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Explore how to enhance AI capabilities for Ruby development through strategic context loading and gem utilization in this conference talk from XO Ruby Portland 2025. Discover the presenter's experiments in testing whether AI can outpace human developers in taking an application from concept to production deployment, and learn from the revealing gaps identified in current AI performance. Examine practical approaches to "leveling up" AI assistants by providing them with better contextual understanding of Ruby development workflows. Gain insights into the philosophical question of creating "wise" AI that learns from collective developer experiences rather than just individual mistakes, and understand how RubyGems can serve as a foundation for improving AI-assisted development processes.
Syllabus
XO Ruby Portland 2025 - I know Kung Fu! RubyGems for AI by Renée Hendricksen
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