Speaking at DevFestMN 2026

Roni Dover

JetBrains

Talk

How not to write an MCP server, lessons from the trenches
This session is a developer's diary of the hard lessons I learned building an effective MCP server. My first wrong turn was the naive one: wrapping my API as tools and calling it done. Over many iterations my MCP…
Session details →

About

Holistic developer and builder with a passion for development processes and practices. Afflicted by an acute Product Manager/Developer split personality disorder that was never treated. A big believer in evidence-based development, and a proponent of Continuous Feedback in all aspects of Software Engineering. Currently heading AI Labs at JetBrains.

Saturday, December 5th at University of St. Thomas | Schulze Hall, Minneapolis. Get tickets

Talk

How not to write an MCP server, lessons from the trenches

About