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[Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100277-what-production-knows-closing-the-loop-between-ai-agents-and-the-systems-they-build) ## Boost your coding productivity with Github Copilot Agent - **Defining the capabilities of an AI coding agent** (02:27, 1min) — A coding agent embeds a large language model with tool-calling mechanics to actively evaluate tasks and execute workflows. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1542-boost-your-coding-productivity-with-github-copilot-agent) ## Stop using Node.js like in 2020! What changed and what you can do today with Node.js - **Training AI coding agents to utilize modern runtime capabilities** (03:55, 2min) — How to augment prompt context so coding assistants generate software relying on contemporary native APIs. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100011-stop-using-node-js-like-in-2020-what-changed-and-what-you-can-do-today-with-node-js) ## Code Is Cheap. Software Isn’t. - **The reality of using AI coding agents in legacy codebases** (01:10, 3min) — Coding agents struggle to infer hidden constraints and invisible knowledge scattered throughout large enterprise applications. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100236-code-is-cheap-software-isn-t) ## The AI-Native Engineering Org: What’s Real, What’s Hype, What’s Next - **Accelerating right of code workflows with AI agents** (06:19, 3min) — AI speeds up code reviews, deployment, and incident management to keep pace with increased code volume. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100004-the-ai-native-engineering-org-what-s-real-what-s-hype-what-s-next) ## Completing the Feedback Loop - **Expanding AI agents for code review and security scanning** (01:33, 1min) — Specialized software agents automatically manage code reviews, scan for security vulnerabilities, and handle repository merges. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100351-completing-the-feedback-loop) ## When Agents Meet Legacy: Never Change a Running System - **Evaluating AI agents for iterative legacy code modernization** (00:08, 3min) — Using AI agents to analyze legacy applications provides an iterative, low-risk approach to handling difficult codebases. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100320-when-agents-meet-legacy-never-change-a-running-system) ## Unlocking the AI Black Box: Building Trust in the Era of Agentic Production - **Tracing agentic capabilities and step-by-step code execution** (07:26, 2min) — Observing what coding agents execute behind the scenes, including underlying bash scripts and token consumption. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100086-unlocking-the-ai-black-box-building-trust-in-the-era-of-agentic-production) ## Humanoid Runs Wild, Google Rewrites Headlines and Slow AI - Justin Halsall and Schepp - **Web tools sabotaging AI and Mozilla agent coding resources** (00:02, 0min) — A tool artificially slows chatbots while Mozilla proposes a code-sharing platform for AI agents. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1843-humanoid-runs-wild-google-rewrites-headlines-and-slow-ai-justin-halsall-and-schepp) ## From Vague Ideas to Precise Specifications – AI as Process Catalyst - **Feeding structured software requirements into autonomous AI coding agents** (26:43, 2min) — Clean requirements improve the implementation plans of autonomous coding tools while aiding broader team cultural adoption. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100309-from-vague-ideas-to-precise-specifications-ai-as-process-catalyst) ## 5 things I wish I hadn’t done building my AI agent - **Defining and measuring success for AI coding agents** (04:16, 4min) — Capturing transaction outcomes like acceptance, ignorance, and explicit rejection reveals true product viability. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100145-5-things-i-wish-i-hadn-t-done-building-my-ai-agent) ## The LLM Evolution: From Sequence Imitation to Verifiable Reasoning - **Connecting reasoning engines to autonomous coding agents** (22:43, 1min) — Interfacing conversational generators with robust executable external APIs organically creates persistent autonomous frameworks capable of programm... [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100343-the-llm-evolution-from-sequence-imitation-to-verifiable-reasoning)