💥 Tech Talks Weekly #71

Aug 13, 2025

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🏆 Featured talks of the week

Here are our top recommendations this week. Make sure to watch or bookmark!

"Software engineering with GenAI | Gergely Orosz | LDX3 London 2025" ⸱ +400 views ⸱ 10 Aug 2025 ⸱ 00h 27m 08s
tldw: In this talk,
Gergely Orosz
from The Pragmatic Engineer
gives a great overview how tech companies using AI as of today. CEOs claim AI will revolutionize coding, but engineers share mixed experiences. You’ll find answers to interesting questions like “why are founders and CEOs a lot more excited than engineers?” or “how much time do LLMs actually save, when used?” Finally, you’ll find some really interesting insights from Kent Beck
(credited with creating the Test-Driven Development technique) when asked “how do LLMs compare to past technology step changes?"
Make sure to watch or bookmark!
"Zero-bug policy success - Peter Hilton - NDC Oslo 2025" ⸱ +300 views ⸱ 06 Aug 2025 ⸱ 00h 53m 43s
tldw: The speaker shares the journey of implementing a zero-bug policy in a small Norwegian startup. The team shifted from dealing with a backlog of unresolved bugs to achieving a system with no open bugs. You’ll learn how they overcame objections and handled implementation challenges.
"Using GenAI on and inside your code, what could possibly go wrong? - Niels Tanis - NDC Oslo 2025" ⸱ +300 views ⸱ 06 Aug 2025 ⸱ 00h 51m 35s
tldw: You'll learn how developers increasingly trust AI-generated code, but this can lead to vulnerabilities due to the fact LLMs were trained on insecure open source code. The speaker highlights concerns like jailbreaks, data poisoning, and intellectual property issues. Real data from studies show these risks and strategies to mitigate them.
"How to sell a big refactor or rewrite to the business? - Ivett Ördög - NDC Oslo 2025" ⸱ +1k views ⸱ 06 Aug 2025 ⸱ 00h 48m 52s
tldw: The speaker challenges the "never rewrite" software dogma by presenting real-world case studies of successful refactors together with useful hints.
"Rethinking growing engineers in the age of AI | Meri Williams | LDX3 London 2025" ⸱ +400 views ⸱ 06 Aug 2025 ⸱ 00h 23m 03s
tldw: You’ll learn how AI tools might push out junior engineering roles and what this means for training future senior engineers. You’ll find out why juniors need to learn foundational skills more actively, adapt to AI-assisted roles, and think critically.
"30 Tips for Secure JavaScript - Tanya Janca - NDC Oslo 2025" ⸱ +400 views ⸱ 12 Aug 2025 ⸱ 00h 46m 51s
tldw: You'll learn about common threats like XSS and strategies to tackle them. The speaker emphasizes avoiding inline scripting and using tools like DOMPurify to prevent attacks. She also highlights tips like using strict mode and validating user input properly.
I must admit that by the end, you’ll have a solid foundation for ensuring security in your JS projects!
"Slack like a pro: strategies for 10x engineering teams | Nacho Cougil (EN)" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 07 Aug 2025 ⸱ 00h 45m 18s
tldw: In this talk, you'll learn how to use Slack effectively in engineering teams.

📆 New talks

Here’s the complete list of all the talks published since the last Tech Talks Weekly issue, grouped by conference, and ordered by the number of views for your convenience.

Enjoy the weekend ☀️ and see you next week!

Tech Talks Weekly

💥 Tech Talks Weekly #71

🏆 Featured talks of the week

📆 New talks

LDX3 London 2025 by LeadDev

GOTO 2024

NDC Oslo 2025

AI Engineer 2025

KotlinConf 2025

QCon San Francisco 2024

JCON EUROPE 2025

ElixirConf EU 2025

Conf42 O11y 2025

CITYJS 2024

Code BEAM Lite Stockholm 2025

Spring I/O 2025

ACCU 2025

RailsConf 2025

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