Everyday AI Coding: Skills & Plugins for Testers | Chicago Meetup

***7th Chicago Meetup – Everyday AI Coding: Skills & Plugins for Testers*** Most of us use AI coding tools in the same way: open the chat, ask for a snippet, copy it, paste it, and move on. That works. But it’s only the starting point. At The Test Tribe’s 7th Chicago Meetup, Maneesh Maddala will explore how Skills and plugins can turn AI from a tool you occasionally ask questions to into something that can handle repeatable parts of your testing workflow. Think of it like your test tooling: configure it once, and it’s ready when you need it. ***Event Details*** * Date: 27 October 2026 * Time: 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM CDT * Venue: 10 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606 ***Session – Everyday AI Coding: Skills & Plugins for Testers*** ***Speaker: Maneesh Maddala*** This session breaks down Skills and plugins in practical terms and shows where they can fit into a tester’s everyday workflow. You’ll explore: * What Skills & Plugins Actually Are – Understand the concepts without the jargon. * Where They Fit in Testing – See how they can support everyday work such as bug reports, test data, feature exploration, coding, and log analysis. * How to Get Started – Learn how to pick one small, repeatable task and introduce AI into your workflow without a heavy setup. ***How This Meetup Solves Your Problem*** * AI coding still feels like a copy-paste exercise? Explore how reusable Skills can take AI beyond one-off prompts. * Not sure where AI fits into your testing workflow?