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Today, 20.08.2026, I will be holding my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk at the Softwerkskammer Nuremberg Meetup (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/08/10/in-person-talk-on-20-08-2026-at-the-softwerkskammer-nuremberg-meetup/

Would be great to meet you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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Today, 03.07.2026, my pre-recorded „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk for the WeAreDevelopers - Online - World Congress 2026 has been published (talk in english). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚️💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/06/23/pre-recorded-talk-for-the-wearedevelopers-online-2026-world-congress-europe/

🖖, Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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Tomorrow, 24.06.2026 at 10am (Berlin time), I will be holding my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk at the Domain-Driven Design (DDD) Australia Meetup (remote & in english). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/06/15/remote-talk-on-24-06-2026-at-the-domain-driven-design-ddd-australia-meetup/

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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I will be holding my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development“ talk on the 10.12.2026 at the IT-Tage 2026 in Frankfurt/Main 🤓📚💭, see:

https://www.ittage.informatik-aktuell.de/programm/2026/thoughts-on-modern-software-development-beobachtungen-von-einer-21-jaehrigen-reise.html

Hope to see you there!

All the best from Lake Constance,🖖
Alex

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Thank you for having me and both my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development“ 🤓📚💭 talk and my „Solutions for (Modern?) Software Development“ 🔎🎯💬 unconference teaser, @dddeu 🙏❤️‍🔥!

It was an honor and a real blast to be part of this year's conference program and simultaneously have the awesome ability to meet so many fellow human beings that are part of our software development community 💯.

All the best from Lake Constance,🖖
Alex

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@janvanryswyck

Thank you 🙂🙏! Here you can find a teaser:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/alexthurow_onmoderndev-alexthutalk-activity-7465049501167153154-vWbG

Hope to see you tomorrow at 11am in Gorilla 4-5… ❤️‍🔥

🖖, Alex

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=== ⚠️ POSTPONED ⚠️ ===

On Monday, 01.06.2026, it was planned for me to present my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk at the GI regional group Ulm Ravensburg in Ulm (hybrid & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

Due to unforeseen circumstances the talk needs to be rescheduled.

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/05/24/hybrid-talk-on-01-06-2026-at-gi-regional-group-ulm-ravensburg/

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Today, 21.05.2026, I will be holding my „Solutions for (Modern?) Software Development - Approximations From a 21-Year Journey“ teaser at the Scrum Masters HH XXL Meetup (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/05/20/in-person-solutions-teaser-on-21-05-2026-at-scrum-masters-hh-xxl-meetup/

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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Today, 19.05.2026, I will be holding my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk at the JUG Hamburg Meetup (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/05/17/in-person-talk-on-19-05-2026-at-jug-hamburg/

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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Today, 11.05.2026, I will be holding my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk at the Domain-driven Design (DDD) Hungary Meetup (remote & in English). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/05/06/remote-talk-on-11-05-2026-at-the-domain-driven-design-ddd-hungary-meetup/

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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… somehow I have the feeling by now, that I have a visualization for these very observations in my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development“ talk:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/talks/sources/#ThoughtsExcursionImagination

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Today, 18.03.2026, I will be holding my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk at the JUG Bonn (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/03/17/in-person-talk-on-18-03-2026-at-jug-bonn/

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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Today, 17.03.2026, I will be holding my „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey“ talk at the 28th German Perl/Raku Workshop in Berlin (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/03/14/in-person-talk-on-17-03-2026-at-28th-german-perl-raku-workshop-in-berlin/

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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Friday next week, 13.03.2026, I will be holding my in-depth talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey" at DevLand conference in Rust (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/01/26/in-person-talk-on-13-03-2026-at-devland-conference-in-rust/

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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I am very honored to be able to hold my 2 hour, in-depth „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development“ talk tomorrow at @dddeu 2026 in Antwerp!

🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/05/28/in-person-in-depth-thoughts-talk-on-12-06-2026-at-ddd-europe-2026/

Thank you for having me 🙏 and...

