How to use AI to your advantage

Join us for an engaging session on AI-Driven Development, where we explore how AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub Copilot and other AI tools are revolutionizing software development. This session will provide insights into the evolution of AI in programming, its current strengths and limitations, and best practices for leveraging AI effectively in your workflow.

What You'll Learn:

✅ The Evolution of AI in Software Development – From early automation to modern AI coding assistants

✅ How AI-powered tools like GitHub Copilot work and why they are so effective

✅ Strengths & Weaknesses of AI in coding – Code completion, debugging, security risks, and more

✅ Prompt Engineering Best Practices – How to craft effective prompts for code generation, debugging, and refactoring

✅ Live Demo – See AI in action with real-world coding scenarios

✅ Q&A and Discussion – Get your questions answered and discuss the future of AI-driven coding

Who Should Attend?

🔹 Developers looking to enhance their productivity with AI tools

🔹 Tech enthusiasts curious about the impact of AI on coding

🔹 Teams exploring AI-assisted software development

🔹 Anyone interested in learning about the future of AI in software engineering

🚀 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain hands-on knowledge and discover how AI can transform your coding experience!

Agenda

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Speaker

Shereef Marzouk - DaySmart (Staff Software Engineer)

Shereef Marzouk is a Staff Software Engineer who enjoys his work very much, with many years of experience of development in .NET, mobile, game and general development, he also loves helping people and loves sharing, he has his own cultural and politic views, he is not your typical developer.

Hosted By

Shereef Marzouk, GDG Organizer / Founder

Radwa Mohamed, Co-Founder

Hadear Marzooque, Talent & Immigration Consultant

I am a passionate HR Development professional who has accumulated legal, training and organizational development experience. I care about wellness, diversity and inclusion, change management. I advocate for technology and ethical business practices. I often come up with pragmatic yet creative solution to complex problems that are directed towards serving people and engaging them. I help transform individuals and organizations in order to reach their futuristic/strategic goals. I started my immigration law practice in 2020 I focus on helping the Canadian labour market meet its goals by helping professionals immigrate to Canada.

I like meeting people and having interesting conversations, I will be happy to tell you more about my volunteer work with Google Developers Groups and Women TechMakers and my Canadian immigration law background or any of my hobbies related to ballroom dance, singing and playing music.

GDG Halifax,

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-halifax-presents-how-to-use-ai-to-your-advantage/.