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🚨 Coming up THIS THURSDAY. A lot of teams are moving faster with #AI, but the surrounding workflow hasn’t caught up, and that’s where things start to break. On April 9 (12:30–2:30 PM EDT), we’re getting into what fundamentally needs to change across planning, development, and delivery to make AI consistently useful. Featuring @ladyleet, CEO @ElliottFouts, CTO @BrandonMathis, Engineering Lead Coston Perkins, Engineering Lead @JonFontanez, AI Engineering Lead RSVP → luma.com/g1oamnu3

Last month, our team hosted a live session with mobile engineers and technical leaders from @infinite_red + @ThisDotLabs on how #AI is showing up in @ReactNative workflows! Major topics we covered: • AI is most useful when it reduces friction in day-to-day development • Strong debugging, testing, and error visibility matter more as automation increases • Developers are shifting toward guiding and validating AI • Tooling and developer experience play a major role in whether AI actually sticks • Teams are still figuring out how to balance speed with quality + control Catch up with the conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=GtJSct…

Most AI conversations are still about tools. This one isn’t. We’re talking about what happens after teams try to roll this into real workflows, where it slows things down, where it actually helps, and what teams are changing to make it usable day to day. You definitely won't want to miss this event! Next week · April 9 (12:30–2:30 PM EDT) Save your spot → luma.com/g1oamnu3

Essential AI Workflow and Tooling Workshop for Software Engineers! 📅 Next Session is April 22nd. We’re getting into how teams are actually using AI in the day-to-day, not just where it could fit. Things like tightening up PR reviews, generating docs from real work instead of after the fact, pulling tests earlier into the cycle, and turning vague ideas into something engineers can actually build against. We’ll also spend time on how agents fit into all of this, and how to structure prompts and guardrails so outputs don’t drift or break your process. Led by @ElliottFouts (CTO & CAIO, @ThisDotLabs) Use code THISDOTX for $50 tickets: ai.thisdot.co/workshops

Last month, we brought together a strong group of engineering leaders with @NxDevTools for an AI Leadership Exchange focused on what happens after the pilot phase. The biggest takeaway: #AI doesn’t fix broken systems, it makes them harder to ignore. We’re hosting the next AI Leadership Exchange in Atlanta on June 12. If you’re leading an engineering team and want to be part of it, DM @ladyleet! Learn more: thisdot.co/technology/ai-…

Our team at @ThisDotLabs shares new #AI-focused content multiple times a week, featuring engineers and technical leaders working through how AI fits into real development workflows. The channel includes live sessions, recorded trainings, short-form videos, and podcasts covering topics like agent-driven development, tooling adoption, and what it takes to move from experimentation to production. If you’re thinking about how AI actually shows up in day-to-day engineering work, there’s a lot here to learn from. Explore the channel and subscribe: @ThisDotMedia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@ThisDotMedia

Our upcoming #AI Tooling & Workflow workshop focuses on how engineering teams are actually integrating AI into the way they build and ship software. We’ll walk through practical use cases like improving PR reviews, generating documentation from specs and tickets, creating tests earlier in the development cycle, and turning rough ideas into structured tasks engineers can act on. The session also covers how agents and multi-step automation fit into real workflows, along with approaches to structuring prompts and guardrails so AI outputs stay consistent and reliable. Led by @ElliottFouts, CTO at @ThisDotLabs 🎟 Use code THISDOTX for a $50 ticket: ai.thisdot.co/workshops

Are you taking full advantage of coding agents in your daily developer workflow? In this workshop, we break it down through real workflow examples, from PR reviews and documentation to test generation and turning early ideas into something buildable. We also cover how teams are using agents and automation without losing control, including how to structure prompts and guardrails so outputs stay consistent. Led by @ElliottFouts (@ThisDotLabs) 🎟 $50 tickets with code THISDOTX ai.thisdot.co/workshops🔗

We spent an afternoon with engineering leaders talking through what AI adoption actually looks like beyond pilots and prototypes. This AI Leadership Exchange, hosted with Nx, focused less on tools and more on where things are breaking down in real workflows. A few patterns kept coming up in conversation: - Teams getting traction are reworking how planning, reviews, and delivery happen, not just layering AI on top - As generation speeds up, pressure shifts to review, testing, and decision-making - Adoption is still slowed down by trust, ownership, and lack of clarity across teams - Security and guardrails are becoming part of the core workflow, not an afterthought - Process debt shows up fast when AI accelerates everything We’re running this again in Atlanta on June 12 for engineering leaders who want to compare notes with peers working through the same challenges. If you want to join, DM @ladyleet.

