When Agents Meet Legacy: Never Change a Running System
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Michael Friedrich
GitLab
Principal Developer Advocate
Meta Harnesses: What the JS Framework Wars Teach Us About What Is Next for AI Agents
July 10, 2026
16:20
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16:50
ยท
30
min
Mainstage
What this session covers
In 2016, in the middle of the JS framework wars, Next.js changed the game. The first meta framework, it fixed the pain points of using React in real orgs. In 2026, the same shift is coming to agents. A new layer is forming on top of agent harnesses to fix the structural limits of using agents in real orgs.
World Congress 2026 Europe
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