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 the 06.02.2026, 4 pm to 11 pm Berlin time zone, I will be participating in the Software Crafters Unconference 2026 which will be taking place via Gathertown:
Currently – and until 30.01. – there are early bird tickets available for a price of $15.
I would be thrilled if we would be meeting there!
On 13.03.2026 I will be holding 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 can be acquired here:
https://my.doag.org/events/devland/shop
I hope to see you there… for a deep dive into my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development! 🤓📚💭🎟️
Greetings from Lake Constance, 🖖
Alex
Currently the following 2026 „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 20-Year Journey“ talks have been confirmed or are in the scheduling stage:
The talk’s sources can be found here.
For talks in 2025, see: „Thoughts“ talks in 2025
On 08.12.2025 I held my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 20-Year Journey” at the embarc Architektur-Punsch (remote and in German).
The talk was recorded and you can find it on YouTube:
Hint: embarc’s Falk Sippach also did a short video interview with me.
Additionally, the talk’s sources can be found here, and the registration page is located at:
https://www.embarc.de/architektur-punsch-2025
One of my proposals for this year’s CCC has been accepted yesterday – and at this point Monty Python would have formulated it like this:
„And Now for Something Completely Different“
Because I will be joining the event on 28th of December with a three-hour DJ set – lasting from 12:00h until 15:00h – in the “39C3 Spätkauf“ :)!
Here is the accepted proposal’s description:
A blast from the Y2K past… GRÜNSPAN (Rock & Metal)
A time travel DJ set back to the times of the millennium change…
… to the times of the prevented Y2K apocalypse
… to the times of the Dot-com bubble (… it’s about time AI, isn’t it?)
… to the times of a VERY problematic seed being planted
… but most importantly to the times of the glorious:
| G.–. || R.–. || Ü.–. || N.–. || S.–. || P.–. || A.–. || N.–. |
Back when ROCK was alive and kickin’ in „Hamburg meine Perle“!
So, if you want to get a LOUD blast from the past – come join us and bring your Pommesgabel with you!
Live long and prosper,
DJ Alex (AKA: https://onmoderndev.de)
UPDATE 1: The Spätkauf is not publicly accessible – as a participant you need a regular CCC ticket.
UPDATE 2: Here is a litte teaser… Teaser: CCC 2025 – Am Spätverkauf – A blast from the Y2K past… GRÜNSPAN (Rock & Metal). Hope to see you there! 🤘😎
UPDATE 3: Thank you for having me 🙏! You can find the playlist here: CCC 2025 – Am Spätverkauf – A blast from the Y2K past… GRÜNSPAN (Rock & Metal) (+ Mastodon thread)
On 04.06.2025 I held my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 20-Year Journey” at techcamp Hamburg (in person and in German).
The talk’s sources can be found here, the conference schedule is located at:
https://techcamp.hamburg/programm-2025/#sz-tab-45812
The talk was recorded and uploaded to YouTube. You can watch it here:
In the ensuing discussion some additional sources were mentioned:
On 03.06.2025 I held my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 20-Year Journey” at Karlsruher Entwicklertag (in person and in German).
The talk’s sources can be found here, the talk’s page is located at:
https://entwicklertag.de/programm/on-modern-software-development
On 29.05.2025 I held my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 20-Year Journey” at Craft Conference 2025 (in person and in English).
The talk’s sources can be found here, the speaker profile page is located at:
https://craft-conf.com/2025/speaker/alexander-thurow
The talk was recorded and uploaded to YouTube. You can watch it here:
{ New } „Thoughts“ talks in 2026
Currently the following 2025 „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development – Observations From a 20-Year Journey“ talks have been confirmed or are in the scheduling stage:
The talk’s sources can be found here.