Hope to see you there everyone, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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Today, 23.01.2026, I will be holding my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey" at the Calgary Software Crafters Meetup (remote & in English). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/01/04/remote-talk-on-23-01-2026-at-calgary-software-crafters-meetup/

Thank you for having me and…

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

#OnModernDev #AlexThuTalk

On Friday, 23.01.2026, 08:30-10:30 PM Berlin time, I will be holding my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 21-Year Journey" at the Calgary Software Crafters Meetup (remote & in English). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2026/01/04/remote-talk-on-23-01-2026-at-calgary-software-crafters-meetup/

Thank you for having me! 🙏

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/10/thoughts-talks-in-2026/

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The recording of my (german) „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development“ talk at the embarc Architektur Punsch on 08.12.2025 has been uploaded to YouTube.

For more details (including the link to a talk-related video interview that @sippsack did with me), see:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/12/08/remote-talk-on-08-12-2025-at-embarc-architektur-punsch

🖖, Alex

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Today, 08.12.2025, I will be holding my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 20-Year Journey" at the embarc Architektur Punsch (remote & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/10/08/remote-talk-on-08-12-2025-at-embarc-architektur-punsch

Thanks go out to @sippsack and the embarc team for having me! 🙏

Hope to see you there, 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/01/24/next-thoughts-talks-in-2025

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Recently @sippsack interviewed me about my upcoming „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development“ talk at the embarc Architektur-Punsch on 08.12.2025:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/architektur-punsch_arcpunsch-arcpunsch25-interview-activity-7400104943384240128-vBHg

(direct link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUWLHm9hBKk&list=PLnx7kHDr7i_0fEEvt0FNhfGn1ThNNx1Ev)

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Today, 27.11.2025, I will be holding my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 20-Year Journey" at the JUG Switzerland in Zurich (in person & in English). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/11/24/in-person-talk-on-27-11-2025-at-jug-switzerland-in-zurich

Thanks go out to @patbaumgartner for having me! 🙏

Hope to see you there! 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/01/24/next-thoughts-talks-in-2025

#OnModernDev #AlexThuTalk

Today, 24.11.2025, I will be holding my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 20-Year Journey" at the JUG Bremen/Oldenburg Meetup (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓.

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/11/14/in-person-talk-on-24-11-2025-at-jug-bremen-oldenburg

Hope to see you there! 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/01/24/next-thoughts-talks-in-2025

#OnModernDev #AlexThuTalk

Next Monday, 24.11.2025, I will be holding my talk „Thoughts on (Modern?) Software Development - Observations From a 20-Year Journey" at the JUG Bremen/Oldenburg Meetup (in person & in German). 🎟️ ➡️ 📚💭🤓.

All further details can be found at:

https://onmoderndev.de/en/blog/2025/11/14/in-person-talk-on-24-11-2025-at-jug-bremen-oldenburg/

Hope to see you there! 🖖
Alex

PS: All my upcoming talks can be found at https://onmoderndev.de/blog/2025/01/24/naechste-thoughts-vortragstermine-in-2025

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Uh, oh 😮: The Cognitive Bias Codex...

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„The twenty-first century marks the first time in human history that our society has become dependent, for its survival, on a technology that has acquired virtually no semblance of discipline or control. Software has invaded every facet of modern life from connecting us in a world-spanning network to dividing us socially and politically. There is literally no aspect of life in the modern world that is not dominated by software. And…“ 1/

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„Every five years, the number of programmers in the world doubles. The implications of that fact are staggering. If the number of programmers in the world doubles every five years, it means that half the programmers in the world have less than five years’ experience, and this will always be true so long as that doubling rate continues. This leaves the programming industry in the precarious position of perpetual inexperience.“

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""Documentation is a love letter that you write to your future self." - Damian Conway“

(Programming Wisdom - https://x.com/CodeWisdom/status/1352652260581515266)

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"If you think you know about trees, look at this.“

(Danijel Višević - https://x.com/visevic/status/1474104715168387080)

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"“Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding.” — Burt Rutan“

(Programming Wisdom - https://x.com/CodeWisdom/status/1486422946633691141)

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"I find the term business logic a curious term because there are few things that are less logical than business logic." (Martin Fowler)

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