A 2025 year-in-review focusing on advocacy work for database professionals, AI integration, and practical tech leadership at conferences.
Analyzes the financial realities and motivations behind paid technical speaking at conferences, including who is the 'product' and why speakers do it.
A critique comparing two JavaScript conferences, JSNation and React Summit, analyzing their technical depth and alignment with user needs.
A developer discusses the common emotional 'crash' after tech conferences, explaining its causes and sharing personal coping strategies.
A critique of Jack Dorsey's keynote at FOSDEM, arguing billionaires and their harmful ventures are unwelcome in the free software community.
A Google developer reflects on public speaking in 2024, discussing talks on the Baseline project, CSS, and the unique value of tech conferences.
A developer reflects on a year of professional growth, including work at Meta, conference speaking, and starting a new role at WorkOS.
A calendar of major virtualization conferences for 2024, including VMware Explore, Nutanix .NEXT, and Microsoft Ignite, with dates and locations.
A developer shares personal experiences and advice on overcoming social anxiety to network effectively at tech conferences.
A personal 2023 year-in-review by Kent C. Dodds, covering the launch of Epic Web, numerous speaking engagements, and family life.
A web developer discusses the value of personal perspective in tech talks and blog posts, encouraging others to share their unique stories.
A front-end developer criticizes the Modern Frontends Live event for poor treatment of speakers and attendees, sharing warnings from other speakers.
A developer's monthly digest covering books, courses, and personal reflections on attending tech conferences like app.js and Devoxx Poland.
Author shares key takeaways from a Pluralsight Author Summit on interactive labs, live video, and in-person events, plus updates on upcoming tech tutorials.
A tech blogger reviews their 2020 conference presentations and blogging output, discussing challenges and future plans for AI and Azure topics.
A tech professional compares virtual and in-person tech conferences, arguing that the social and networking aspects of physical events are irreplaceable.
A call for more public discussion about running Python in production, sharing real-world experiences and lessons learned from web services.
A data professional reviews their 2019 speaking engagements, presentations, and blog output, with a focus on SQL Server and Columnstore Indexes.
A speaker's perspective on the importance of attending conference talks, arguing that audience presence energizes speakers and improves the experience for everyone.
Practical advice for first-time tech conference attendees on networking, engaging with speakers, and making the most of the event agenda.
