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Vercel's Andrew Qu: Agents represent a new form of software

Vercel's Chief of Software, Andrew Qu, discussed the development and significance of their agent framework, eve. He explained that agents represent a new category of software, distinct from traditional web applications due to their dynamic nature and need for primitives like context management and resumability. Vercel developed eve to address challenges encountered while building their own agents, aiming to provide a more cohesive and prescriptive approach for developers. AI

IMPACT Agents are emerging as a distinct software category, requiring new development primitives and offering new capabilities for repetitive, reasoning-based tasks.

RANK_REASON Interview with a company executive discussing a new product category.

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  1. Latent Space (swyx) TIER_1 English(EN) · Richard MacManus ·

    Vercel's Andrew Qu on why agents are a new kind of software

    The Vercel Chief of Software explains how its agent framework, eve, was created &#8212; and why skills, sandboxes and agent-readable websites now matter.