Software Hacktory: 0 → 1 Harness Engineering from First Principles — Coimbatore

Most software teams today use AI to generate code. But what happens when we go beyond code generation and build systems where AI agents can reliably help plan, build, test, ship, track, and improve entire software products? Software Hacktory: 0 → 1 is an in-person AI engineering event in Coimbatore focused on what it actually takes to move from capable AI models and impressive demos to reliable, real-world software systems. The event brings together two complementary perspectives on that journey: Harness Engineering and building AI products beyond the demo. Harness Engineering from First Principles Speaker: Rishub C RLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishub-c-r/ We'll explore Harness Engineering — the engineering discipline around building the systems, workflows, tools, guardrails, context, and feedback loops that turn capable AI models into reliable software-building agents. The session will walk through how a software factory can be designed using modern agent harnesses, and how an idea or engineering ticket can move through an agentic software development lifecycle — from planning and implementation to testing, review, delivery, and observability. What we'll explore This is not a vibe-coding session. We're not going to press a button and ask AI to magically build a startup. Instead, we'll look at the engineering underneath reliable agentic software development: clear interfaces, good context, tools, evaluations, feedback loops, observability, and human control. Expect a mix of first-principles explanations, architecture discussions, practical examples, and technical demonstrations. From AI Agents to Real-World Products: What It Takes to Build Beyond the Demo Speaker: Rajkamal MountbattonCEO & Co-Founder of O2VEND — Theni | Creator of O2VENDLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajkamalmountbatton/ Building an AI agent that works in a demo is one thing. Turning it into a product that can survive real users, real workflows, business constraints, failures, changing requirements, and production environments is something completely different. Rajkamal brings a builder's perspective on what it actually takes to move AI systems beyond experimentation and into real-world products. The session will look at the challenges that emerge when AI moves from a prototype into production — and the engineering, product, and business thinking required to make that transition successfully. Together, the two sessions connect both sides of the problem: How do we engineer capable AI agents? and How do we turn those capabilities into products that actually work in the real world? By the end of the event, you'll have a clearer mental model of Harness Engineering, how modern coding agents actually work, and what it takes to turn AI agents and prototypes into reliable real-world products. Venue 📍 iamneo1205/A, 3rd Floor, SPA SRR TowersAvinashi Rd, PappanaickenpalayamCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641037, India In-person — Coimbatore Whether you're a software engineer, AI/ML engineer, product builder, founder, student, or simply curious about what comes after AI-assisted coding, you're welcome to join. Hosted with the Global AI Coimbatore community.Community: https://globalai.community/chapters/coimbatore Come join the conversation.