AI-Assisted Coding Katas: Clean Code, Refactoring and TDD in the Age of AI
Join us at the upcoming, invite-only Sahaj Software DevDay in Hyderabad as we tackle the biggest shift in modern software engineering. AI-assisted coding tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor, and Codeium are rapidly changing how engineers design and maintain software. This is a highly interactive, hands-on session focusing on harnessing these tools to amplify good engineering practices. The goal is to move beyond “letting AI code” and learn how expert engineers + AI collaboration can consistently deliver high-quality, extensible code.This exclusive session is led by our team of experienced practitioners, Rajani K, Sneha Bagri, Vishnu, Abhinav, Shaheen, and Priyadarshan, who are at the forefront of AI-assisted engineering and clean code principles.Across four focused hours, you will explore practical applications of AI in core engineering domains:
Clean Code and AI: Strategies for prompting AI to produce clean, readable, and maintainable code, avoiding quick hacks.
AI-Assisted Refactoring Kata: A guided, hands-on challenge to iteratively refactor messy legacy code with AI assistance while ensuring behavior preservation.
Test-Driven Development with AI: Utilizing AI to write effective tests, suggest critical edge cases, and reinforce design discipline in a TDD workflow.
Prompt Engineering for Programmers: Mastering coding-oriented prompt patterns to improve code structure, naming, patterns, modularity, readability, and domain design.
By the end of this session, you will understand how to use AI to write cleaner, more maintainable code, know how to refactor legacy code faster and safely, and master coding-oriented prompt patterns for debugging, design, and testing. The goal is to build confidence in using AI as a pair programmer, not an autopilot, and realize why AI magnifies engineering quality rather than replacing engineering depth.Event Details
Date: Friday, December 13th, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM (IST)
Location: 2nd Floor, CIE IIIT Hyderabad
Format: Hands-on Workshop
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of this session, you will:
Elevate Code Quality: Understand how to leverage AI to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
Master Safe Refactoring: Learn to use AI to refactor legacy code faster and more safely while preserving its behavior.
Prompt Engineering Expertise: Master advanced coding-oriented prompt patterns for improving debugging, design, and testing workflows.
Build Collaboration Confidence: Gain confidence in using AI as a true pair programmer, moving beyond using it as an autopilot.
Redefine AI Value: Understand why AI magnifies engineering quality and depth rather than replacing it.
Who Should Attend
This session is exclusively crafted for serious programmers committed to elevating their craft in the AI era. Ideal attendees are software engineers with:
Experience: 2+ years of hands-on coding experience.
Fundamentals: Strong grasp of fundamentals in any programming language (e.g., Java, Python, Go, C#, C++, Kotlin, JS/TS).
Interest: A keen interest in clean code, refactoring, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and AI-assisted engineering.
Prerequisites
Please ensure you bring the following to the session:
Your Laptop
AI Coding Tool Access: At least a trial license for one of the following tools installed: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Desktop, or Codeium.
Preferred IDE: Your integrated development environment of choice (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA, VS Code, GoLand, PyCharm, Rider).
Stay tuned for more details!
