DevBP #13: P-AI-R Programming, from Mobbing to Agents

Join us for an evening dedicated to the evolving landscape of software engineering. As our tools become more powerful, our focus shifts from simply writing syntax to building architecture and stronger teams.
We’ll explore two distinct sides of this evolution: the human side, where peer and mob programming foster trust and shared ownership, and the technical side, where AI agents allow us to "print code" and one-shot complex features. Whether you are looking to improve "team quality" or manage the "review bottleneck" of AI-driven development, this meetup offers practical insights for every engineer.

This English-language event will be held at the Formlabs Budapest office, where we'll provide snacks and drinks to fuel conversations.
Arrival is from 17:30, the presentations start at 18:00.

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Peer Programming to increase "Team Quality"
with Nico Riedmann
Most engineers are familiar with pair programming. Your team may already encourage it to foster learning or as an alternative to ensuring code quality via pull-request reviews. This talk will show you the impact that collaboratively creating code has on "team quality" rather than just "code quality" - creating opportunities to build trust, increase shared ownership, and define and better understand a shared vision. And if you weren’t convinced before, we’ll end with a few practical tips on getting started with pair and mob-programming.

One-Shotting Features: The Reality of Agentic Workflows
With János Molnár
This talk explores our journey from using AI as a glorified auto-complete to one-shotting complex features.
I’ll discuss our team’s evolution from using AI for basic code generation to adopting agentic workflows that shift our focus toward planning and architecture. We’ll explore the benefits of this high-level approach alongside the "review bottleneck" that occurs when AI velocity outpaces human auditing, and how we adapted our processes while releasing and building our Greenhouse project.

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Come learn and connect with other tech enthusiasts. See you there!
You can also find the recordings of previous events on the @DevBPMeetup YouTube channel.