the six-month recap: closing talk on AI at Web Directions, Melbourne, June 2025

June 20, 2025

Illustrated image with dramatic clouds parting to reveal a glowing flame in a night sky, surrounded by ornate floral borders. At the bottom, elegant script reads: “The future belongs to people who do things.”

Welcome back to our final session at WebDirections. We’re definitely on the glide path—though I’m not sure if we’re smoothly landing, about to hit turbulence, or perhaps facing a go-around. We’ll see how it unfolds. Today, I’m excited to introduce Geoffrey Huntley. I discovered Geoff earlier this year through an article linked on LinkedIn.

Source: the six-month recap: closing talk on AI at Web Directions, Melbourne, June 2025

Geoff Huntley closed our recent Code 25 conference (stream recording available to Premium members, individual video coming soon for Pro members) with his thoughts on the impact of LLMs on the practice of software engineering.

Here’s the script of his fantastic talk.