Name: Server Side Chat - Anton Arhipov & Daniil Tsarev (JetBrains)
Start: 2025-08-28T17:30:00+02:00
End: 2025-08-28T20:30:00+02:00
Location: WAES

**The next Server Side Chat is coming up — and it’s one you don’t want to miss! 🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome Anton Arhipov, Developer Advocate at JetBrains, to the stage — and this time, he’s bringing a special guest.**

Joining Anton for the first session is **Daniil Tsarev**, Software Developer at JetBrains. With over a decade of experience working with the **Spring ecosystem**, Daniil previously developed a Spring-based full-stack framework for enterprise solutions. Now, he’s focused on boosting **developer productivity**, building tools that make life easier for developers everywhere.

Together, Anton and Daniil will bring their combined expertise for a deep, practical dive into Spring development and AI agent design.

🎤 **And yes — this edition features not one, but TWO powerful sessions!**

**Session 1: See through Spring in IntelliJ IDEA**
Spring Boot might *look* like magic, but under the hood, it’s all logic — and now you’ll see it clearly. Anton and Daniil will show you how to **unlock the full power of the Spring Debugger** in IntelliJ IDEA. Learn how to trace property values, debug bean injections, track transactions, and explore your database — all from inside your IDE. This is a must-attend for anyone working with Spring who wants to debug smarter and faster.

**Session 2: Building AI Agents in Kotlin**
In this session, Anton will walk you through how to build your own tool-using AI agent with **Koog**, JetBrains’ lightweight, Kotlin-native framework. You'll learn how to design agent workflows, register tools, and integrate APIs like OpenAI and Google. By the end, you’ll have built a functional coding agent — capable of generating, testing, and improving code — and gained real, hands-on knowledge to create your own LLM-powered automation.

🍕 **Bonus:** Free pizza and drinks included!

**🗓️ When:** Thursday, August 28 - 17:30
**📍 Location:** [Innovation Powerhouse (WAES), Zwaanstraat 31N, Eindhoven](https://maps.app.goo.gl/6r7Jj7fmT2vWsr6H6)

**🕰️ Timeline**
17:30 - 18:15 - Walk-in and pizza
18:15 - 18:45 - Server Side Chat #1 - See Through Spring in IntelliJ IDEA
18:45 - 19:30 - Server Side Chat #2 - Building AI Agents in Kotlin
19:30 - 20:00 - Drinks & networking

🎟️ **Register Now** to secure your spot.

🎙️ Are you interested in becoming a speaker? Contact [Rik](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikstaals/) (rstaals@wearewaes.com).

*[WAES](https://wearewaes.com/) hosts this Meetup.*

🇬🇧 Event in English.

*By attending this event, you consent to being photographed or filmed for promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear in photos or videos, please notify the organizers upon arrival.*

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