Iowa .NET User Group

Agenda

This will be a Hybrid event hosted on both Zoom and in-person at Sammons Financial Group. If you are coming in person, you will need to show an ID at the front desk. We will be providing Pizza and Beverages (Pop, Water) for those coming in person.

11:40am-12:00pm - Pizza, Beverages (Pop, Water), Socialize
12:00pm-1:00pm - Presentation, JetBrains giveaway

Practical AI Tooling Tips For The Too Busy Developer

AI is the hottest technology in the entire world, not just in the software industry. AI Tools like Copilot, Claude Code, and others allow software to be developed faster than ever before, and it's not slowing down anytime soon. Every month, numerous features get added to these tools, what was a best practice is out of date just a month or two later, and keeping up with the latest can seem like a full-time job. We'll review some of these features like Rules, Instructions, Commands, MCP Servers, AI Code Reviews, Coding Agents, Subagents, Tools, Hooks, Skills, Modes, Models, and more!

In this talk, we'll cut through all the noise and get straight to the signal. We'll leave the "vibe coding a startup in a day" behind, show some live demos, and focus on practical tips that developers who have been too busy shipping value for their companies can start applying immediately back at work.

Meeting Sponsor - Sammons Financial Group

Platinum Sponsor – QCI

Since 1995, QCI has grown to be one of the largest, Iowa-based, technology consulting firms, one client at a time. There is no secret to our success. We simply hire the best people and support a culture that is obsessed with delivering excellent service to our clients. In QCI, our clients have a partner that is large enough to provide highly skilled consultants across a wide area of expertise. Our dedication to client service has resulted in a long-term relationships through which we understand that placing the interests of our clients first is the key to being a trusted partner.