainable. Throughout the process, human‑in‑the‑loop decisions remain essential: developers continually assess clarity, make structural improvements, and determine when to refine prompts.

A focused live coding demo on a representative domain showcases this workflow end to end. Attendees will gain concrete strategies for making code more readable, reducing accidental complexity, and ensuring maintainable solutions — regardless of technology stack — so they can leverage AI productively without drifting into an unreadable codebase.

🙋 Speaker:
Ferdinand Ade
codecentric, Senior Developer & Consultant
Ferdi is a Developer and Consultant at codecentric. He is passionate about Software Craft and Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and advocates for close collaboration to enhance speed and quality. Ferdi co-hosts the Software Craft Leipzig Meetup and believes that hands-on sessions are the best way to learn new skills and techniques.

Marco Emrich
Senior Consultant, Architect and software crafter at @codecentric
Marco is an architect and consultant at codecentric, and a passionate advocate for software craft & quality, which he also teaches at the university of applied sciences in Salzburg. He regularly speaks at software engineering conferences and is the author of several technical books. When he’s not buried deep in code, his children beat him in analog board games.