When learning a new technology—especially something as fast-moving as AI agents in OutSystems Developer Cloud (ODC)—it’s easy to fall into the trap of trying everything at once. Tutorials, articles, experiments, frameworks… the options are endless. But without a clear objective, that exploration can quickly become unfocused.

A more effective approach is to learn with purpose.

In this Dev Tip, Pedro Neto shares how he built meaningful exposure to ODC and AI agents by focusing on real-world challenges rather than passive learning. By working through structured OutSystems challenges, he was able to experiment with agent design, prompting, workflows, and APIs while solving practical problems.

This approach helped him quickly move from theory to hands-on experience—gaining deeper insights into how AI agents actually behave in real development scenarios.