One of our favourite talks from #YOW25!

My foreword to @fbuontempo.bsky.social's Introducing C++ is now up on my blog kevlinhenney.medium.com/hello-c-4f90...

Did you know we've already confirmed more than half of this year's speaker lineup, thanks to the hard work of the planning team? Check out who they are over 👇👇👇 Melbourne 3-4 Dec: yowcon.com/melbourne-2026 Brisbane 7-8 Dec: yowcon.com/brisbane-2026

🚨 LAST CALL: YOW! Earlybird ends tomorrow! There aren't many earlybird tickets left in Melbourne, so don't leave it till later. 🎟️ Lock in your 20% savings now! Melbourne 3-4 Dec: yowcon.com/melbourne-2026 Brisbane 7-8 Dec: yowcon.com/brisbane-2026

New from me: A flood of AI-generated code has left key open-source developers known as maintainers "inundated", with many turning to AI tools to help handle the onslaught. Featuring Aussie maintainer @lucyleeow.bsky.social, Microsoft's @aaron-powell.com, GitHub's @ashleywolf.bsky.social, and more 💻

New video and blog post about Harness Engineering - I'm seeing a lot of teams asking for technical coaching around using AI agents effectively, and this is what I'm teaching. video www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaiJ..., blog coding-is-like-cooking.info/2026/06/i-st...

Sonic Pi v5 Beta 4 - Release Notes Read about the new features in the latest Sonic Pi beta release: Support for gamepads (works like MIDI), tracking and sync with external MIDI clocks, bundled with lots of polish and love. www.patreon.com/samaaron/pos...

Earlybird tickets for our YOW! Masterclass with @allenholub.bsky.social are almost gone. Use promo code 'earlybirdclass' to save $180 on your ticket! MEL 2 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-20... BNE 9 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-202...

What if the best software architect isn't the person making all the decisions? 🤔 At @yowconf.bsky.social @andrewhl.bsky.social explores how to empower teams to make architectural decisions, reduce bottlenecks, and build better systems together. Watch: youtu.be/BQYIBKIzY5g?... #SoftwareArchitecture

⏳ 7 days to go #YOW26 earlybird tickets officially wrap up in one week - and with 20% off (a $275 saving), this is as good as it gets. 🎟️ Secure yours now before the window closes. Melbourne 3-4 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-2026 Brisbane 7-8 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-2026

Who attends YOW! events? People who care about building better software. YOW! brings together leading software dev experts to Australia to share emerging technologies, proven practices & real-world experience - without the commercial hype. youtu.be/OyVDBdD09XY?...

With AI we're writing more code than ever, and more non-Engineers are involved in building with code. Ben takes the stage at #YOWTLS26 in Brisbane to talk about his experiments in building software without human review, and the systems he’s building

Lalitha is now sharing what strategies tech leaders need when they need to evolve systems and teams at the same time at #YOWTLS26 in Brisbane

Thrilled to have Justin Mclean at #YOWTLS26 in Brisbane to share real lessons from open source projects that have scaled without collapsing under their own weight

Great talk. Key takeaway: if a practice can survive the open source model (run for decades, constant turnover, rotating leadership, no authority hierarchy) then it will work on your team 🤝

Julie Grundy sharing tips for a team ready to level up their accessibility practice, like role-based ownership, working groups and training roadmaps to make accessibility part of your routines at #YOWTLS26 in Brisbane

Callum Silcock sharing some leadership fundamentals for the attention economy at #YOWTLS26 in Brisbane

Selena Small sharing how people grow in a fast-growing product engineering organization at #YOWTLS26 in Brisbane

The day is just flying quickly at #YOWTLS26 Brisbane!

#YOWTLS26 kicking off in Brisbane with Simon White with a little audience participation - raise your hands if you have ever had so many priorities, nothing is much of a priority anymore?

The future of AI isn't about cooler demos. It's about building systems that are safe, reliable, available & worth trusting. 🤖 At @yowconf.bsky.social Scott Shaw explained what it takes to deliver mission-critical GenAI in the real world. 🎥 youtu.be/Gs9XuoQnofg?... #GenerativeAI #AIEngineering

Our final #YOWYLS26 talk in Melbourne with Olivia Burmester on a no-nonsense approach in "Architecting Culture"

Cannot wait to listen to David Colls sharing his practical take in Building data and AI teams at #YOWTLS26 in Melbourne

Lalitha shares what strategies tech leaders need when they need to evolve systems and teams at the same time at #YOWTLS26

Justin Mclean now joins #YOWTLS26 in Melbourne to share real lessons from open source projects that have scaled without collapsing under their own weight.

We love a good LOTR reference! Thrilled to have Prakriti join #YOWTLS26 in Melbourne to share Culture Amp’s lessons when rebuilding their 2nd largest product - Performance

If you’re leading people, systems or change, you want to be in this room for #YOWTLS26.

