ConfAI - Dev Workshop

Trainers

*Trainer lineup and content may shift to stay up-to-date and of the highest value!

Milko Slavov

CTO @ IncentivAI | CTO @ NEG.BG

Yavor Belakov

Co-Founder & AI Engineer @ Team-GPT Founder @ AIE.F Europe

Jemal Ahmedov

Tech Lead @ Checkatrade

Some of the tools we'll be showcasing

GitHub Copilot

Tools

About the Workshop

What is the workshop about?

A one-day, hands-on workshop focused on the effective use of the best AI tools for software engineers.

What results can you realistically expect?

An increase in your day-to-day productivity by an average of 50% to 200%, with your execution speed on some tasks improving more than 10x.

Who will be leading the workshop?

The workshop is a one-day event, divided into four separate sessions, led by proven senior software engineers from top AI companies who are power users of these AI tools.

Which tools will be the focus?

The primary focus will be on Cursor, currently the best AI development tool. Additionally, there will be a demo and comparison of Windsurf and GitHub Copilot as Cursor's alternatives.

Why Cursor?

Developers overwhelmingly consider Cursor the best AI development tool. For context, in just four months, it raised $160M, hitting a $2.6B valuation - earning the title "Fastest Growing SaaS in History."

Is my data private and secure with Cursor?

Yes. Cursor takes privacy seriously:
- In Privacy Mode, your code isn’t stored on their servers and is securely encrypted in transit.
- They offer a mutual NDA for companies.
- They have zero data retention agreements with Anthropic and OpenAI.

Who is this workshop for?

Mid to senior software developers, lead engineers, and hands-on technical executives.

What will you learn?

You will completely shift your programming paradigm from manual to AI-driven software development. You'll learn how to write/talk directly with Cursor’s AI Agent, powered by the most advanced LLMs, while your primary role becomes reviewing the changes.

How to set up custom rules in Cursor according to your goals, so the agent performs almost exactly as you want—User Rules and Project Rules. You'll also see how power users configure their coding guidelines & coding style.

How to optimize your Cursor setup to move beyond the generic agent behavior and unlock the highest-quality results possible.

How to leverage different AI models depending on the use case.

How to use Cursor to build features for existing projects/products.

How to use Cursor to build a project from scratch.

How to architect systems in advance and have Cursor implement them.

How to automate commit messages and pull requests.

How to integrate your existing project documentation, libraries, APIs, frameworks, and SDKs into Cursor so it has the right context and provides maximum value.

How to use Cursor to speed up your workflow with the command line (many developers say this is an extremely useful AI use case).

How to set up a custom Cursor workflow, e.g., ensuring that every new feature implementation also includes Unit Tests, documentation, dev-prod logic, etc.

How to debug effectively with Cursor.

How to run Cursor’s AI to scan your entire project for bugs.

Demo and comparison of Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code and other useful software development AI tools.