Presenters Bert Jan Schrijver Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 Level Up Your Software Architecture: It’s All About Trade-offs 🚀💡 Software architecture can feel overwhelming. It’s a world of acronyms, patterns, and seemingly endless choices. But don’s let it intimidate you! This post distills the key takeaways from a recent presentation, breaking down the principles and practices you need to make smarter architectural decisions. Get ready to shift your mindset – because it’s all about trade-offs! ...

Presenters Marie Alice Blet Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 Building AI Agents: It’s Harder (and More Exciting) Than You Think 🚀💡 Let’s be honest: the hype around AI is real. But building practical, reliable AI agent systems? That’s a whole different ballgame. This post dives into the lessons learned from a year-long prototype, revealing the challenges, trade-offs, and surprising realities of building AI agents that actually solve problems. Spoiler alert: everyone’s learning as they go – even the big players! ...

Presenters Maarten Vandeperre Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 Level Up Your Developer Experience with Backstage: A Deep Dive 🚀 Are your developers spending too much time hunting for information, struggling with inconsistent processes, or feeling frustrated by disconnected tools? You’re not alone. Many organizations face these challenges, and the solution might be simpler than you think: building a centralized developer portal. This blog post dives into how you can leverage Backstage, an open-source developer portal, to revolutionize your developer experience and unlock significant productivity gains. ...

Presenters Victor Rentea Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 🚀 Level Up Your Software Development: Building Teams That Thrive 👨‍💻 Let’s be honest, software development can be tough. It’s not just about writing code; it’s about creating an environment where developers are happy, productive, and feel like they’re making a real difference. A recent conference talk dove deep into exactly that – and it’s packed with insights. Let’s break down the key takeaways to help you build better teams and deliver better software. ...

Presenters Victor Rentea Source Devoxx Belgium 2025 🤯 Event-Driven Architectures: The Hard Truth & How to Build for Resilience 🚀 Event-driven architectures (EDAs) are all the rage! 🎉 Kafka, message queues, asynchronous communication – they promise scalability, flexibility, and loose coupling. But let’s be honest: building truly reliable EDAs is a serious challenge. This post distills the key lessons from a recent presentation, cutting through the hype to reveal the pitfalls and offering practical advice for building systems that can withstand the inevitable storms. ⛈️ ...