Name: Mind the Gap - A Developer's Roadmap To Building AI Agents - Ivan Pedrazas, Docker Inc.
Start: 2025-08-25T14:25:00+0200
End: 2025-08-25T15:05:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Monday August 25, 2025 14:25 - 15:05 CEST

G109

This talk is about software developers' journey into AI Agent creation.

We'll explore the evolving toolkit, from specialized IDEs like Cursor and VS Code (with AI Agents extensions) to frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex that simplify complex workflows.

I'll share firsthand experiences comparing local development with models like Ollama, LM Studio and LLM Runner against production deployments using OpenAI and Anthropic APIs. We will explore how to consume MCP Servers to provide tools to our Agents.

We'll address critical decision points: when to use RAG versus fine-tuning, how testing differs from traditional software, and the unique debugging challenges of non-deterministic systems. Finally, we will look at the challenges of deploying AI Agents in production and what we can do as developers to minimise the risk.

Developers will leave with a clear understanding of the technical shifts required when building AI agents, available tools, and practical strategies for overcoming the most common obstacles in this rapidly evolving space.

Speakers

Ivan Pedrazas

Principal Engineer, Docker inc.

Ivan Pedrazas has been designing and building distributed systems for more than 20 years. In the last year, he’s been building developer tools that consume and provide AI capabilities, like AI agents, MCP Servers and LLM models.

Monday August 25, 2025 14:25 - 15:05 CEST
G109

Open Source 101

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Ivan Pedrazas

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