Talk Proposal: Software Engineering Has Always Been Context Engineering: A No-BS Introduction to Agentic Coding

[ykdojo]

• Draft Title: Software Engineering Has Always Been Context Engineering: A No-BS Introduction to Agentic Coding
• Length: 10-20 min full presentation
• Links: https://blog-posts-and-drafts.netlify.app/software-engineering/context/software-engineering-has-always-been-context-engineering/
• Which dates, particularly Tue/Wed/Thu during the 2nd/3rd week of a month, are you likely available? (e.g. "Most Thursdays with 4 weeks notice", "June or later", etc.)

Drawing from 2 years of hands-on experience with AI coding agents since building Kaguya (an open-source ChatGPT plugin), I'll demonstrate why software engineering fundamentally hasn't changed - it's always been about context engineering.

I'll share 7 practical techniques that have helped me write thousands of lines of production code with AI agents:

• Working with Git and GitHub CLI through agents
• Saving context while maximizing productivity
• Navigating unfamiliar codebases
• Completing the write-test cycle
• Doing research on unfamiliar topics
• Pair debugging with AI agents
• Using voice-to-text for faster development

Speaker Bio

• Name: YK Sugi
• Mini-bio: Developer Experience Manager at Sourcegraph. Also the creator of an open-source coding assistant with ~1200 stars on GitHub. Founder of CS Dojo, a programming education YouTube channel with 1.9M+ subscribers.
• Picture for slides:

• Would you like help with your presentation? No.
• Social media link(s): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ykdojo/
• Do you agree to the VanJS Code of Conduct? Yes.

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📅 Available Presentation Dates

Pick up to 2 dates to give your talk:

• Wednesday, September 24, 2025 (September 2025 Meetup) - 2 spots available
• Friday, October 31, 2025 (October 2025 Meetup) - 3 spots available
• Wednesday, November 19, 2025 (November 2025 Meetup) - 3 spots available
• Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (January 2026 Meetup) - 3 spots available
• Thursday, February 12, 2026 (February 2026 Meetup) - 3 spots available

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[zlldnv]

Hi @ykdojo , thank you for submitting your talk idea!
Could you please share your availability by answering the bot’s question above?

[zlldnv]

Hi @ykdojo can you please follow up on the question above?

[zlldnv]

Hi @ykdojo , closing the issue due to inactivity.
Feel free to reopen if needed

[ykdojo]

@zlldnv Sorry I couldn't get back to this because I got busy with my main work and also because it drifted away from JavaScript focus. Instead, I have this new demo that I can show that's purely JavaScript based. #180