QCon AI New York 2025: AI Works, PRs Don't: How AI is Breaking the SDLC and What to Do about it

Michael Redlich — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 23:30:00 GMT

Michael Webster, Principal Engineer at CircleCI, presented “AI Works, Pull Requests Don’t: How AI Is Breaking the SDLC and What to Do about It” at QCon AI New York 2025. Webster discussed the impact of AI on the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) processes at CircleCI.

By Michael Redlich

QCon AI NY 2025 - Becoming AI-Native without Losing our Minds to Architectural Amnesia

Andrew Hoblitzell — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:12:00 GMT

Tracy Bannon's QCon AI NY 2025 talk revealed how the rise of AI agents risks amplifying common architectural failures. She emphasized the distinctions between bots, assistants, and agents, highlighting the need for governance, clear identity controls, and disciplined decision-making to address “agentic debt.” Bannon called for architects to apply foundational principles amid rapid AI adoption.

By Andrew Hoblitzell

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QCon AI New York 2025: AI Works, PRs Don't: How AI is Breaking the SDLC and What to Do about it

QCon AI NY 2025 - Becoming AI-Native without Losing our Minds to Architectural Amnesia