Tess Gouws treating empathy as a practical tool. A framework for gathering signals, reducing ambiguity, lowering the "WTF?" factor in human interactions. #DevConf2026

🎤 From the Time Traveler arcade in 90s Cape Town to AI avatars that appear as holograms. Allan Pead showing how classic illusions work and why they feel magical. #DevConf2026

🎤 Fadzayi Moyo demonstrating how to build "secure-by-design" pipelines that developers actually love. Field-tested framework being shared right now. #DevConf2026

Frikan Erwee energetically showing how combining objective performance data with subjective experience creates feedback loops that drive sustainable improvement. #DevConf2026

Abed Matini is comparing local vs. cloud RAG, hybrid retrieval pipelines, and offline-friendly approaches for teams with strict data controls. Real solutions for resource-constrained environments. #DevConf2026

#duckconf reimagining #devconf with @dale_nunns
#devconf2026 #DuckDuckFedi #getducked

🎤 "Version bumps are easy. Breaking changes are the challenge" - Renette Ros showing how OpenRewrite codifies complex, repetitive upgrade steps. #DevConf2026

Zach Smith sharing lessons from reimagining MeerKAT Archive. What started as fixing bugs became revealing assumptions and identifying non-obvious user workflows. #DevConf2026

💡 Every dictator needs an army. Dale Nunns showing how to build one using signal sniffing, hardware modification, and custom software. Through ducks. Obviously. Standing room only at #DevConf2026 #GetDucked