📢 ADSP Ep 265 is out! 📢 In this episode, I record live from @yowconf.bsky.social 2025 in Sydney 🇦🇺! I talk with @kevlin.bsky.social about his YOW! talk and the future of programming languages, as well as @damianm.com on his first time as Technical Director of YOW! 🥳 adspthepodcast.com/2025/12/19/E...

It’s the final #YOW25 city - Sydney! We cannot wait to see everyone this morning at the Sofitel Wentworth for the next 2 days.

We're kicking off #YOW25 in Brisbane! Cannot wait to spend the next 2 days with the Brisbane community. Sydney, you're next - and there's still time to grab your ticket: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/

Geeking out with @brunty.me at #YOW25

Branchless programming for code optimisation. @royvanrijn.com ‘s talk on processing a billion rows with Java is full of cool tricks. #yow25

The enlightening @kentbeck.com at #YOW25 keeping us on track in the days of coding with “the genie”

One of the most visually spectacular presentations I’ve seen. @glycin.bsky.social built a world in Unity to explain Vector databases and algorithms. #yow25

Our #YOW25 volunteers in Melbourne are already hard at work setting up our registration to welcome everyone to the first day of the conference!

Please welcome Vercel as a #YOW25 Melbourne & Sydney Bronze sponsor! 👏 Their AI Cloud provides tools & infrastructure to build, scale & secure intelligent apps. As the most popular DX platform for frontend dev, they help customers for the AI-native web & ship at the speed of ideas. vercel.com

🚀 Quantum is no longer theoretical: it’s here! Hear Matthew Keesan in “After Q-Day: Quantum Applications at Scale” on what happens after Q-Day: when RSA-2048 falls and quantum reshapes security, HPC and problem-solving. Join #YOW25 in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Crikey, SuperSonic just passed 100 stars on GitHub. That was quick! Thanks so much for all the amazing enthusiasm and support. It means a lot. github.com/samaaron/sup...

This video captures the energy, ideas, and inspiration that make YOW! such a must-attend experience for software professionals. Join us at #YOW25 in your city: MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com youtu.be/OyVDBdD09XY?...

I have been learning #Rust for a couple of years, and using it for demos. I thought it would be my fate forever. Last week, I convinced my management that using Rust was the right choice. It’s not a huge project, but I want to describe my experience using Rust in a "real" project.

SuperSonic - my port of SuperCollider’s powerful synthesis engine scsynth now has improved metrics - opening up a window to the internals. Play with the demo and see for yourself! sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...

I wrote about why so many AI pilots fail and talked to eng leaders who've actually rolled out gen AI at scale. Success comes down to fundamentals: 1. clear communication 2. fixing your data permissions 3. measuring impact not adoption Full article on LeadDev leaddev.com/technical-di...

It’s happening: #YOW25 starts in Melbourne next week! 🚀 Join devs & tech pros for 2 days of deep tech talks, global experts, new tools & serious learning (minus the hype). MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

We're getting soooo close to #YOW25! Join keynote speakers @kentbeck.com, Michael Feathers, @samaaron.bsky.social & Sarah Meiklejohn to explore agile, legacy code, live coding with AI, and crypto de-anonymization. 🎟 Get your ticket in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

🚨 Melbourne-only! 🚨 @fastly.com is putting on a 🥐light brekkie + lightning talk on #YOW25 Day 2. Join Tyler McMullen for Schrödinger’s Backend, a fast dive into how edge platforms blur the lines between client, server & network. Don’t sleep in. 😉 yowcon.com/melbourne-20...

#YOW25 kicks off in 2 (very short) weeks! 😱 Lock in your tickets now for 2-days with leading software dev industry experts for an in-depth look at emerging technologies & best practices without commercial hype. MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Join @kentbeck.com's #YOW25 1-day Sydney only masterclass: Tidy Together: A Software Design Masterclass, and learn safe refactoring, design change mgmt & the human side of code. 📍 10 Dec yowcon.com/sydney-2025/...

Stile joins #YOW25 Melbourne as a Bronze sponsor! 🎉 ❤️ Stile transforms science education with an engaging, rigourous, inclusive curriculum using smart technology that empowers teachers & inspires students to become tomorrow’s critical thinkers. stileeducation.com/au/who-we-ar...

#YOW25 kicks off in THREE weeks! 😱 Grab your 2-day conference tickets now: 🎟️MEL 4-5 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-20... 🎟️BNE 8-9 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-2025/ 🎟️SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com/sydney-2025/

In case you're into #OpenTelemetry (or want to start learning about it), there are still a few seats left for the workshop I'll be giving at #YOW in Melbourne. I have prepared tons of material! yowcon.com/melbourne-20... #Grafana

Join 3 #YOW25 speakers leading the charge in building, integrating & redefining AI for the JVM ecosystem. These sessions provide practical insight into the next wave of Agentic AI & how it’s reshaping dev on the JVM. 🎟️ MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

We are excited to welcome Chainguard as a Bronze sponsor at #YOW25 in Melbourne & Sydney! 🥳 Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. They help organisations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. Learn more at www.chainguard.dev

Only 4 more weeks till #YOW25 kicks off! 🎟️ MEL 4-5 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-20... 🎟️ BNE 8-9 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-2025/ 🎟️ SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com/sydney-2025/

Nada Amin joins #YOW25 with "Metaprogramming, Synthesis, and Verification" to show how devs can make programs that generate, verify & improve themselves w/open-source tools & real examples MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

AI is moving fast - but are we moving safely? Meet the #YOW25 speakers who are pulling back the curtain on how to build, defend, and deploy AI systems responsibly 🎟️ Tickets are flying! MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Join @kevindubois.com & Phillip Krüger for a hands-on deep dive into building your own Java-based Agentic AI apps, whether you work with #Quarkus, #Spring, or another #Java stack. 🔗 yowcon.com/melbourne-20...

