From CI/CD to Continuous Scheduling: The Smart Repo Revolution

SPEAKER & TALK

From CI/CD to Continuous Scheduling: The Smart Repo Revolution
Mark Wardell (Founder, The Middle Way Software)

Modern AI coding tools are powerful, but without structure, they're chaotic. In this session, Mark Wardell introduces Repo-Driven Development (RDD), a methodology that transforms your Git repository into the single source of truth for AI-assisted development: a living project manager, a deterministic prompt engine, and a scheduling system, all in one place.

Mark will demonstrate the Smart Repo VSCode Extension, a practical tool that brings RDD to life by giving developers structured control over what their LLM codes, in what order, and under what constraints. We'll explore how well-crafted GitLab issues, epics, and pipelines become the guardrails that turn unpredictable AI output into production-ready code, and how this pattern pushes teams beyond CI/CD into a new paradigm: Continuous Scheduling (CS), where development workflows are no longer triggered by commits alone, but by time, context, and intent.

Whether you're a solo developer or leading a team, you'll leave with a concrete framework for making AI work for your process, not against it.

SCHEDULE

5:30pm - Arrival/Registration + Food/Drinks + Networking

6:00pm - Speaker/Presentation

7:15pm - Food/Drinks + Networking

8:00pm - End

FOOD/DRINKS

Food and drinks will be provided! Please contact us if you have any dietary restrictions/food allergies.

DIRECTIONS AND PARKING INSTRUCTIONS

Meeting will be held in the offices of SmartDraw Software, 1780 Hughes Landing Blvd #1100 on the 11th floor.

Enter through the main doors of the building and take the elevator to the 11th floor; the door to SmartDraw's suite is in the elevator lobby on the 11th floor.

If you arrive at 1780 Hughes Landing after 6pm, a member of the SmartDraw team will help you enter the building then travel up to the 11th floor.

Parking:

Park in the garage directly opposite. You'll need to take a ticket to enter but there is no fee to leave - parking is free.

P.S. We're looking for speakers for 2026!

Do you have insights, projects, or expertise you'd like to share with the NHDNUG community? Whether you're an experienced speaker or presenting for the first time, we'd love to feature you in one of our upcoming meetups!

If you're interested in speaking at one of our 2026 meetups (held the 3rd Thursday of each month), email us at hi@petabridge.com to discuss your topic ideas, or complete this form: https://forms.gle/aVzeVpvVhAkdfWLy7

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