Super keen to learn how to make accessibility stick with Julie at #YOWTLS26! If your team struggles to sustain it, this one's for you. C: @micheleplayfair.bsky.social

We’re excited to have Callum Silcock take the stage at #YOWTLS26 in Melbourne C: @micheleplayfair.bsky.social

Selena is sharing how Fresho transformed their approach to growth, performance & development in fast-growing engineering teams at #YOWTLS26 in Melbourne C: @micheleplayfair.bsky.social

Brisbane - Our YOW! Tech Leaders Summit opens tomorrow! Last chance to grab your ticket: yowcon.com/tech-leaders... #YOWTLS26

Jon Eaves is at #YOWTLS26 to bring deep, hard-earned insight into 1 of the most persistent challenges in our industry in his talk “How I learned to manage technical debt without talking about it” (and gloat it’s 1°c warmer in Brisbane 😆) Photo by @micheleplayfair.bsky.social

First #YOWTLS26 talk with Simon White! When delivery slows down, most teams do the same things but things don’t really improve. Simon is unpacking why & why most leaders optimise the wrong things.

#YOWTLS26 in Melbourne kicks off this morning with our Technical Director @damianm.com! Photo by @micheleplayfair.bsky.social

Last chance to grab tickets - our YOW! Tech Leaders Summit in Melbourne kicks off tomorrow 🎫 yowcon.com/tech-leaders... #YOWTLS26

From #PunchCards to #AI copilots 😳 Software development never stands still. At @yowconf.bsky.social @deekob.bsky.social looked at the continuing evolution of developers, the changing nature of our work, and what skills will matter next. Watch: youtu.be/jpsDPUUJiYM?...

I'll be there, sharing the ways you can move beyond basic accessibility compliance and really embed it in your workplace

If you’re leading people, systems or change - #YOWTLS26 is for you. MELBOURNE 📅 Tue 16 June 🎫 yowcon.com/tech-leaders... BRISBANE 📅 Wed 17 Jun 🎫 yowcon.com/tech-leaders...

Debugging less because the software can prove itself correct? 😳 At @yowconf.bsky.social Nada Amin explored: ⚡ Metaprogramming ⚡ Program synthesis ⚡ Formal verification ⚡ AI-assisted correctness This is the kind of talk that makes you rethink programming itself. Watch: youtu.be/yLDiQBdwlHU?...

Another AI agent framework? 😅 At @yowconf.bsky.social Rod Johnson (creator of Spring) argues that agents need more than prompts, tools & hope. Planning, orchestration, guardrails, domain models, and explainability all matter if you want agents that actually work. Watch: youtu.be/YW04KtiuO5o?...

Save HOURS Of Work & Automate Your AI Agent's Feedback Loop (Do This) | Gojko Adzic 📽️ AVAILABLE NOW WATCH HERE ➡️ youtu.be/hgZj02hPZuw

Sonic Pi v5 Beta 3 is now available. * Link Audio - stream audio between multiple Sonic Pi instances over the network. Works with any Link 4 peer incl. Ableton Live * Shortcut Editor * New Autocomplete System * Debug Panel * Improved Accessibility Support www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-...

Only 14 days till we kick off our YOW! Tech Leaders Summits! If you’re leading people, systems, or change - #YOWTLS26 is for you. MELBOURNE 📅 Tue 16 June 🎟️ yowcon.com/tech-leaders... BRISBANE 📅 Wed 17 June 🎟️ yowcon.com/tech-leaders...

We’re excited to welcome @roundcrisis.com & @chrissimon.au to #YOW26. Together, they'll explore what happens when Residuality Theory meets the realities of software delivery, org decision-making & op trade-offs. 🎟 Limited earlybird tickets available until 30 Jun or sold out

The YOW! Tech Leaders Summits schedules now available! Bring your leadership team for a day of practical leadership conversations grounded in real-world experience & join the conversation: #YOWTLS26 MEL 16 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders... BNE 17 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders...

Turns out running a great #EngineeringTeam has a lot in common with running a Dungeons & Dragons campaign 😄 @brunty.me connects D&D, leadership, collaboration, problem-solving & SW development in one of the most unexpectedly relatable talks at @yowconf.bsky.social. Watch: youtu.be/VN9j3NSoeps?...

We’re now just 3 weeks away from our YOW! Tech Leaders Summits! Bring your leadership team for a day of practical leadership conversations grounded in real-world experience & join the conversation: #YOWTLS26 MEL 16 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders... BNE 17 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders...

What happens when high-growth companies outgrow their people systems? Selena will share how her team redesigned growth, feedback & career development for pdt engineering teams at scale 🎟️ Join #YOWTLS26 MEL 16 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders... BNE 17 Jun yowcon.com/tech-leaders...

Leaders & devs who stay relevant keep learning, adapting & pressure-testing their thinking. Join the brightest software engineering minds to share real-world insights, lessons & what’s actually working now at #YOW26 MEL 3-4 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-2026 BNE 7-8 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-2026

Don't miss Ekaterina's #YOW25 talk on where AI is heading next!