Author Explores Building Agents With Frameworks
On April 4, 2026, Jesse Liberty outlines two approaches for building software agents: a first-principles method based on his Johns Hopkins Agentics course and Microsoft's new Agent Framework. He describes planned workflows—C#/.NET for framework work and Python/Jupyter for notebooks—and provides practical setup steps for OpenAI and Azure OpenAI endpoints. Liberty says he will document learnings as the projects progress.
Key Points
- 1Presents two agent-building approaches: first-principles course and Microsoft's Agent Framework.
- 2Highlights trade-off: deeper technical understanding versus faster productivity with managed framework tooling.
- 3Recommends practical tools: Jupyter notebooks, C#/.NET and Python workflows, plus OpenAI/Azure endpoints.
Scoring Rationale
Timely, practical tutorial from an experienced author with high actionability and clear relevance to agent builders. Scored up for usability and relevance, slightly reduced for being a personal blog with limited technical depth.
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