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Presenters Shahar Shporer Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 🚀 From Chaos to Collaboration: A Hospital’s GitOps Transformation & the Human Factor 🏥 Let’s face it: adopting new technologies is rarely just about the tech. It’s about people. Shahar, a DevOps Architect and Platform Engineer at Sheba Hospital, shared a fantastic story at the conference about their journey to GitOps – and it was a masterclass in navigating the human side of change. This isn’t just a tale of Argo CD and Flux; it’s a story of empathy, enablement, and understanding the “archetypes” of resistance. ...

Presenters Simon Peyton Jones Chelsea Troy Source GOTO podcast Beyond the Code: Unlocking Computational Thinking with Concrete Problems & the Power of Functional Programming 🚀💡 Ever feel like learning computer science is like trying to drink from a firehose of abstract concepts? You’re not alone! In a recent insightful conversation, tech luminary Simon Peyton Jones shared his journey and profound insights into the world of computing education. Hosted by Chelsea Troy, this discussion paints a vivid picture of how we can make learning programming not just effective, but truly exciting, even in the age of AI. ...

Presenters Andrew Harmel-Law Marit van Dijk Source GOTO podcast From Ivory Towers to Collaborative Ecosystems: Building Habitable Software in the Age of Autonomy 🚀 Remember the days of the lone wolf architect, dictating every line of code from a secluded ivory tower? Those days are so last decade. In today’s fast-paced tech world, where CI/CD and TDD are the norm, that centralized, top-down approach is less of a blueprint and more of a bottleneck. The exciting news? We’re witnessing a fundamental shift towards facilitating software architecture, empowering teams, and making architectural decisions a truly collaborative affair. 🤝 ...

Presenters Bryan McCann Source Developer Tea podcast Beyond the Buzzwords: Unlocking Real Engineering Career Growth 🚀 Ever feel like you’re drowning in a sea of new frameworks, chasing the latest shiny object, or getting lost in endless meetings about how to be “just 5% more productive”? If so, you’re not alone. Jonathan Catrell, host of Developer Tea, recently dropped some serious truth bombs at a tech conference, challenging the common wisdom around engineering career advancement. His core message? Stop chasing nuance and master your core. ...

Presenters Jeremy Adams Luke Beamish Source BackstageCon NA 2025 Unlocking Developer Potential: Neo4j’s Revolutionary “Lego Bricks” and “Golden Paths” for Documentation 🚀 Ever felt lost in a sea of technical documentation, desperately searching for that one crucial piece of information? You’re not alone! Traditional, monolithic documentation can be a real headache for developers, leading to frustration and wasted time. But what if there was a better way? At Neo4j, they’ve been on a mission to transform the developer documentation experience, and their innovative approach using “Golden Paths” and “Lego Bricks” is a game-changer. ✨ ...