So you think LLMs can do it all? 😏 At #YOW25, Rod Johnson (creator of the #SpringFramework) will prove otherwise in “Why Do We Need an Agent Framework?” & introduce Embabel, a new open source JVM agent framework designed to leapfrog #Python’s. 🎟️ #YOW25 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Say hello to Anton Arhipov: @jetbrains.com Developer Advocate, Java Champion & the newest addition to our #YOW25 speakers. Anton works with #Kotlin, IntelliJ IDEA & AI-driven dev tools. He’ll be sharing how to build AI agents step by step using Koog 🎟️ MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Learn how systems evolve, why complexity sticks, and how to guide sustainable growth in Michael Feathers' 1-day #YOW25 masterclass: Forces in Software 📍 MEL Wed 3 Dec: yowcon.com/melbourne-20... 📍 SYD Wed 10 Dec: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/...

A big welcome to @fastly.com for joining #YOW25 Melbourne as a GOLD sponsor! 🎉 The Fastly Edge Cloud Platform delivers some of the best and fastest online experiences possible through edge compute, delivery, security, and observability offerings. Try Fastly for free: www.fastly.com/signup

🏗️ Let’s talk #SoftwareArchitecture! @simonbrown.je & @andrewhl.bsky.social join #YOW25 to challenge how you think abt structure, scale, & collaboration in modern software systems. 📅 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Dive deep into what matters to you & your team in our 1-day #YOW25 masterclasses led by globally recognised tech experts, including @kevindubois.com @philippederyck.bsky.social @frankel.ch & @simonbrown.je Join them in Melbourne or Sydney: yowcon.com/melbourne-20... yowcon.com/sydney-2025/...

We'd like to welcome and thank Octopus Deploy for joining #YOW25 in Brisbane as a BRONZE sponsor! Learn more about the values they live by and where you'll be empowered to do the best work of your life! octopus.com/company/care...

Discover real-world attacks, vulnerabilities & the growing risks in AI security - plus how to defend against them with Katie Paxton-Fear at #YOW25. She'll explore how AI-enabled apps are being exploited in the wild, so don't miss it! 🎟 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

We're excited to welcome REA Group back as a #YOW25 Melbourne Silver Sponsor! They're a leading digital business working towards changing the way the world experiences property. Find out more at www.rea-group.com

🚀 Meet our #YOW25 Keynote Speakers! Join @kentbeck.com, Michael Feathers, @samaaron.bsky.social & Sarah Meiklejohn to explore agile, legacy code, live coding with AI, and crypto de-anonymization. 🎟 Get your ticket in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

🚀 Master #APISecurity in @philippederyck.bsky.social's 1-day interactive hands-on masterclass at #YOW25. 🎟️ MEL 3 Dec: yowcon.com/melbourne-20... 🎟️ SYD 10 Dec: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/... #CyberSecurity #WebSecurity

Thanks to @lizthegrey.com & @honeycomb.io, Diversity Scholarship recipients receive free admission to #YOW25 If you're from an underrepresented community, apply before next week Fri 10 Oct 2025. 👉 yowcon.com/melbourne-20...

Our #YOW25 conference schedule is out now! Check it out and book your tickets: MEL 4-5 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-20... BNE 8-9 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-2025/ SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com/sydney-2025/

Our Diversity Scholarships support individuals from underrepresented communities who would otherwise face barriers to attending #YOW25 📝 Closes 10 Oct 2025 👉 yowcon.com/melbourne-20... #TechDiversity #InclusionInTech #WomenInTech #LGBTQIAInTech #FirstGenInTech

Naming isn’t just hard - it’s about how we form concepts. At #YOW25, Michael Feathers keynotes: Conceptualisation. A journey into naming, cognitive science, & software design. Book your tix: MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com #SoftwareDesign #LegacyCode

Welcome Airwallex as a #YOW25 Melbourne SILVER sponsor! 🥳 They’re building the future of global banking: a modern financial OS with proprietary infrastructure, software & AI that empowers globally-minded biz to move money, manage finances & grow without limits. www.airwallex.com/au/who-we-ar...

We are thrilled to announce Deswik as a #YOW25 BNE BRONZE Sponsor! 🎉 Deswik is a global tech leader delivering efficiency focused software to the mining industry. Their team consists of mining professionals, software devs & mathematicians. Learn more at deswik.com

We’re excited to announce our next #YOW2025 keynote speaker @samaaron.bsky.social In his keynote, he introduces #Tau5 - a new live coding system exploring collaboration, concurrency & AI as a creative partner. Don't miss out & book your #YOW25 tickets: MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

Is Testing Still a Developer's Job in an AI World? @emilybache.com and I answer One Big Question on the Modern Software Engineering channel @modernswe.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiJ-...

The #C4 model is a go-to for visualising software architecture, but how do you go beyond the basics? @simonbrown.je will answer the most common C4 questions, from modelling shared code & microservices to tackling message-driven architectures. #YOW25 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

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