Naomi Gotts

Naomi Gotts will be speaking at our 2026 conference.

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Naomi Gotts

Naomi is a Lead Engineer and has been working with PHP professionally for over 18 years. Alongside a passion for Test Driven Development, helping others to learn via means such as mentoring, book clubs and internal tech conferences, writing code is still very close to her heart. Outside of work, Naomi is a big F1 fan and is likely never far from a crochet hook, especially in winter time!

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Event-Driven Evolution with AI as my Partner in Design

Fleet - 10.15

I've always loved creating things - designing systems, writing code, and shaping solutions by hand. So when AI tools started to dominate the conversation, I wasn't sure how they would fit into my world in a way that still let me do the parts I love most.

That question became real when I was tasked with evolving a large Laravel application towards an event-driven model. Faced with unfamiliar accounting concepts and event sourcing patterns, I turned to AI not to write code, but to help me learn, think, and explore.

In this talk, I'll share how AI became a valuable design partner as I navigated this architectural shift. From bridging domain gaps to shaping key decisions and incrementally evolving a live system, this is a practical story about integrating new tools without losing your craft.

Whether you're exploring event-driven design or curious about how AI can fit into your workflow, this talk offers practical lessons from a real-world journey.