How to (not) deliver your software
11:20 - 11:50, 27th of May (Tuesday) 2025 / DEV ARCHITECTURE STAGE
Join Bart as he embarks on a captivating journey through his career, sharing lessons learned from diverse assignments in software development, architecture and delivery.
In this insightful talk, he will delve into both triumphs and setbacks, offering a unique perspective on the factors that drive success and failure. He will try to tackle intriguing questions such as:
• What does it truly mean to do things right?
• Can laziness actually lead to better code?
• How can you future-proof your software?
• Why might avoiding perfectionism enhance delivery?
And many more thought-provoking topics.
In this session, Bart will also dive into some quirky tales, including:
• Code that survived the financial crisis
• A well-hidden 25-year-old bug
• The necessity of fixing Linux kernel to enable proper API communication
