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This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph
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Kris Jenkins - Lifelong Computer Geek and Podcast Host @krisajenkins
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ABSTRACT
We all have important questions about the data around us: "What should I work on this week?", "How's my side project doing?", "Is anyone waiting on me to email them?" These are perfect questions from a human perspective - natural language queries that get to the heart of what we actually want to know. But until recently, automating these kinds of questions was impossible. They're too ambiguous, they need domain-specific knowledge and external tools to even begin to form an answer. MCP changes that.
By building a simple server for your personal questions, you can literally ask "What issues should I look at?" and get sensible, accurate answers. Spend a couple of hours building your own oracle, and instead of combing through Jira manually, you could be making coffee while a machine does the research for you. In this talk, we'll dive into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - a surprisingly simple JSON-RPC mechanism that gives AI tools focused access to your data.
You'll learn how to wrap existing functions or external APIs as MCP endpoints, turning any data source into something AI can query on your behalf. We'll walk through real examples of building agentic access to databases and REST APIs, discuss security considerations, and show the easiest way to build your personal MCP server from scratch.
By the end, you'll have everything needed to build a personalised MCP server. You'll understand the protocol, see practical implementation patterns, and leave with ideas for automating your workload. Whatever data you have, you'll be able to create AI tools that understand your context and answer the questions that actually matter to you. [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
02:02 What is agentic AI?
04:57 Demo: Let's ask a question
07:30 How did that work?
09:07 How to build an MCP server
12:37 The delegated-coding approach
16:16 Testing tip
16:55 Demo
19:22 Examples
24:11 Outro
Read the full abstract here:
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Sandy Maguire • Thinking with Types • leanpub.com/thinking-with-types
Edwin Brady • Type-Driven Development with Idris • amzn.to/432GZTi
Maryann Kisamore • Basics Of Apache Kafka • amzn.to/3tkVYFD
Mitch Seymour • Mastering Kafka Streams and ksqlDB • amzn.to/3HZ18wK
Ted Dunning & Ellen Friedman • Streaming Architecture • amzn.to/3lhk3Kb
Liz Rice • Container Security • amzn.to/3oU4iJe
Neal Ford • Functional Thinking • amzn.to/3DdP35B
Petricek & Skeet • Real-World Functional Programming • amzn.to/38diF4M
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This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph
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Kris Jenkins - Lifelong Computer Geek and Podcast Host @krisajenkins
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ABSTRACT
We all have important questions about the data around us: "What should I work on this week?", "How's my side project doing?", "Is anyone waiting on me to email them?" These are perfect questions from a human perspective - natural language queries that get to the heart of what we actually want to know. But until recently, automating these kinds of questions was impossible. They're too ambiguous, they need domain-specific knowledge and external tools to even begin to form an answer. MCP changes that.
By building a simple server for your personal questions, you can literally ask "What issues should I look at?" and get sensible, accurate answers. Spend a couple of hours building your own oracle, and instead of combing through Jira manually, you could be making coffee while a machine does the research for you. In this talk, we'll dive into the Model Context Protocol (MCP) - a surprisingly simple JSON-RPC mechanism that gives AI tools focused access to your data.
You'll learn how to wrap existing functions or external APIs as MCP endpoints, turning any data source into something AI can query on your behalf. We'll walk through real examples of building agentic access to databases and REST APIs, discuss security considerations, and show the easiest way to build your personal MCP server from scratch.
By the end, you'll have everything needed to build a personalised MCP server. You'll understand the protocol, see practical implementation patterns, and leave with ideas for automating your workload. Whatever data you have, you'll be able to create AI tools that understand your context and answer the questions that actually matter to you. [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
02:02 What is agentic AI?
04:57 Demo: Let's ask a question
07:30 How did that work?
09:07 How to build an MCP server
12:37 The delegated-coding approach
16:16 Testing tip
16:55 Demo
19:22 Examples
24:11 Outro
Read the full abstract here:
gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3741
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Sandy Maguire • Thinking with Types • leanpub.com/thinking-with-types
Edwin Brady • Type-Driven Development with Idris • amzn.to/432GZTi
Maryann Kisamore • Basics Of Apache Kafka • amzn.to/3tkVYFD
Mitch Seymour • Mastering Kafka Streams and ksqlDB • amzn.to/3HZ18wK
Ted Dunning & Ellen Friedman • Streaming Architecture • amzn.to/3lhk3Kb
Liz Rice • Container Security • amzn.to/3oU4iJe
Neal Ford • Functional Thinking • amzn.to/3DdP35B
Petricek & Skeet • Real-World Functional Programming • amzn.to/38diF4M
https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com
twitter.com/GOTOcon
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#PersonalAI #AI #ContextRichAI #MCP #LLM #AgenticAI #TodayInTech #KrisJenkins
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![[404] – Developer Not Found: The Continuing Developer Evolution • Derek Bingham • YOW! 2025](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jpsDPUUJiYM/mqdefault.jpg "[404] – Developer Not Found: The Continuing Developer Evolution • Derek Bingham • YOW! 2025
This presentation was recorded at YOW! Australia 2025. #GOTOcon #YOW
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Derek Bingham - Senior Developer Advocate at AWS @DerekBingham
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ABSTRACT
The developer landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. What began with coding assistants has rapidly evolved into AI agents and autonomous systems that are reshaping how we build software. However, this evolution isnt slowing down—its accelerating.
In this forward-looking session, well examine the current state of the developer ecosystem and how AI is fundamentally changing what it means to be a developer. With the use of real practical demos and examples we will explore :
• The trajectory from coding assistants to AI agents.
• How modern developer workflows are being reimagined
• The shifting balance between human creativity and machine capabilities
• Critical skills developers need to thrive in this new paradigm
• Practical strategies for navigating this rapidly evolving landscape
Whether youre concerned about keeping pace with change or excited about the possibilities ahead, this session is for you. [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
05:50 [404] – Developer not found
06:20 Evolution: The evolution of developers tools
10:06 State: What is an agent?
11:42 Prompt engineering
12:35 Context engineering
14:17 Context management 101
17:59 Fears: The false fears
22:28 Spec-driven development
27:13 Opportunities
30:52 Challenges
33:19 Future
37:40 Outro
Read the full abstract here:
https://yowcon.com/brisbane-2025/sessions/3836
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Pete McBreen • Software Craftsmanship • https://amzn.to/456einq
Phil Winder • Reinforcement Learning • https://amzn.to/3t1S1VZ
Jay Wengrow • A Common-Sense Guide to AI Engineering • https://pragprog.com/titles/jwpaieng
Kurt Dowswell • Programming with GitHub Copilot • https://amzn.to/3TM2HaL
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#AI #DeveloperEvolution #DeveloperEcosystem #AIAgents #AISkills #VibeCoding #Kiro #AgenticWorkflows #PromptEngineering #ContextEngineering #SpecDrivenDevelopment #DerekBingham #TodayInTech #YOWcon
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