Taste & Craft: A Conversation with Tuomas Artman, CTO Linear & Gergely Orosz, @pragmaticengineer

Presenters Tuomas Artman Gergely Orosz Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 🚀 Beyond the Feature Factory: Why AI Makes “Taste” the Ultimate Competitive Advantage In a world where AI can generate code in seconds, the biggest risk to software isn’t moving too slowly—it’s moving too fast in the wrong direction. 📉 In a recent conversation between Tuomas Artman (Co-founder of Linear) and Gergely Orosz (The Pragmatic Engineer), the duo explored how the “shipping frenzy” triggered by AI agents might actually be degrading the quality of modern software. They dive deep into how Linear maintains its legendary quality bar and why the future of engineering belongs to those who think like product owners. ...

April 21, 2026 · 5 min

Gemma, DeepMind's Family of Open Models — Omar Sanseviero, Google DeepMind

Presenters Omar Sanseviero Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Gemma 4: The Open Model Revolution You Can Hold in Your Hand! 🚀📱 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever dreamed of having cutting-edge AI power right in your pocket, running offline, totally customized for your needs? Well, that future just got a whole lot closer! Google DeepMind recently unveiled Gemma 4, their most capable family of open models yet, and it’s set to redefine what’s possible with on-device AI. ...

April 20, 2026 · 5 min

The New Application Layer - Malte Ubl, CTO Vercel

Presenters Malte Ubl Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 The Rise of the AI Engineer: Building the Future of Software 🚀 We are currently witnessing one of the most significant shifts in the history of technology. As Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, recently shared at the AI Engineer Conference in Europe, we aren’t just witnessing a trend—we are participating in the legitimate successor to web development. As software engineering faces unprecedented disruption, we are moving into an era where agents are both the builders and the users of our infrastructure. Here is how we navigate this new frontier. ...

April 20, 2026 · 4 min

Code Mode: Let the Code do the Talking - Sunil Pai, Cloudflare

Presenters Sunil Pai Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 Beyond Tool Calls: Unleashing the Power of Code Generation with AI 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the frustration of AI struggling with complex tasks, especially when dealing with a multitude of services and tools? Sunil Pai, from Cloudflare and creator of PartyKit, dives deep into a revolutionary approach that’s changing the game: code generation. Forget the clunky JSON back-and-forth; Sunil introduces us to a world where AI writes code to get things done, unlocking unprecedented efficiency and flexibility. ...

April 19, 2026 · 7 min

The Future of MCP — David Soria Parra, Anthropic

Presenters David Soria Parra Source AI Engineer Europe 2026 The Agent Ecosystem: From Demos to Production-Ready Connectivity 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! David Soria Parra here, and I’m buzzing with excitement about the incredible evolution of the agent ecosystem. We’ve come a long way from simple specs and local tools to a vibrant, production-ready landscape. Let’s dive into what’s happening and where we’re headed! MCP Applications: Shipping Intelligence, Not Just Code 💡 Imagine an agent that ships its own interface, not as a plugin or a hardcoded feature, but as a fully functional application served over an MCP server. This is the power of MCP applications! You can take this server, deploy it anywhere – the cloud, ChatGPT, VS Code Cursor – and it just works. This requires a crucial element: semantics. Both the client and the server need to understand each other, how to render the UI, and that an interface is indeed coming. This is where a robust protocol becomes essential. ...

April 19, 2026 · 6 min