SF October 14th: A Birds of a Feather Session on Agentic Engineering

Technologist Simon Willison announced an informal gathering in San Francisco for people tinkering with coding agents. Rather than focusing on polished startup pitches, the meetup is designed as a casual show-and-tell where creators can share unfinished experiments, messy attempts, and surprising discoveries from working alongside autonomous AI assistants.

For new builders, this kind of open experimentation is a great reminder of where the industry really stands. As Willison noted, "this agentic AI stuff is weird," and even seasoned developers are still discovering the best workflows and techniques. You do not need to have everything mastered before you start making things.

If you are just getting started with coding agents in tools like Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Code, treat your early projects as playful learning labs. The real breakthroughs often come from curious tests rather than trying to launch a perfect commercial product right out of the gate.