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

AgentCraft: Putting the Orc in Orchestration — Ido Salomon

Presenters Ido Salomon Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Level Up Your AI Agents: How Gaming Wisdom is Revolutionizing Human-Agent Collaboration 🎮🚀 Good morning, London! Ido Salomon, creator of Agent Craft, MC I, and co-maintainer of MC apps, recently unveiled a groundbreaking approach to scaling AI agent collaboration. We all know individual agents are amazing, but what happens when you try to scale up to 10, 20, or even 100 agents? The dream of 100x amazingness often hits a wall. Why? Because we become the bottleneck. Orchestrating dozens of “reckless employees” – as Ido humorously puts it – isn’t typically an engineer’s job. We need new skills, but these skills aren’t entirely new; they’ve been hiding in plain sight, especially for gamers! ...

April 25, 2026 · 5 min

What Do Models Still Suck At? - Peter Gostev, Arena.ai, BullshitBench

Presenters Peter Gostev Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Beyond the Hype: What Large Language Models Still Struggle With 🤯 We’re constantly bombarded with dazzling charts showing the relentless upward march of AI capabilities. Every new model release feels like a giant leap towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), leaving us in a state of awe and perhaps a little anxiety. But are we being too optimistic? Peter Gostev, in a recent talk, dives into the less glamorous side of LLMs, exploring what they don’t do well and why that matters. ...

April 24, 2026 · 4 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

Secure your cloud automation | Leo Visser | Conf42 Cloud 2026

Presenters Leo Visser Source Conf42 Cloud 2026 Welcome to an exhilarating deep dive into the world of cloud automations, where we transform complex tasks into seamless, secure workflows! I’m Leo Visser, and I’m passionate about tinkering with technology, especially in AI, automation, and cloud. As an Azure MVP for PowerShell and an organizer for the Dutch PowerShell user community, I love sharing insights that make your tech journey smoother. Today, we’re tackling a crucial topic: securing your cloud automations. Let’s explore why we automate in the cloud and how we can make these automations robust and secure. ...

April 23, 2026 · 7 min