The idea
Speed needs a safety net
AI is not a substitute for engineering discipline. It amplifies the structures already present in a system, good and bad alike. Without a solid foundation, the speed that AI-assisted tools promise quickly turns into recklessness instead of progress.
The way forward lies in comprehensive automated safety nets. They let teams work faster because they can trust their quality controls. You get to know automation and modern tools not as a replacement for discipline, but as a means to higher velocity on a foundation of rigorous quality assurance. The principles behind this are set out in thePHP.cc’s AI manifesto.
Recklessness
Whoever bets on speed alone accumulates technical debt and builds fragile systems.
technical debtStandstill
Whoever bets on control alone no longer meets the demands of the market.
too slowVelocity with a net
Automated safety nets let you work faster because you trust your quality controls.
fast & safeFrom the contents
What we set out to do
- Why speed without control leads to technical debt
- Automated safety nets as a prerequisite for high velocity
- Building a comprehensive quality infrastructure with PHP and established tools
- From classic quality assurance to AI-assisted workflows
- Test-driven development in which humans write specifications as tests and AI agents produce the implementation
- Building trust in quality controls in order to get faster
Who it is for
Who should attend?
This training is for you
It is aimed at all developers and teams who want to get faster with AI-assisted tools without giving up control over the quality of their software.
If you also need requirements engineering and software architecture, Stefan Priebsch's course “AI-assisted software development” is the better fit.
What you bring
- Several months of experience with PHP or a similar programming language
- Familiarity with procedural and object-oriented programming
- Curiosity about bringing AI agents into your daily work in a controlled way
What you gain
Getting faster without losing control
You speed up your development processes without weakening your quality controls.
You build automated safety nets that you can trust while working fast.
You recognise that the same practices enable safe AI collaboration and high human velocity.
Your trainer
Sebastian Bergmann
Sebastian is the creator of PHPUnit, the de facto standard for testing PHP code. Since 2001 he has been helping teams build maintainable, well-tested software as a consultant and trainer, since 2009 as a co-founder of thePHP.cc.
In this training he shows you how to use AI agents and modern tools without giving up control. You work yourself, on real code, with a safety net that you trust.
Registration
Four interactive live sessions of two hours each, as a Zoom meeting. Small group, real code, your questions.