Category: Conferences

On 12.06.2026 I held my 2 hour, in-depth „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 21-Year Journey” talk at DDD Europe 2026 (in person and in english).

The talk’s sources and slides can be found here, the information about the talk and the link to the ticketing system at:

https://2026.dddeurope.com/speakers/alex-thurow

The event location was:

Queen Elisabeth Hall
Koningin Astridplein 20-26
Antwerp, Belgium

During the talk and in the ensuing discussions some additional sources were mentioned:

• Richard Sheridan‘s „Joy, Inc.“
• Tom DeMarco & Timothy Lister in „Peopleware (re-visited)“: „The High-Tech Illusion“
• Gunter Dueck‘s re:publica 2015 talk on the topic of „Swarm Stupidity“
• Laurent Bossavit’s “The Leprechauns of Software Engineering”
• Uwe Friedrichsen‘s latest blog post „We Are Our Own Worst Enemies”
• Uwe Friedrichsen’s JAX 2026 slides: „The 7 Pitfalls of AI“
• Uwe Friedrichsen’s AI-related blog posts:
  • „Thoughts on AI and Software Development“
  • „It has never been about code”
  • „AI and the Ironies of Automation – Part 1“
  • „Solving the Wrong Problem“
• Andrew Murphy’s „If you thought the speed of writing code was your problem – you have bigger problems“
• Post related to Charlie Warzel’s „AI is a Mass-Delusion Event”
• Steve McConnell’s „After the Gold Rush”
• Post by Paige Watson about how managers perceive AI vs. developer statements
• Donella Meadows: „Thinking in Systems”
• Frederic Laloux:
  • Reinventing Organizations
  • Reinventing Organizations visuell (german)
• Guide to my Mastodon hashtags
• Last but not least:
  • The link to all other sources I did mention in the „Thoughts“-related discussions since 2024

I recently recorded and published a video teaser for my talk at DDD Europe 2026. You can find it on LinkedIn:

I would be thrilled to welcome you in Antwerp on the 12.06.2026. More information and tickets can be found at:

https://2026.dddeurope.com/speakers/alex-thurow

All the best from Lake Constance,
Alex

On 17.03.2026 I held my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 21-Year Journey” at the 28th Perl/Raku Workshop in Berlin (in person and in German).

The talk’s sources and slides can be found here, the event page can be found here:

https://act.yapc.eu/gpw2026

The talk has been recorded and is available on YouTube.

The event location was:

Heilandskirche
Thusnelda-Allee 1
10555 Berlin

Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UdYmqtosJfTU9Ban9

In June of 2026 I will be holding my 2 hours, in-depth „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 21-Year Journey” talk at the DDD Europe 2026 in Antwerp (in person and in English).

All further details on the talk plus a link to the ticket sale can be found here:

https://2026.dddeurope.com/speakers/alex-thurow

I would be very happy to meet you in Antwerp!

🖖, Alex

On 13.03.2026 I held my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 21-Year Journey” at the DevLand conference (in person and in German).

The talk’s sources can be found here, the talk’s conference page is located at:

https://my.doag.org/events/devland/2026/agenda/#agendaId.7070

Tickets were available here:

https://my.doag.org/events/devland/shop

It was great to meet you there… for that deep dive into my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development! 🤓📚💭🎟️

Greetings from Lake Constance, 🖖
Alex