The Shoemaker’s Shoes: How IBM’s Client Engineering Team Uses IBM Bob to Build Future Safe Applications

IBM doesn’t just offer an AI-powered, agentic IDE—we use it every day. IBM Bob is a development environment designed for the enterprise software lifecycle, from planning to deployment, built around agentic patterns and automation.

What happens when this technology is put to work under real conditions? That’s the story of “Client Zero.” IBM’s Client Engineering team uses IBM Bob internally to rapidly create high-quality, tailored client demos—reducing delivery time from days to minutes. The approach is based on spec-driven development, reusable skills, and clearly defined rules, all of which can be adapted to enterprise-specific workflows.

In this live session, you will see IBM Bob in action: generating customized solutions on the fly. Beyond speed, we will highlight how quality and governance can be embedded directly into the process. This includes a practical view on how quantum-safe security and forward-looking cryptographic considerations can be integrated into the development workflow from the start.

No slides. No scripted walkthrough. Just a live system building, adapting, and validating in real time.

If you want to understand how an agentic development environment can drive productivity and innovation in your organization, this session offers a practical, first-hand perspective.