"Beyond the Hype: Using AI Coding Agents Today" - Michael Gribben (PyCon AU 2025)

(Michael Gribben) There is a lot of hype swirling around about AI coding. But there are many sceptical developers who have tried AI coding tools and found them rubbish. This talk aims to move beyond the hype and focus on AI coding best practices as technology stands today. These tips are applicable for developers who write code everyday and people who haven’t written a single line of code. Don't expect to become a 10x developer overnight. But with the right habits, you might get 10% more productive and a lot less frustrated. Note this talk will focus on using CLI-based coding agents (e.g. Claude Code), rather than AI auto-completers in IDEs (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Cursor). https://pretalx.com/pycon-au-2025/talk/K8P3ZT/ python, pycon, australia, programming, conference, technical, developers, panel, sessions, libraries, frameworks, community, sysadmins, students, education, data, science Videos licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 PyCon AU is the national conference for the Python programming community, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers, sysadmins and operations folk, students, educators, scientists, statisticians, and many others besides, all with a love for working with Python. Licensed as CC BY-NC-SA - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Produced by Next Day Video Australia: https://nextdayvideo.com.au Sat Sep 13 11:20:00 2025 at Ballroom 1