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The Augmented Forest • Kent Beck• GOTO 2026

GOTO Conferences — Oct 30, 2026 — conference — 25 views · 0 likes

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Kent Beck presents his 'Forest and Desert' dialectical framework for understanding AI's impact on software development. He explores how AI intensifies both resource-rich (Forest) and resource-starved (Desert) development experiences, while referencing Extreme Programming and Agile principles. The talk addresses how developers and teams can adapt to AI's changing landscape while communicating new capabilities to stakeholders.