JuniorDevSG - Code & Tell July 2026

Event Date: Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Venue: Singapore Polytechnic
500 DOVER ROAD
SINGAPORE (139651)
NO FOOD PROVIDED FOR THIS MEETUP
Venue Sponsor: Singapore Polytechnic
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Presentation
Topic: Build demo with Codex and ace jobs!
Presenter: Anne Li, Freelancer, Evolve Solutions
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie01

About Anne:
Anne is a software engineer with around ten years of experience. She has worked in startups, large tech companies, and as an independent developer, building web applications, developer tools, and internal platforms. Over the years, she has worked across frontend, full-stack, testing infrastructure, and developer productivity, which has given her experience working in a variety of engineering environments.
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Topic: Slowing Down to Speed Up with AI
Presenter: Trung Vo, Staff Software Engineer, Ascenda
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trungvose

Vibe coding feels incredible — you describe a feature, it appears, and you keep going. But AI being fast at the doing makes the slow parts more important, not less: deciding what to build, and reading what it actually shipped. I learned this the hard way after vibe coding a product flow for weeks with no real plan, only to discover five different components rendering the same pricing card when the backend arrived. Now I slow down in two places — getting clear on what I want before handing work to AI, and reading the diff before anyone reviews or deploys it. Pick one tool, run Explore – Plan – Code – Commit, and build shortcuts for what you repeat. That's all it takes.

About Trung Vo:
Trung Vo is a seasoned web developer and Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies. He scales web apps to millions of users and frequently speaks at international conferences, sharing insights on frontend architecture, performance, and modern web practices. As founder of Angular Singapore, he also drives the growth of the local web developer community.
At Ascenda, he builds loyalty and rewards platforms for financial institutions worldwide.

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Topic: Spec Driven Development
Presenter: Michael Cheng, Engineering Manager, Gov Tech
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miccheng/

About Michael Cheng:
Michael Cheng is a highly experienced Principal Software Engineer with over 20 years of expertise in software engineering. He possesses a strong background in full-stack development, proficiently working with both front-end and back-end technologies. Michael's technical skills encompass JavaScript, Objective-C, Ruby on Rails and Go Lang, along with extensive knowledge of agile development methodologies such as TDD, BDD, Scrum, and Kanban.

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Schedule:
6:30 to 7:30 - Event Registration & Networking
7:30 to 7:45 - Introductory Remarks
7:45 to 9:30 - Speakers
9:30 - Supper

About JuniorDev SG:
JuniorDev SG is a developer interest group that focuses on providing a place for junior developers to learn and network with each other.
At the same time, we seek to be a support system to help junior developers break into tech, navigate their careers as well growing them to one day become senior developers or tech leaders in the tech industry.