DevConf.US 2026

Observability-Driven Development: The Missing Link for the AI Coding Era
2026-09-25 , 106 (Capacity 45)

Every major software methodology shift — TDD, DevOps, CI/CD — was ultimately about compressing feedback loops. AI coding has just shattered the speed of code generation while doing nothing to improve the quality of feedback. This talk proposes Observability-Driven Development (ODD) as the missing practice: instrumenting not just production, but every stage of the SDLC with runtime-deep signals so that AI-generated code is validated at the same speed it's produced. The argument is that without this, AI doesn't accelerate software delivery — it just accelerates technical debt.


What level of experience should the audience have to best understand your session?: Intermediate - attendees should be familiar with the subject

Serial Technology Entrepreneur with multiple exits, currently building the future of software engineering through observability and AI with NodeSource, the Node.js Company.

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