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History provides a valuable perspective for understanding the current AI revolution in software engineering.

Join Adam Berry from Netflix in our next Hangar DX off-the-record session where we will explore how to navigate the current state of panic within the software industry.

Key discussion points include:
- The evolving role of software engineering
- Insights from the Industrial Revolution
- Strategies for developing as an AI-native engineering company
- The aspects that are changing and those that remain constant

When: March 20th, 2025, at 11am PST | 2pm EST
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Are we getting too dependent on our AI tools?
How do we grow the next generation of our engineering leaders?

Join us in the next off-the-record Hangar DX session with @Lethain . You might know him from popular engineering leadership books: Staff Engineer, The Engineering Executive's Primer, and Crafting Engineering Strategy.

We will discuss:
- Difference between healthy leverage and unhealthy dependency
- How to onboard and grow engineers
- Maintaining code review standards
- Could AI actually free engineers to focus on higher-leverage work

When: Feb 6th, 2025 at 11am PST | 2pm EST
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When AI writes most of the code, monitoring code health becomes critical!

In our November's editing of Hangar DX off-the-record sessions, we are bringing in Adam Bender from Google's DevEx team to discuss how large teams should manage their code health.

We will discuss:
- The Paradox of AI Velocity
- The Decision-Making Nature of Software Engineering
- Testing Philosophy Meets AI: The SMURF Framework
- What Should We Demand from AI Tools

Note that these virtual sessions are not recorded to ensure a candid conversation.

When: Nov 14th, 2025 at 11am PST | 2pm EST

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In our upcoming off-the-record session of Hangar DX, we've invited Leah Rivers, Director of product at Google to discuss how to build impactful developer platforms in today's changing times.

We will discuss:
- What does "Shift Down" mean in platform engineering
- How AI is changing the platform strategy
- How to measure impact of dev platforms
- How to prioritize platform engineering projects

When: Sep 25th, 2025 at 11am PST | 2pm EST
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Excited to bring @skamille , author of "Manager's Path" and "Platform Engineering", in our upcoming off-the-record session of Hangar DX.

We will discuss the evolution of management path in the AI-first world:
- How the management jobs will be impacted
- What skills will be important
- How to grow AI adoption in the team
- How to stand out

Note that these virtual sessions are not recorded to ensure a candid conversation.

When: Aug 15th, 2025 at 11am PST | 2pm EST

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