Prompt, Build, Ship: How IBM Bob can help you build an app in 90 minutes or less

Join IBM Research Senior Technologist BJ Hargrave for a hands-on workshop exploring a different approach to AI-assisted development. In this 45-minute lab, you'll build a full-stack application while learning how IBM Bob helps you move from requirements and architecture planning to implementation, testing and GitHub workflows with less context switching and less manual coordination.

Discover how to decipher unfamiliar code, reduce repetitive work, and ship production-ready software faster without sacrificing quality or control. Whether you're evaluating AI development tools or looking for a more efficient way to deliver software, you'll leave with hands-on experience and ideas you can apply immediately.

We will dive deep in:

• The origin and evolution of IBM Bob
• Why generative AI has reshaped development in under a decade
• How we’ve entered the era of Software 4.0, where orchestrated agents redefine how systems are conceived, built, and maintained
• Real examples of Bob applying AI across the full software lifecycle in enterprise environments

Together we will look at how Bob was built, why it works the way it does, and how organizations are using it today to deliver production‑ready solutions faster and more safely.

Key learnings:

• Bob capabilities
• AI‑assisted development workflows
• Enterprise modernization patterns
• Agent‑based software engineering