Last month, we hosted a State of #AI conversation focused on a question a lot of organizations are still trying to answer: how do you actually create AI champions inside a company? @ladyleet, @ElliottFouts, @BrandonMathis, and Coston Perkins talk through what helps AI adoption take hold across engineering teams, why it often stalls, and why leadership has to do more than just ask teams to use AI. The conversation covers: • what AI champions really look like in practice • why executive sponsorship matters so much • how communication, enablement, and team structure affect adoption • why this is ultimately a change management challenge as much as a technology one A valuable watch for engineering leaders and teams thinking seriously about AI adoption inside their organization. Watch the livestream here: youtube.com/watch?v=QmAmPp…

Two weeks ago we hosted this State of #AI conversation with leaders from @Microsoft, @Anthropic, and @ThisDotLabs. We spent a lot of time on why context engineering is becoming such a critical piece of building AI systems that actually work in real products. Featuring Sweeky Satpathy, @adocomplete, @ElliottFouts, and @ladyleet. Full livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=sVIZjF…

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There’s a shift happening in how #AI shows up in our daily work. Some tools are pushing toward full autonomy, where AI runs your computer. Others, like @claudeai Cowork, are keeping humans in the loop while still unlocking a lot of power. In this week’s Context Window episode, we unpack what’s changing across the space. From agentic tools that can act on your files, to experiments with always-on AI environments, to @AnthropicAI testing usage limits and what that might mean for pricing. Even @Meta stepping into agent ecosystems with the @Moltbook acquisition. If you’re trying to understand where AI is actually heading, you have to check this out!

Great to see the room @ThisDotLabs brought together in Chamblee for the #AI Leadership Exchange. Leaders from @Microsoft, @AnthropicAI, @Visa, @NxDevTools, @OpenAP, and @ThisDotLabs sharing how AI adoption is actually playing out inside real engineering orgs right now. More of these conversations coming to Atlanta, next one on June 5. Interested in attending? Reach out to @ladyleet!

🚨 New Livestream Alert April 9 | 12:30–2:30 PM EDT State of #AI We’re getting specific about: → AI-first workflows (not bolt-ons) → where speed + quality actually improve → what it takes to make AI stick in real teams RSVP → luma.com/g1oamnu3

At @Stripe Sessions 2026 (April 29–30), teams across fintech and commerce are coming together to compare notes on what’s actually changing across the stack. The agenda covers everything from AI-driven payment flows and agent-based commerce to stablecoins, fraud mitigation, and how companies are rethinking subscription and revenue models at scale. There are also hands-on sessions and certifications for teams who want to go deeper than just the high-level trends. If you’re working anywhere near payments or commerce infrastructure, this is a valuable room to be in. 🔗 stripesessions.com

We spent some time recently exploring how AI is actually showing up in day-to-day React Native development with @MazenChami, @ElliottFouts, and @GantLaborde. The conversation touched on where #AI is genuinely useful today, where it still struggles, and how teams are starting to shape workflows around it without over-automating everything. Some takeaways that stuck with me: • AI is most effective when it removes friction, not when it tries to replace decision-making • The teams getting value are the ones investing in structure, not just tools • Human oversight is still the difference between something that ships and something that breaks Don't miss the livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=GtJSct…

A few weeks ago, we were laughing about this idea. A social network for #AI agents. Now Meta is acquiring Moltbook. @BrandonMathis reacts to Moltbook, but in the full conversation we go deeper into what these shifts actually mean: • @claudeai Cowork and the move toward agents that can operate directly on your computer • Perplexity exploring Clawbot-style systems with always-on AI environments • @AnthropicAI quietly testing usage limits and what that might signal about AI pricing models • why the real bottleneck might not be AI capability, but how we interact with our computers Tools are changing weekly. Interfaces are starting to shift. And a lot of what sounded experimental even a month ago is already turning into product. Check it out: youtube.com/watch?v=EyBVOK…

At our next #AI Tooling & Workflow workshop, we will walk through practical ways teams are using AI today. Things like improving PR reviews, generating documentation from specs and tickets, scaffolding tests faster, and turning rough ideas into structured, dev-ready tasks. We’ll also talk about where agents and multi-step automation actually fit into real engineering workflows and how to keep AI predictable with the right constraints and prompts. Led by @ElliottFouts, CTO at @ThisDotLabs. 🎟 Use code THISDOTX for $50 tickets ai.thisdot.co/workshops

Two days ago we had a great conversation at the State of @ReactNative about where the ecosystem is headed and how teams are building scalable cross-platform apps today. Big thanks to @GantLaborde and @MazenChami from @Infinite_Red and @BrandonMathis from @ThisDotLabs for holding the discussion. We talked through what’s evolving in #ReactNative, practical patterns teams are using in production, and what developers should be paying attention to next. If you missed it live, you can watch the full conversation here: youtube.com/watch?v=GtJSct…