XConf Europe 2024 - Barcelona

XConf is a tech conference created by technologists, for technologists who care deeply about the craft of software and its ability to make the world a better place. This one-day, two-track event will host a diverse range of technology leaders discussing the latest tech topics and points of view.

• Discover emerging technologies and practices, use cases, and real stories
• Listen to talks by a diverse line-up with a 50/50 gender split

• Learn how to implement new technologies where you work and have greater impact

• Hear from people who broke through seemingly insurmountable resistance to change

• Talk with other interesting and ambitious technologists

• Let go of previously-held assumptions and gain new perspectives
  

This one-day, two-track event gives you indirect access to a diverse range of Thoughtworks senior technologists working on our clients’ most complex challenges.

Seating is limited to 200 guests, so register today!

Talk: ARE YOUR TESTS SLOWING YOU DOWN?

Testing is a Good Thing, right? Especially automated testing. But "Good things come to those who wait" is not something that's going to appeal to the busy developer. You want results, and you want them now. You're in The Zone working on a problem, and the last thing you want is to break your flow wrestling with your testing framework or waiting for the tests to finish running.

More code means more tests. More coverage means more tests. More tests mean more time. Time that you want to spend being productive, creative, innovative. How can you balance the need for quality with the need for speed?

In this talk, Trisha will identify issues that slow down developers when writing, running and debugging tests, and look at tools that can help developers with each of these problems. There will be live coding, analysis of social media poll results, an overview of solutions in this space, "best practice" recommendations, and machine learning will be mentioned at some point.

A seasoned software engineer, Java Champion, and accomplished author, Trisha brings a wealth of experience as our keynote speaker this year. With a track record of developing high-performance Java applications across diverse industries, she's also a leading advocate at Gradle.

Trisha's passion lies in empowering developers. From deciphering the latest Java updates to sharing productivity hacks and nurturing global technical communities, she's committed to helping developers excel at every step.

• Evaluating LLM systems: What does it mean in practice? - Aili Asikainen and Oege Dijk
  
• Container Security - Implementing zero trust & principle of least privilege in containers inside K8s - Amit Dube
  
• Building Data Mesh on Databricks and Azure for a large manufacturing company - Dominika Makuch and Rieke Heinze
  The full agenda will be published early May! Stay tuned!

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Get your ticket now and join us when we uncover the latest tech trends, exciting case studies and more!

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