Agents for Everything Else — swyx

Presenters swyx Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 AI Engineers: Building the Future, One Agent at a Time 🤖✨ The world of work is rapidly evolving, and at the forefront of this transformation are AI engineers. Swyx, co-founder of the AI Engineer conference, shares his journey and insights on how AI is not just a tool for coding, but a powerful force for augmenting human productivity and reimagining business operations. The Evolution of AI Engineer Conferences 🚀 Swyx has been a consistent voice at the AI Engineer conference, tracking the seismic shifts in AI adoption. ...

April 30, 2026 · 6 min

Replacing 12K LoC with a 200 LoC Skill — David Gomes, Cursor

Presenters David Gomes Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 🚀 From 15,000 Lines of Code to Markdown: The Future of Agentic Programming In the world of software development, we often equate progress with more code, more features, and more complexity. But what if the secret to building better tools isn’t writing more code, but deleting it? At a recent talk, David Gomes shared a radical transformation within Cursor, the AI-powered code editor. By leveraging the power of LLMs and Markdown, the team managed to replace a massive, complex feature with a few simple instructions. ...

April 30, 2026 · 4 min

Enabling Non-Engineers to Build AI Agents & Apps | Retool CEO

Presenters David Hsu Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Source Product School podcast Building the Future: How Retool is Navigating the AI Revolution and Redefining Internal Tools 🚀 In the fast-paced world of tech, staying ahead means not just reacting to change, but actively shaping it. David Hsu, CEO of Retool, joins us to share his insights on how his company is not only adapting to the AI revolution but also leading the charge in transforming how businesses build and operate. From strategic pivots to the nitty-gritty of product development, David offers a candid look at the challenges and triumphs of building a company in the age of AI. ...

April 28, 2026 · 7 min

Engineering Production-Grade Multi-Agent Systems in the Cloud | Sandeep Mannapur | Conf42 Cloud 2026

Presenters Sandeep Mannapur Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Engineering Production-Grade Multi-Agent Systems in the Cloud 🚀 Hey there, tech enthusiasts! Ever built an AI agent demo that worked like a charm, only to see it crumble under pressure in the real world? You’re not alone. Sandeep Bharadwaj, an AI/ML engineer with over 15 years of experience, dives deep into the trenches of building production-grade multi-agent systems in the cloud, sharing the hard-won lessons and the architectural shifts needed to move beyond promising prototypes. ...

April 23, 2026 · 7 min

Securing Multi-Cloud APIs Against Quantum Threats | Rajasingh Gandhi Ramdas | Conf42 Cloud 2026

Presenters Rajasingh Gandhi Ramdas Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 🚀 Quantum-Proofing the Cloud: Securing Multi-Cloud APIs for the Post-Quantum Era The digital landscape is shifting beneath our feet. While we build faster, more interconnected multi-cloud environments, a silent threat matures in the background: Quantum Computing. At the recent Con 42 Cloud Native 2026 session, Rajasingh Gandhi Ramdas, Senior Technical Architect at IBM, delivered a wake-up call to the tech world. He specializes in turning high-level digital strategy into operational reality, and his message was clear: the encryption we trust today has an expiration date. ...

April 23, 2026 · 4 min