Network Engineers and Using AI Development Tools with Ryan Booth

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A podcast about AI and network operations. How network engineers and network operations can benefit and improve their productivity by using LLMs and associated tools.

Technology

Network Engineers and Using AI Development Tools with Ryan Booth

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38 minutes

11 months ago

Network Engineers and Using AI Development Tools with Ryan Booth

Dedicated to the memory of Nick Russo. Your star was bright my friend and I wish we had more time together.

A conversation with Ryan Booth, Engineering Manager at Juniper on AI development practices and related development tools.

Episode Description

Ryan Booth discusses his recent experiment building a complete application using AI assistance without writing code directly. He shares insights on managing AI development workflows, context management, testing practices, and practical tips for network engineers working with AI tools.

Key Topics Discussed

Building applications using Claude 3.5 Sonnet through Cline (VS Code extension)
Managing AI context and token limits in development
Testing and validation strategies
Frontend vs backend development experiences with AI
Troubleshooting techniques when working with AI

Tools & Technologies Mentioned

Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Cline (VS Code extension)
OpenRouter
Ollama
DeepSeek Coder
LangChain
LlamaIndex
Ansible
Redis

Key Points

Break down development into focused tasks rather than trying to handle everything at once
Maintain proper documentation and context files in directories
Validate and test at each step rather than waiting until the end
Use Git for granular version control of AI-generated code

Notable Quotes

"I learned very early on when getting into the coding stuff that you can't overload it with information. You really have to kind of start just like you would a normal project. You have to build from the foundation up."
"It's network automation is managing software at the end of the day. You're writing code that you have to rely on, that you have to test, that you have to validate."

Resources

Cline VS Code Extension: https://github.com/cline/cline
Claude AI: https://claude.ai
Claude AI Computer Use: https://www.anthropic.com/news/3-5-models-and-computer-use
OpenRouter: https://openrouter.ai

Episode Credits

Host: Kirk Byers
Guest: Ryan Booth
Recorded December 3, 2024