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A huge thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets for ShipItCon 2024! We're thrilled by the support from our amazing community and partners. Tickets are officially sold out, but stay tuned for updates on future events. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ #sic2024

Truven by Merative Dev Team @ ShipItCon 2024 ShipItCon is an annual one day conference about software delivery held in Dublin.   This year the theme was Flow: what is it, how does it manifest for individuals/teams/value delivery, and dealing with the challenges of modern software development.   Orla Daly, David Lau, Derek McNamara, Stephen Bride, Ronan Bowers, Conor Cullen and myself attended - we had a fantastic day of learning (and snacks). So, what is Flow? It is a mental state of complete immersion in an activity, characterised by energised focus, full involvement, and enjoyment. It’s that feeling of being “in the zone,” completely absorbed and productive. And the day was focused on how flow manifests across many aspects of software development and delivery. The single track agenda comprised an excellent range of connected topics - see full list here: https://lnkd.in/gYHiByEv     My Highlight: DevOps Topologies 10 years on: what have we learned about silos, collaboration, and flow?   I was delighted to hear from Matthew Skelton, author of the Team Topologies book, and he didn’t disappoint. His talk centred on reflecting how DevOps ways of working have evolved. He looked at how team organisation, DevOps patterns and anti-patterns, and software architecture play a role in enabling or impeding flow.   I strongly recommend this one to anyone interested in the 'socio-technical' parts of how we organise and how we work - it is full of great diagrams, language, and ideas. See more here:   * Slides: https://lnkd.in/gxJYKxc3 * Recording: https://lnkd.in/g3xtWsw9 (starts 16 minutes in and last approx 40 minutes). The visual is just a wide shot of the room, but sound is good and you can 'follow along' with the PDF above.    My Key Takeways * Flow matters: to individuals, to teams, and to good software practices  - flow is a good indicator of that people are enjoying their work, teams are meeting their potential, and our software is well architected for modern day delivery.   * We are not unique in Merative - we face the same social/organisation/technical challenges across the industry * We need to consistently encourage information and idea sharing We should explore the idea of meeting free days to foster better individual flow * Taking time to think and reflect is refreshing, it helps you think about solving challenges, and is good for flow! * It is healthy to lift our heads up, hear what others are doing, get ideas, be curious and learn There was a huge amount to think about and take inspiration from at this conference - thanks to 🐋Thomas Shaw 🐋, John Doran and the ShiptIt team - definitely one to look out for in 2025 👍 .   

Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day and all female tech trailblazers! The first computer programmer was a woman – Ada Lovelace! Margaret Hamilton coined the phrase ‘software engineer’. During World War II, many female mathematicians acted as ‘human computers’ calculating ballistics by hand. During the war, many women worked as code breakers in Bletchley Park, but afterwards were directed to keep this activity secret. Seventy five percent of those employed in the Bletchley Park codebreaking operation were women, yet these women were not formally recognised as analysts as their male counterparts were, they were instead asked to describe their jobs as ‘secretarial’. Many of these women went to their graves without telling anyone about the critical work they had done in Bletchley Park! Women were in computing roles, not just because men were at war, but because these roles were seen as women’s roles. There was an intentional move to push women out of tech when in the 1960s and 1970s, the men in charge started to realise the impact machines were having on automating work and changing how businesses operated. They began to see just how important computing was going to be in the future. Those in charge believed that the women involved in computing didn’t fit the image that was required to grow the industry. There was a top down campaign to alter the make-up of the workforce moving from tech experts to management. At the time, men generally were not interested in entering this feminised field. The decline in women in computing wasn’t because women didn’t have the technical skills or due to a shortage of women. It was a concerted effort to change the make-up of the tech workforce! Where did the women go? *Have a read of the full article here:* https://lnkd.in/eSifttTg #AdaLovelaceDay was founded by Suw Charman-Anderson, FRSA and is celebrated the second Tuesday in October each year. It is a global annual celebration of women working in #STEM. The image shared was a collage of portraits, sketched by Ellen McDaid: https://lnkd.in/e673QASy, and collated by Jillian Gregoriou, of women whose stories were researched by Women & Allies ERG (Employee Resource Group) a few years ago. The objective was to remember and recognize women who were trailblazers, and hopefully inspire others about what was and is possible. Brené Brown says “Stories are just data with a soul.” Each story can have a ripple effect on the world. This article focuses in on female trailblazers in the tech world – I’ll share stories of other influential women in future articles! A shout out to Ingrid Murray and Dorothy Molloy for their recent articles on the history of women in tech and Mar Hicks who is a wealth of knowledge on this topic. I particularly enjoyed the video of her speaking at Women In Tech Sweden. And thanks to Ben Klaasen who first recommended the book "Programmed Inequality" to me a few years ago! #womenintech #adalovelace #womeninstem

Thank you Julie Pichon for this wonderful write-up of this year's event 🥰 https://lnkd.in/e9gfa_ci

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Those SLO's hit different ;) SLO section starts at 58:00, ends at 1:04

What a great surprise! To receive this post card from ShipItCon sent by one of the nicest people in the Irish tech community, Vicky Twomey-Lee . Great to see all the great work happening in Ireland 🇮🇪 I miss you folks!

At Team Tito Limited we're always on the lookout for new potential customers, and often these are found via friends or colleagues who attend interesting events around the world. Yesterday, in a group I'm in, someone shared that they were going to World Summit AI and Webit.Foundation. Out of interest, I clicked in to both events to see what ticket software they were using. Both Tito. So cool. Later that day I saw an ad for React Advanced London. Clicking the ticket link: I saw a familiar spinner (they've done a great job with custom CSS too). Earlier today I saw that Mihai Paun had spoken at Fast Flow Conf. Looked like a cool conference. Check the ticket link. Tito! Woo! I guess this kind of thing leads folks to thinking we're bigger than we are. I think it's more a case of just sticking it out for a long time! When we started, I knew every customer personally, and I was personally invested in every customer: every bit of new business for us was existential. These days, customers come and go (thankfully mostly come, and mostly stick around), but I remain so grateful that folks behind events like these trust us. Tito is still a very small company, but we've stuck it out and I think improved over time. My next post is going to be about the new app we've been working on, but I really, really appreciate it when folks use software I've been involved in building. Thank you!

Since the very beginning, RebelCon has had only one goal: to create a space for the software community, where a real exchange of knowledge happens. RebelCon is a dynamic and engaging software conference that brings hands-on practitioners together with big thinkers. Join us at RebelCon 2024 and find your community in Cork! 📍 Don’t miss out – register now! https://lnkd.in/dZJ5ZMRk #RebelCon2024 #Cork #Ireland #TechEvent #Conference #Tech #Software #Developer #Community #Innovation #Sustainability

Celebrating Connection and Team Spirit at ShipItCon 2024!👋 At Conflux we believe in the power of teamwork and shared success. We received a thoughtful greetings card from our CEO, Matthew Skelton, at the Ship It Con 2024 conference in Dublin 🤩, organized by the conference team. The message read: "Hi from Dublin! Thank you for all your work and enthusiasm! — Carolyn Berry, Matthew Oglesby and Oana Leonte! Matthew." This heartfelt note serves as a reminder of the strong community we foster within our organization. It reflects our commitment to acknowledging each individual’s contributions and the shared energy that drives us forward. By cultivating relationships and celebrating our achievements, we not only enhance our team's dynamic but also amplify the value we bring to our clients. How do you plan to connect with your team next week?