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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 2h

Also, you’ll get two days in Amsterdam! What’s not to like?

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 2h

I’m going to be running a two-day workshop on “building robust maintainable software using GenAI” for Trifork Academy* in Amsterdam on Nov 17-18th 2025. It’ll give you an opportunity to spend two days diving in without distraction and learning how to get the best from these tools.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 2h

AI is everywhere, and if you’re a software engineer, sooner or later you might have to try coding with LLMs. It can be fun, it can be painful, it can be downright dangerous if you’re not careful, but it is possible to tease good stuff out of these capricious beasts.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 2h

How do you feel about getting LLMs to help you code?

Delighted? Appalled? Unsure?

Frustrated? Impatient? Scared?

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 3h

But what does it actually mean?

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 3h

Also I should maybe mention... I've been alerted elsewhere that people outside tech don't know the word "unicorn" is used to mean "someone with rare skills", and in this context it also meant "someone of rare gender". The context of this was definitely THAT context, and not one of the seedier ones!

Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 3h

... but it's sad because I shouldn't be a rare and special beast. At the time, I think they might have had ZERO senior female software engineers at that company. That shouldn't have been the case.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe I should clarify why I'm unsure whether it's happy or sad:

It's happy because it's kind of cool for people to see you as a unicorn. Yay! I'm a rare and special beast! >>>

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 4h

After I was successfully interviewed for one senior engineer job, I was later told that the two guys who interviewed me went dancing down the open plan office afterwards, chanting “We found a unicorn, we found a unicorn!”

I’ve never been sure whether that’s a happy story or a sad story.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 4h

Or even better, join me in Amsterdam at my two-day workshop for Trifork Academy* on Nov 17-18th 2025, and learn how to build robust maintainable software using GenAI.
*formerly @gotocon.com

Link to workshop: trifork.nl/academy/our-...
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Building Robust Maintainable Software Using genAI with Clare Sudbery - Trifork Academy

Join Clare Sudbery for a 2-day masterclass on building robust, maintainable software using genAI using test-driven development.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 4h

How do you feel about getting LLMs to help you code?

Delighted? Appalled? Unsure?

Frustrated? Impatient? Scared?

I’ve been experimenting with LLM-augmented coding, and it’s a ride. Come read my latest post, and find out more as I describe what I’ve learnt.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 8h

Link to workshop: trifork.nl/academy/our-...

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 8h

Read my latest post for a simple tip to help technical leaders avoid burnout. And/or come join me at my one-day workshop for Trifork Academy in Amsterdam on Nov 19th 2025, on the topic "How to handle the technical part of technical leadership".

*formerly @gotocon.com

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 8h

Why are there never enough hours in the day? Why are you always running to catch up?

Have you ever noticed that you’re not the only one? And yet, and yet. The world keeps turning. The stuff we think we’re supposed to be doing doesn’t get done, because none of us are super-human.

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Gitte Klitgaard @nativewired.com · 23h

Last week I spoke at Agile Cambridge, and it was great being back.

I arrived in 18 degrees so started with a walk on campus :)

As always the people and the discussions were the best parts. Some people I had not seen since before the pandemic, some were new, and some I got closer to 💕

#agilecam

Art outside a building. It consists of three tall triangular stone shapes in dark grey with various squares and stripes in lighter grey

Pathway next to a building with a alley of trees

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

And please do share with anyone else who might be interested!

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Express an interest in genAI coding sessions

Even Kent Beck is vibe coding these days. But does it really work? Are you wary about jumping on the bandwagon, but also worried about being left behind? I'd like to create a safe space for you to…

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

But I’m also exploring some in-person training sessions in Manchester (UK), and some online sessions. I haven’t decided on the details yet, and that’s where you can help.

If you have any interest at all in all this stuff, fill out my simple form to register an interest and express your preferences.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been experimenting with all the tools and learning how to have fun with it all and make useful progress. Appreciate the strengths and understand the weaknesses.

So anyway, I’m running some in-person workshops in Nov, at Trifork Academy* in Amsterdam and @sagconference.bsky.social in Berlin.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

How are you feeling about LLM-augmented coding? Frustrated by the blanket coverage? Skeptical about the benefits? Scared of being left behind? Worried about the negative impact?

I hear you, and I’m here to help. >>>

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

Link to Trifork Academy workshop: trifork.nl/academy/our-...

Link to SAG workshop: conferences.isaqb.org/software-arc...

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Building Robust Maintainable Software Using genAI with Clare Sudbery - Trifork Academy

Join Clare Sudbery for a 2-day masterclass on building robust, maintainable software using genAI using test-driven development.

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

I can run these or similar workshops for you and your org, and help you learn how to use LLMs responsibly to build robust maintainable software.

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Link if you want to host a workshop at your own workplace (can be remote): insimpleterms.blog/book-the-wor... >>>

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Learn how to use generative AI to build reliable, maintainable software, apply test-driven development to guide AI outputs, and make smart decisions about when to trust AI. “Clare has a rare …

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

...with more events to be announced shortly.

But maybe you can’t get to Amsterdam or Berlin, and you’d rather explore this with your own colleagues at your own workplace (including remote), maybe building your own internal projects? I can help! >>>

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

Do you and your colleagues want to make the most of LLM-augmented coding, without falling down rabbit holes and getting stuck with unmaintainable code?

I’m running some in-person workshops in November, at Trifork Academy* in Amsterdam and @sagconference.bsky.social (SAG) in Berlin...

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Clare Sudbery @claresudbery.bsky.social · 1d

...channelling @woodyzuill.bsky.social and talking about the power of dialling collaboration up to the MAX.

What if you could eliminate tedious meetings? Come to my talk and find out how.

Link to event: outpaceconf.com

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Outpace Conf | Manchester

Forward-thinking talks grounded in practical experience. A one-day technology conference for senior practitioners and leaders in the North West.

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