Coding Agents Lunch & Learn Session 17: Building, Evaluating & Operating Agents

As coding agents become increasingly capable, the conversation is shifting from simply using agents to understanding how to build reliable, repeatable, and scalable agent-powered systems. Session 17 focuses on the engineering practices, evaluation techniques, and operational considerations that help transform promising agent workflows into dependable tools that teams can trust.

Throughout this session, we'll discuss how practitioners are approaching agent development, including workflow design, prompt engineering, skill development, evaluation methodologies, observability, testing, and operational best practices. We'll explore common challenges teams encounter when working with agents and share lessons learned from both successful implementations and failures. Participants will gain insight into how experienced builders think about reliability, quality, and performance when deploying agent-assisted workflows at scale.

In addition to practical discussions, we'll highlight emerging tools, frameworks, and techniques that are helping developers create more effective agent systems. Whether you're experimenting with coding agents for personal projects or deploying them across larger engineering organizations, this session aims to provide actionable ideas and valuable perspectives from people actively building in the space.

Join us for an engaging conversation about what it takes to build, evaluate, and operate coding agents effectively in today's rapidly evolving ecosystem.