Software craftsmen from more than 15 countries will meet in the heart of Bucharest, 19-20 May, at I T.A.K.E Unconference! For 2 days, almost 30 speakers will share insights, latest trends, and deliver hands-on sessions.
We have previously shared the first round of practitioners who will make this year event a one not to be missed. Below, you can read more about the next 5:
Franziska Sauerwein, Software Craftswoman at Codurance LTD, UK
Introduction to Outside In Test Driven Development (London School) (Live coding)
Learn about different styles of TDD and how to choose the appropriate one
Raising The Bar (Talk)
My Journey Towards Software Craftsmanship
Philipp Krenn, Tamer of technology at ecosio, Austria
Automate all the things AWS with Ansible (Workshop)
You want to automate your AWS infrastructure, the provisioning of instances, and your deployments? Then Ansible is the right tool for you and this workshop gets you up and running in no time
Tugberk Ugurlu, Software Developer at Redgate Software, UK
How Docker Changes the Way You Work with and Release Your Microservices (Talk)
1000 feet overview of managing a solution architecture that consists of Microservices with Docker
Zero Downtime Deployment Golden Rules (Talk)
Getting Into the Zero Downtime Deployment World
Tim Perry, Tech lead and Open-Source Champion at Softwire, Spain
Microservice Pipeline Architecture (Talk)
Microservice architecture in practice, to build content pipelines
Andrey Adamovich, Software Architect at Aestas IT, Latvia
Patterns for infrastructure as-a-code (Talk)
Patterns are everywhere
Visualizing codebases (Talk)
Want to challenge the current programming practices as these software craftsmen are doing? Want to experience new techniques, debate on the existing ones or even pair program in the I T.A.K.E Unconference space?
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Stay tuned. We will continue publishing more about the program, speakers and the dynamic learning practices awaiting you.
Thrilled to see you in May!
In-Process or Inter-Processes Communication at Deploy Time
Enjoy the following series of interviews with the speakers, top-notch software crafters from across Europe, joining I T.A.K.E Unconference, Bucharest, 11-12 May. Discover the lessons learned and what drives them to challenge the known path in their field.
Florin Coroș, Co-Founder and Partner iQuarc, is a passionate software architect and developer who has been working for more than 10 years in a wide variety of business applications using Microsoft technologies. At #itakeunconf, Florin is sharing more about In-Process or Inter-Processes Communication at Deploy Time.
#1. Please share with us 5 things you did that helped you grow & become the professional you are today
There might be a fortunate series of events, which fit nicely with my personality and abilities.
One of the things that helped me a great deal, was the fact that I changed the contexts and projects often. Even if I worked for the same company and the same technologies for about 10 years, I have changed the projects, the clients and my role at least once in two years. It wasn’t something that I had planned, but I always wanted to learn and experience new things.
Change is always challenging and creates opportunity for learning and for professional growth.
Another important thing for me, I think it was the fact that I always look for professional models. First, I discovered Uncle Bob, then there were Martin Fowler, J.B. Rainsberger, Roy Osherove, Kent Beck, Juval Lowe, Jurgen Appelo, Richard Campbel, and many others (I remember having a slide with some of these guy’s pictures in one of my first talks I’ve given at a conference ☺ ). Reading their books and articles, and then trying to apply their ideas in my day to day work, inspired and helped me.
Attending to training and conferences is another important thing. The TDD workshop with J.B. Rainsberger, which I attended back in 2010 was a few years jump ahead in my career. After, there were many other high-quality training I had the opportunity to attend, like the IDesign Master Class with Richard Campbel, a workshop with Dan North, or a Requirements course with Kay and Tom Gilb.
Coding just to practice is another thing that makes a difference. I learned this at the Code Retreats and I’ve kept this good habit. From time to time I take a few hours and I just write code with the purpose of learning or practicing. It always pays back.
#2. What challenges will the participants find solutions to during your session at I T.A.K.E Unconference 2017?
In large enterprise applications, there is always the challenge of decomposing the system. From performance considerations we may end up loading all the services in one or two processes, ending up with a monolith, which doesn’t scale and it is costly to maintain. At the other end, we have one process for each service resulting in too many inter-process call hops to handle one user request, which is bad for performance and it may be costly to maintain.
I’ll show a way, which I’ve applied in some projects I’ve architected, on how to separate this communication concern from implementing the business functionality.
#3. Recommend for the participants 3 sources you find inspiration from and would help them better understand you
- My blog of course ☺ onCodeDesign.com . There, it is more about me and my thoughts
- .NET Rocks (https://www.dotnetrocks.com/) is a podcast I recommend especially to .NET developers, and also to any geeks
- As a hobby, I recommend learning and playing GO. Even if it a time-consuming game, it is a very good exercise for the mind.
Want to meet Florin, +30 international speakers and ~300 software crafters from around Europe?
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Do. Or do not. There is no try: Be a speaker at I T.A.K.E Unconference 2016!
Simon Brown, Keynote speaker I T.A.K.E Unconference 2015
We are proud to announce that in May, 2016, in Bucharest, we will host the 4th I T.A.K.E Unconference, bringing together 300 top-notch programmers, software craftsmen, architects, DevOps, technical managers, team leaders, startup CEOs, CTOs, technical consultants, and business analysts from more than 10 European countries.
James Shore is our first confirmed keynote speaker for this edition.
Each year, we strive to raise the standards for our participants. We are looking forward to offer them practical, hands-on sessions like workshops, smart talks, and best quality presentations. Side events, like Kata Lounge or programming contest, and networking opportunities will be included in the schedule, so get ready for one of a kind event!
As always, an invaluable role will have our speakers. Each of them brings personal experience and amazing insights, making the unconference the best place for finding inspiration and ideas for your work.
At this moment, we have just launched our call for speakers and we are looking forward to receive your submission!
If you want to make an outstanding contribution at one of the regional most vibrant events, get your proposal ready and submit it here.
We value practical, hands-on sessions, strong case studies, and personal experiences, delivered in an attractive manner. Our event is technology agnostic, so us, and the participants, expect a session that will apply to more technology stacks. No, talking only about Java or C# won’t go the finals!
While you prepare for taking the stage, take a look at what speakers and participants said about their experience:
Last week I had the chance to attend both as a speaker and an attendee my first un-conference (…). The overall agenda and the way the event is structured is very intelligent and it makes people communicate more and exchange ideas in various ways. (Patroklos Papapetrou, Speaker 2015, full blog post here)
The speakers proved to have deep understanding of the topics, and the information was clearly presented in easy-to-read slides. Nice job! (Adriana, participant 2015)
Open Space – very interesting. It’s like a round table. Everyone has the chance to say what he/she wants. Short sessions (as these: 35’, 40’) – OK. (Participant, 2015)
You can find all the details about the call here, and make sure to submit your ideas here by December 22nd.
Questions? Share your thoughts on Facebook and Twitter, using #itakeuncof.
[Video] Henk Boelman – Unleash some AI into the wild
Want to know more about Unleashing some AI into the Wild? Here we have a short teaser from Henk Boelman.
He started out as a software developer in the late ’90s and later moved on to the role of architect. He now guides organisations in their cloud adventure, with a strong focus on cloud native software development.
Watch the teaser of his keynote presentation!
Other videos:
Alexandre Bauduin – Automation, Aviation and Mission Critical Software