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Breaking down the WordPress drama
A dispute has riven the WordPress community in half, how does this impact developers?
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Build an AI roadmap that actually delivers value
There are lots of things to consider before you dive into the world of AI. If you want to do it correctly, consider these core elements.
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How to craft a realistic technology roadmap
Technology roadmaps are difficult things to navigate. Having a realistic approach can save you a lot of time and energy.
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Content sponsored by Chainguard
Does ‘shifting security left’ really work?
“Shifting security left” is a term in modern DevOps that refers to the practice of integrating security measures earlier in the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
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November 4 & 5, 2025
The leadership conference for tech leads and engineering leaders.
Essential reading
How to build an effective technical strategy
Building a tech strategy requires a lot of moving parts. Learn about what routes to take and whether decisions should be top-down.
On our Technical Direction playlist
Managing architecture
Lutz Hühnken talks about the importance of a strategic approach to software architecture, that prevents teams from becoming architecture firefighters, who spent an excessive amount of energy applying short-term fixes to architectural problems.
Technical Vision vs. Technical Strategy: The difference and why it matters
Jonathan Maltz digs into the nuts and bolts of setting a successful technical strategy. Startin by talking about the difference between technical vision and technical strategy.
Writing your technical strategy
Bruce Wang talks about Writing your technical strategy (psst, it doesn’t have to feel like a Squid Game) at LeadDev Together in February 2022.
Good technical debt
Jon Thornton discusses how this framework was used to rapidly build and ship Squarespace’s Email Campaigns product in less than 15 months. Along the way, you’ll get several practical guidelines for how tech debt can supercharge your technical investments.
Creating, defining, and refining an effective tech strategy
Having a defined tech strategy creates alignment and keeps everyone on the same page. So how can you ensure yours is most effective? Panelists Anna Shipman, Randy Shoup, Papanii Nene Okai, Nimisha Asthagiri and Anand Mariappan share their tips.
November 4 & 5, 2025
The leadership conference for tech leads and engineering leaders.
More about Technical Direction
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The Boring Stack
The more boring our code and tech is, the more room we give our products to be interesting.
Top Technical Direction videos
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Refactoring: Managing technical debt before it blows up in your face
Amanda Sopkin invites you to come and learn how to develop your own framework for addressing technical debt as a company.
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Getting to Commitment: Tackling broad technical problems in large organizations
Mattie Toia tackles five areas where you can build metaphorical muscles to help increase the likelihood that your initiatives are successful.
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Boulders, Rocks, and Pebbles – Successfully Executing on a Technology Strategy
VP of Engineering & Chief Architect at eBay Randy Shoup will take us through the process of writing a tech strategy, including practical writing tips, keeping focus, and how to gain consensus on your plan.
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Content sponsored by Marco Polo Network
Building a scalable, automated network management system for thousands of independent nodes
The Marco Polo Network is the largest trade finance network in the world. The network spans 60+ regions and 140 countries in the Microsoft Azure cloud.
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Content sponsored by Just Eat Takeaway
Developing a courier app in a leading food-tech company
Join us for our demo where Mert Kilic, Senior Software Developer at our Berlin Tech Hub, will give an introduction to our new restaurant courier app which we launched in February this year.
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Building a successful and sustainable CI/CD pipeline
Ship faster with an effective deployment strategy.
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Content sponsored by Shopify
No more ad-hoc requests!* From data service to data product teams
In this talk, I’ll walk through what it would take to achieve this for your organization. If you’re a data or engineering leader and have struggled with managing internal work in progress of your data teams, this talk is for you.
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Technical strategy power chords
This talk will be most useful for folks just getting started with technical strategy, but even virtuosos may get a useful tip or two.