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Mar 10, 2026 Conference buzz and hallway-track energy from DevNexus and community meetups. AI in software: practical small wins, agentic workflows, and the shift from prompt to context and skill engineering. Tooling and security for skills, onboarding agents, and MCP versus skill tradeoffs. Java momentum, upcoming Java 26 news, and strategies for continuous modernization and developer productivity.
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Book Signing Ran Out Of Copies
- Anecdote: Dan and DaShaun enjoyed a busy conference book signing where attendees kept asking for more copies.
- Dan joked about running out of books and telling attendees to buy one when they asked for extras.
Open Rewrite Went From Obscure To Ubiquitous
- Anecdote: DaShaun recalled early Dev Nexus days when few knew Open Rewrite and contrasted that with today's widespread awareness.
- He credits speakers like Tim Tabik for raising visibility and says four years ago knowledge was rare but now common.
Start Small With AI To Protect Your Role
- Do learn and adapt to AI tools incrementally instead of fearing job loss.
- Dan Vega and DaShaun Carter advise starting with small automations (commit messages, docs, tests) to free time for higher-value work.
