rudnfai's honest review, Hands-On AI Agent Fundamentals and Extension Development with a Silicon Valley Developer course

I was interested in AI agents, but until now, I had only gone as far as following examples using LangChain or various frameworks. Because of that, I only had a vague understanding of how agents actually operate internally, why Tool Calling is necessary, and how the Agent Loop functions. The best part about this lecture was that, rather than relying on complex frameworks from the start, I was able to understand the core principles of how an agent works by implementing them myself. I had heard the term "agent" many times but was curious about exactly how they are implemented; I am very satisfied that I was able to build one firsthand. Before taking the course, agents felt like a somewhat abstract concept, but now I have a clear mental framework of how to design the structure and what needs to be controlled when creating an agent. I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to build a single agent from scratch, from start to finish.

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