Software Fundamentals Matter More Than Ever — Matt Pocock

Presenters Matt Pocock Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 🚀 Why Software Fundamentals are Your Superpower in the Age of AI Do you feel like your hard-earned engineering skills are losing their value in a world dominated by LLMs? Matt Pocock has a comforting, yet provocative message for you: software fundamentals matter now more than they ever have. While many believe we are entering a specs-to-code era where we can simply ignore the implementation, the reality is much messier. If you treat code as a disposable byproduct, you fall into the trap of vibe coding. You run the compiler, get garbage, run it again, and get even worse garbage. ...

April 23, 2026 · 5 min

The End of Apps — Kitze, Sizzy.co

Presenters Kitaborovskis Sizzy Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Hey, tech enthusiasts and productivity hackers! Ever feel like you’re wrestling with your to-do list more than actually doing things? You’re definitely not alone. Our speaker, K, recently celebrated his 34th birthday by sharing his incredible, decades-long journey through the chaotic, frustrating, and ultimately inspiring world of productivity and personal AI agents. Get ready for a wild ride! The Relentless Pursuit of Productivity: A Personal Odyssey 🚀 K’s quest began at the tender age of 10, when he created his very first to-do list in a notebook. Since then, he has been in a constant struggle to conquer productivity, always feeling dissatisfied with existing solutions. “Is anyone else forever unhappy with to-do apps?” he asked, and a resounding chorus of agreement confirmed his shared pain. From the early days of Todoist and similar apps, K felt a deep need for something more. ...

April 23, 2026 · 8 min

Robinhood VP of Product on Building AI-Native Financial Products for the Next Generation

Presenters Abhishek Fatehpuria Source Product School podcast From Intern to VP: The Robinhood Playbook for Dominating the Future of Finance 🚀 What does it take to grow from a mobile-only trading app into a global financial powerhouse with a $62 billion market cap? In a recent masterclass on the Product Podcast, Abhishek Fatehpuria, Vice President of Product at Robinhood, shared the internal strategies driving the company’s record $4.5 billion revenue in 2025. ...

April 22, 2026 · 5 min

Designing Data-intensive Applications with Martin Kleppmann

Presenters Martin Kleppmann Source The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast Unpacking the Pillars of Modern Data Systems: A Deep Dive with Martin Kleppmann 🚀 The world of data systems is constantly evolving, and understanding its fundamental principles is crucial for any engineer building for the future. Martin Kleppmann, the acclaimed author of “Designing Data-Intensive Applications,” recently sat down to discuss the latest edition of his seminal work, his entrepreneurial journey, and the shifting landscape of technology. This conversation offers a treasure trove of insights into what makes systems reliable, scalable, and maintainable, and how we can navigate the complexities of modern tech. ...

April 22, 2026 · 6 min

Agents need more than a chat - Jacob Lauritzen, CTO Legora

Presenters Jacob Lauritzen Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Beyond the Chatbox: Why Complex AI Agents Need More Than Just Conversation 🚀 If you have ever tasked an AI agent with a long-running, complex project—like drafting a legal contract—you have likely hit the “context rot” wall. You watch the agent spin up sub-agents, search the web, and write files, only for it to stumble on a minor detail, hallucinate, or lose the plot entirely 30 minutes later. ...

April 22, 2026 · 4 min