Presenters Manuel Bernhardt Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 🤯 Is Your Burnout Treatment Actually Making Things Worse? A Fresh Perspective 🚀 Feeling drained, overwhelmed, and like you’re just going through the motions? You might be experiencing burnout. But what if the standard treatment – medication – isn’s the answer? 🤔 This blog post dives into a fascinating and thought-provoking presentation that challenges conventional wisdom around burnout and depression. We’re going to explore alternative approaches and ask some tough questions about how we treat mental health. ...

Presenters Iliass Ziani Shivasheesh Tripathi Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 Beyond Self-Service: ING’s Journey to Developer Productivity Through “Toil Hunt” 🚀 For years, organizations have chased the promise of DevOps and Platform Engineering – the holy grail of faster software delivery and happier developers. But what happens when self-service platforms and automated pipelines still leave developers feeling frustrated and bogged down? ING, a global financial institution, discovered this firsthand. They’re sharing their journey, and it’s a powerful lesson in what really drives developer productivity. 💡 ...

Presenters Bert Jan Schrijver Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 Level Up Your Software Architecture: It’s All About Trade-offs 🚀💡 Software architecture can feel overwhelming. It’s a world of acronyms, patterns, and seemingly endless choices. But don’s let it intimidate you! This post distills the key takeaways from a recent presentation, breaking down the principles and practices you need to make smarter architectural decisions. Get ready to shift your mindset – because it’s all about trade-offs! ...

Presenters Marie Alice Blet Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 Building AI Agents: It’s Harder (and More Exciting) Than You Think 🚀💡 Let’s be honest: the hype around AI is real. But building practical, reliable AI agent systems? That’s a whole different ballgame. This post dives into the lessons learned from a year-long prototype, revealing the challenges, trade-offs, and surprising realities of building AI agents that actually solve problems. Spoiler alert: everyone’s learning as they go – even the big players! ...

Presenters Maarten Vandeperre Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 Level Up Your Developer Experience with Backstage: A Deep Dive 🚀 Are your developers spending too much time hunting for information, struggling with inconsistent processes, or feeling frustrated by disconnected tools? You’re not alone. Many organizations face these challenges, and the solution might be simpler than you think: building a centralized developer portal. This blog post dives into how you can leverage Backstage, an open-source developer portal, to revolutionize your developer experience and unlock significant productivity gains. ...