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Anton Arhipov

Exploring how developer tools shape the way we build software.

Developer Advocate at JetBrains

I share practical workflows for debugging, feedback loops, and developer productivity — mostly in the JVM ecosystem. Lately I’ve been experimenting with agentic, AI-assisted workflows and the new ways they change how we design, build, and debug software.

Developer workflows Developer tooling JVM (Java/Kotlin)

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Latest writing

May 24, 2025

The Second Apple

A thought experiment about an apple on a table that shows why gathering more information often reinforces the same answer instead of revealing new ones — and why changing perspective or process is what uncovers the unknown unknowns.

philosophy

Recent talks

Spec-Driven Development with AI Agents: From High-Level Requirements to Working Software

A practical framework for turning AI coding agents into reliable partners using structured requirements, plans, and task lists.

aiproductivitysdd

Spring Debugger

Learn to debug Spring apps with precision — tracing bean creation, property resolution, and transactions using IntelliJ IDEA.

javaintellij ideaspringlive-codingdebugging

DB-first Meets Code-first: Persistence Workflows in IntelliJ IDEA

Hands-on IDE demos covering DB-first and code-first persistence workflows for JPA and Spring Data JDBC.

javaintellij ideajpaspring datadatabaseslive-coding

Kotlin Standard Library Gems

Kotlin's standard library has a lot of useful functionality to offer. In this presentation, we will unearth some hidden gems that will come in handy the next time you write Kotlin code.

Kotlinstdlib

Sudo, Make Me a Sandwich! - Live coding with AI tools

Demonstrating AI tools in IntelliJ IDEA. A fun live coding session, oriented on developer meetups

aiintellij ideatips & trickslive-codingagentic workflows