We paddled. We pondered. We prompted.
Your BitBakery update for May 2025
I thought I knew Waterloo Region. After all, I’ve lived and worked here for years, long enough to know where to find the best butter tarts and which roundabouts to avoid.
But last week, our team tried something new. We went on a team paddle with Canoeing the Grand. And to our surprise, none of us had ever done it before. It was one of those quiet, perspective-shifting moments—how many experiences are hiding in plain sight, just waiting for us to notice?
That got us wondering about what else we are overlooking.
Not just around town, but at work. What habits have we settled into that keep us from discovering something better? A different way to reflect on a project. A fresh approach to team-building. A tool we’ve scrolled past a dozen times but never actually tried.
This week, we explored one of those tools on our blog. GitHub’s Copilot Agent Mode. You can read what we learned about the benefits and risks of AI agents on our blog, along with another new post from BitBaker Annaliese Schropp on how she uses ChatGPT with Visual Studio Code.
Speaking of trying new things, I’ll attend two new conferences this May. If you’re interested in meeting up at Consensus 2025 (May 14–16) or Web Summit Vancouver (May 27–30), please send me an email or respond to this newsletter.
As always, I'm always happy to have a call if you have questions about AI or other development and design questions.
- Wes
Waterloo Region tech headlines
Communitech appoints Sheldon McCormick as new CEO following layoffs (BetaKit)
Dozr founding CEO Kevin Forestell moves to chair while Dave Frazier joins as president (BetaKit)
ConeLabs turned a pitch win in Waterloo Region into real-world government work (Communitech)
AC:Studio Innovation Showcase Recap (Accelerator Centre)
GRT presents its 10-year plan (The Community Edition)