Name: Live Web Dev with AI, AWS, and Audience Participation
Start: 2025-09-30T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-30T19:00:00-04:00
Location: The Factory

Join us for a one-of-a-kind "show-and-tell" session where we'll be doing live software development! We'll work on the official West Michigan AWS User Group website right in front of you, with the help of an AI assistant and real-time audience feedback.
Watch as we tackle real-world development tasks, from coding new features to deploying them to the AWS cloud. This is a practical, no-filter look at the modern software development lifecycle, and you'll get to see exactly how AI tools can be integrated into a professional workflow.
**Who Should Attend?**
This event is perfect for junior and mid-level developers, aspiring cloud engineers, or anyone curious about how AI is changing the development landscape.
**What You'll Learn:**

* **Accelerated Development:** See a live demonstration of how AI, specifically Claude Code, can help a developer move faster.
* **The Reality of AI Dev Tools:** Understand the pros and cons of using AI assistants for coding, including the common pitfalls and how to work around them.
* **Live Coding and Problem Solving:** Witness real-time software development, including debugging, refactoring, and tackling unexpected challenges.
* **Modern CI/CD on AWS:** Get a practical look at a professional deployment pipeline using AWS CloudFront, S3, CDK (Cloud Development Kit), and GitHub Actions.

**Interactive Agenda:**
We'll be working on a pre-defined list of issues from our GitHub repository, but the audience is in control! We will take feature requests and suggestions from the crowd to work on live during the session.

* **5:30 PM** \- Socializing & Networking
* **5:45 PM** \- Live Coding Session Begins
* **6:45 PM** \- Adjourn & Networking

Where: The Factory, 77 Monroe Center St NW Suite 600, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Parking: Parking is available on the street or in a nearby lot. You can find a map here: https://www.workthefactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Factory-Parking-2024.pdf
Ready to get involved?
Check out the project repository and the issues we'll be working on at the links below.

* **Repository:** [https://github.com/West-Michigan-AWS-Users-Group/WMAUG-Website](https://github.com/West-Michigan-AWS-Users-Group/WMAUG-Website)
* **Issues:** [https://github.com/West-Michigan-AWS-Users-Group/WMAUG-Website/issues](https://github.com/West-Michigan-AWS-Users-Group/WMAUG-Website/issues)

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