Jul 08, 2026

What do we build now? — Theo Browne, @t3dotgg

Theo Browne's keynote from AIEWF2026 urges software engineers to fundamentally change product development in response to rapidly evolving AI models (Sonnet 3.5 to Mythos). He advocates for rejecting legacy mental models and tools (skeuomorphism), embracing a new "Markdown tier" for projects, and thinking "wider" instead of just "deeper" by building extensible platforms that can challenge industry giants. The core message is to be more ambitious, as AI has drastically lowered the barrier to entry for complex, broad-reaching solutions.

Apr 30, 2026

Replacing 12K LoC with a 200 LoC Skill — David Gomes, Cursor

David Gomes from Cursor explains their transition from a complex, 15,000-line Git WorkTrees feature to a lightweight, flexible solution built on Markdown prompts. He details how 'Skills' and 'Sub-agents' recreated parallel coding workflows, and discusses the trade-offs, failure modes, and lessons learned from shifting product logic from hard code to natural language instructions.