Lightning Talk: Prometheus Bug Scrub - Bryan Boreham

Presenters Bryan Boreham Source PromCon EU 2025 Decoding the Prometheus Puzzle: A Community-Powered Bug Scrub 🚀 Let’s be honest, diving into the world of monitoring and observability tools like Prometheus can feel a little daunting. It’s powerful, complex, and constantly evolving. But what if I told you there’s a secret weapon – a dedicated community effort – that’s quietly working behind the scenes to make your experience smoother? Today, we’re uncovering the “Promeus Buck Scrub,” a fascinating initiative that’s transforming how Prometheus issues and pull requests are handled. 💡 ...

December 19, 2025 · 4 min

Lightning Talk: Building Prometheus for Platform Engineering - Virginia Diana Todea

Presenters Virginia Diana Todea Source PromCon EU 2025 Decoding Platform Engineering: It’s Not About the Answers, It’s About the Questions 🤯 Hey everyone! 👋 Diana here, a Developer Experience Engineer at Victoria Metrics, and let me tell you, I’ve been wrestling with a big question lately. A question that kept me up at night, fueled by cold sweats and philosophical pondering. It’s a question that, frankly, I didn’t even know I needed to ask. So, what is platform engineering? 🤔 ...

December 19, 2025 · 3 min

Why Software Architecture is Mostly Communication • David Whitney, Ian Cooper & Hannes Lowette

Presenters David Whitney Ian Cooper Hannes Lowette Source GOTO podcast Beyond the Ivory Tower: Redefining Software Architecture for the Real World 🚀 The term “architecture” in software development can feel like a loaded gun, conjuring images of rigid control or, conversely, complete anarchy. But what if we reframed it? What if, instead of a restrictive edifice, architecture was about building systems that can thrive, adapt, and evolve? That’s the exciting conversation we’re diving into today, thanks to insights from David Whitney (Director of Architecture at New Day London) and Ian Cooper (Senior Principal Engineer at Just Eat Takeaway). 💡 ...

December 19, 2025 · 8 min

Announcing - Career Growth Accelerator, Episode Zero - Getting Out of Your Own Way

Presenters Jonathan Catrell Source Developer Tea podcast Ego: The Silent Saboteur of Your Career Growth 🚀 Hey there, driven developers! 👋 Are you feeling stuck? Like you’re hitting a wall in your career, or maybe you’ve even faced a layoff or a stagnant job situation? You’re not alone. For over a decade, Developer Tea has been on a mission to help folks like you find clarity, perspective, and purpose in their professional journeys. And today, we’re kicking off a brand new series: The Career Growth Accelerator! ⚡️ ...

December 18, 2025 · 6 min

Fundamentals of Data Engineering • Matt Housley & Joe Reis

Presenters Joe Reis Matt Housley Source GOTO podcast Data Engineering: Navigating the Evolving Landscape with the Fundamentals 🚀 The world of data engineering is a dynamic and often complex space, but at its core, it’s about building the robust foundations for data-driven insights. We’re thrilled to dive into the insights shared during a recent GoTo podcast discussion, which celebrates the 3rd anniversary of the seminal book, “Fundamentals of Data Engineering.” This conversation with the book’s co-authors offers a powerful look at the evolution of data engineering, the impact of AI, and why foundational knowledge remains more critical than ever. ...

December 16, 2025 · 6 min