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12-Factor Agents: Patterns of reliable LLM applications — Dex Horthy, HumanLayer
AI Engineer· 2025-07-03 20:50
Core Principles of Agent Building - The industry emphasizes rethinking agent development from first principles, applying established software engineering practices to build reliable agents [11] - The industry highlights the importance of owning the control flow in agent design, allowing for flexibility in managing execution and business states [24][25] - The industry suggests that agents should be stateless, with state management handled externally to provide greater flexibility and control [47][49] Key Factors for Reliable Agents - The industry recognizes the ability of LLMs to convert natural language into JSON as a fundamental capability for building effective agents [13] - The industry suggests that direct tool use by agents can be harmful, advocating for a more structured approach using JSON and deterministic code [14][16] - The industry emphasizes the need to own and optimize prompts and context windows to ensure the quality and reliability of agent outputs [30][33] Practical Applications and Considerations - The industry promotes the use of small, focused "micro agents" within deterministic workflows to improve manageability and reliability [40] - The industry encourages integrating agents with various communication channels (email, Slack, Discord, SMS) to meet users where they are [39] - The industry advises focusing on the "hard AI parts" of agent development, such as prompt engineering and flow optimization, rather than relying on frameworks to abstract away complexity [52]
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-07-01 22:39
The race for a handful of top software engineers masks a slump for everyone else https://t.co/7Ssj5yIYFJ ...
Breaking Society's Script | Journey from coder to edtech founder | Akshay Saini | TEDxSSCBS
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-25 15:45
कॉलेज स्टूडेंट से पूछता हूं कि आपको अपनी करियर में आगे क्या करना है. तो उनके जनरली तीन आंसर्स होते हैं। पहला आंसर होता है कि या तो मुझे अपनी एक ड्रीम जॉब चाहिए। मुझे एक हाई पेइंग पैकेज चाहिए। बहुत अच्छा पैकेज और एक ड्रीम जॉब। दूसरा मोस्ट कॉमन आंसर जो मैं सुनता हूं वो होता है कि मुझे अपना पैशन फॉलो करना है। मुझे एक यूबर बनना है या मुझे एक Instagram इन्फ्लुएंसरर बनना है या फिर मुझे एक खुद जो मुझे इंटरेस्ट है पैशन वो फॉलो करना है। और तीसरा मोस्ट कॉमन आंसर जो मुझे मिलता है वो जनरली मिलता है कि मुझे खुद की एक कं ...
Software engineering as we know it will look much different in 5-10 years.
Y Combinator· 2025-05-15 17:33
software engineering jobs of today I think will not exist in five or 10 years. I think there will be demand for smart people who know how to wrangle these AI coding machines and if we want to call those people software engineers like so be it but I think the job is dramatically dramatically different. I think what's interesting here people have strong reactions when they think oh the job that I do or my friends do might go away.It's a very scary proposition, but if you look backwards at history, the first c ...
Intetics Continues to Lead in Global Outsourcing: Featured in IAOP’s 2025 Global Outsourcing 100®
Globenewswire· 2025-03-03 17:48
NAPLES, Fla., March 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intetics, a leading global technology company, has once again secured a spot in the prestigious 2025 Global Outsourcing 100® list by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP®). This marks the 19th consecutive year of recognition, reaffirming Intetics’ reputation as a top-tier IT outsourcing provider. Since its launch in 2006, the Global Outsourcing 100® has served as a benchmark for excellence, innovation, and industry leadership, spot ...