And…it’s a wrap: 2 days of intense & complex program, almost 300 participants, +30 sessions & +30 speakers. During the 2nd day of the event, 16 speakers from 11 countries shared their knowledge on Microservices, Autotesting & Design, Quality Practices, Architecture & Technical Leadership.
Watch the videos from the event here. Find below the presentations from day 2. The slides from day 1 are here.
Continous Deployment
Andrey Adamovich – Patterns for infrastructure as a code
Tugberk Ugurlu – Zero Downtime Deployment Golden Rules & Docker Changes the Way You Develop and Release Your Scalable Solutions
Thierry de Pauw – Continuous Delivery is more than just Tooling_Its a Culture
Thomas Sundberg – Definition of Done – Working software in production
Autotesting & Design
Thomas Sundberg – How deep are your tests
Franziska Sauerwein – Introduction to Outside in Test Driven Development (London School)
Alexandra Marin – Error-proof your mobile app
Ricardo Mendez – Flexibility Through Immutability
Quality Practices
Houssam Fakih – Never Develop Alone – always with a partner
Andrey Adamovich – Visualising Codebases
Architecture
Milen Dyankov – Microservices and Modularity
Clement Bouillier, Jean Hellou, Florent Pellet & Emilien Pecoul – Workshop around CQRS & Event sourcing
Technical Leadership
Hugo Messer – How to successfully manage remote teams
Flavius Stef – Is management dead
A few thoughts from the participants
- Very glad I attended, well worth the trip from UK
- It was a very well organised event. I really enjoyed it, the speakers have been inspiring and well prepared 🙂
- It was a pleasant learning environment – I hope you will continue to bring high-quality speakers in the event
How we did it: The Story of a Website with Andreas Leidig
Andreas Leidig has broad experience in object oriented software development and agile practices. He started programming years ago with Smalltalk and worked as an agile coach for a few years. Nowadays he is working full-time in developing enterprise software products.
His talk is about how to set up a community project through a professional use of state-of-the-art technologies and collaboration methods: node.js, continuous integration, github, javascript, evolving design, noSql, testing, software craftsmanship, XP. A fly through the architecture, design and specific aspects of their product.
Enjoy his presentation @ I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2014 edition.
Check out more about I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2015 or see directly the Schedule.
Call for Speakers Opened
Send your proposal to become a speaker at I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2019. This year we are interested in specific topics, and choosing one of them might get you closer to becoming a speaker.
To increase your chances to become accepted, here are some tips:
#1. Get into the attendees shoes
If you have a very clear idea of who your audience is going to be, make the exercise to think from their point of view. They choose to attend your session, and they expect the best value from their investment.
#2. Customize, customize, customize
Every audience is unique, so craft your proposal according to what you know about your audience and about the event. Try to bring an original approach for each session you submit.
#3. Pay attention to details
When you apply, make sure you have an excellent title, a clear description of what you want to present and a strong personal bio.
#4. Invest time in your application
Although it might seem at hand, making a proposal takes time. Make sure you follow the guidelines offered by the organizers and when in doubt, ask for more details. Make sure you offer the details requested in the application.
#5. And a little extra thing
You’ve seen the call, you got your information in order and you are pretty sure you want to make a submission.
You can read more in detail about our tips here.
Have any questions about the call for papers or the Unconference? Let us know in the comments.
First two confirmed keynotes
Simon Brown, award-winning speaker and author of Software Architecture for Developers – a developer-friendly guide to software architecture, technical leadership and the balance with agility. Simon has provided consulting/training to software teams in over 20 countries, ranging from small startups to global blue chip companies. He blogs @ www.codingthearchitecture.com Tweet him @simonbrown
James Lewis, Principal Consultant, introduced evolutionary architecture practices and agile software development techniques to various blue chip companies: investment banks, publishers and media organisations. He blogs @ http://bovon.org More about his take on Microservices here where he worked jointly with Martin Fowler.
Have any questions about I T.A.K.E. Unconference 2015? Let us know in the comments.
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