Aug 08, 2026

Benchmarking Coding Agents on New vs Legacy Codebases — Denys Linkov, Wisedocs

Denys Linkov details Wisedocs' journey of refactoring a complex, distributed ML pipeline into a monorepo, benchmarking the process against evolving AI coding tools. He honestly audits whether the six-month effort was justified, or if waiting for more advanced AI would have been better, ultimately concluding that the significant social and technical benefits made the refactor a successful strategic move despite current LLM limitations.

Jun 28, 2026

Research to Reality: Bringing Frontier ML Research to Production - Vaidas Razgaitis, Higharc

Vaidas Razgaitis, Senior Research Engineer at Higharc, shares three tactical tips to accelerate the transition of novel AI/ML research into production-ready features. He emphasizes addressing the critical handoff challenge between ML researchers and software engineers through structured documentation (Research Prototype Taxonomy Document), a well-organized monorepo utilizing decoupled microservices, and a systematic approach to code decomposition and PR review. These strategies aim to improve legibility, maintainability, and delivery speed for ML-driven products.