Build, debug, and optimize AI agents using DSPy and MLflow.

Christopher Smith ran a mini hackathon in Albany New York at the weekend around uses of my LLM - the first in-person event I'm aware of dedicated to that project! …

VS Code AI Customization: Learn to use custom instructions, prompt files, and custom chat modes to personalize AI code generation, reviews, and chat responses.

Working with GitHub Copilot in VS Code amps out your efficiency as a programmer - but did you know that adding a simple markdown file can boost this efficiency even more, while *also* decreasing the size of your prompt? Custom Instructions can help you and your team do so much more with GitHub Copilot, and @rconery will show you how in this video. 🔎 Chapters: 00:12 Simple, automatic instructions 02:07 Custom Git commit messages 03:26 Customizing Copilot functionality in VS Code 05:00 Going all in with markdown files as instructions 🔗 Links: Get Copilot: https://aka.ms/get-copilot Instruction Snippets for JSONC: https://gist.github.com/robconery/f93d016ace16feb7156f9b7905f3f499 🎙️ Featuring:‪ @rconery‬ #vscode #copilot #githubcopilot

✅ Learn how to build robust and scalable software architecture: https://arjan.codes/checklist. Want your AI tools to actually *do* something? In this video, I’ll show you how to integrate external tools with language models using **MCP (Model Context Protocol)**. You’ll learn two common architecture patterns, see real code examples, and get tips on keeping your setup clean and scalable. Whether you’re building for Claude, ChatGPT, or any other LLM—this is how you connect your backend to AI. 🔥 GitHub Repository: https://git.arjan.codes/2025/mcp-server. 🎓 ArjanCodes Courses: https://www.arjancodes.com/courses. 🔖 Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:46 What is MCP? 3:14 YouTube MCP Version 1 7:58 YouTube MCP Version 2 12:18 Final Thoughts #arjancodes #softwaredesign #python

In my previous article , we explored Model Context Protocol (MCP) — a standardized way for LLMs to invoke tools or APIs with structured…