AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Cole Medin's video-plus-code series on production AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → patterns — not toy demos, the stuff that survives contact with real tasks. Worth it if you can prototype an agent but it falls apart the moment it has to be reliable.
Key quotes
“Artificial Intelligence is the #1 thing for all developers to spend their time on now.”
“The problem is, most developers aren't focusing on AI agents, which is the real way to unleash the full power of AI.”
“AI agents are simply Large Language Models that have been given the ability to interact with the outside world.”
