5.2 Event and Talk Reports

Werner Eberling on API Definition and Test with Consumer Driven Contracts (CDC)

On December 14th 2022, we were privileged to hear from Werner Eberling on API Definition and Test with Consumer Driven Contracts (CDC) as part of the AMOS Projects. Werner Eberling is a Principal Consultant and Trainer at MATHEMA GmbH. His passion and knowledge on the topic led to a very informativ...

Daniel Humberg on Scrum Reality Check – Learnings and Pitfalls from adopting Agile at SAP

On June 30th 2021, we were privileged to have Daniel Humberg speak to us on Scrum Reality Check – Learnings and Pitfalls from adopting Agile at SAP. Daniel is a Development Manager at Europe’s biggest software company SAP SE. where he works for The Tools Team. He was among the early adopt...

Alexander Kaden on Continuous Integration (CI) – Herausforderung eines polyglotten Softwareprojektes

On July 1st 2020, we were happy to have Alexander Kaden of codemanufaktur GmbH on Continuous Integration (CI) as part of the AMOS Projects. Alexander is a Senior Java Developer & Software Architect in codemanufaktur. He was joined by Anne-Kristin Schramm who leads the company's recruitment and ...

Dirk Stockmann on How to Scale Agile Methods

On July 15th 2020, we were honored to have Dirk Stockmann speak to us on How to Scale Agile Methods. Dirk is the Head of R&D for the Digital Grid Sotfware Unit at Siemens Schweiz AG. His passion on customer-centric, value-driven decision-making and continuous, relentless improvement led to a ve...

Ralf Spengler on Agile development for safety-critical products (Slides + Video)

On July 8th 2020, we were privileged to hear from FAU alumni, Ralf Spengler on Agile development for safety-critical products as part of the AMOS Projects. Ralf is a Software Engineer in ESE – Engineering und Software-Entwicklung GmbH in Erlangen and is highly experienced in the developm...

GI AK Microservices and DevOps on March 09-10, 2020, in Berlin

We visited the 7th meeting of the AK Microservices and DevOps on March 9-10th in Berlin. IVU Traffic Technologies hosted the event. On the schedule were topics like the journey of Zalando towards microservices, how microservices fit into the context of enterprise applications, how DDD can be us...

Research Presented at German Perl/Raku Workshop

Ann Barcomb presented a talk "Best Practices for Managing Episodic Volunteering" based on the research included in her dissertation at the German Perl/Raku Workshop 2020 on 4 March. A recording of the talk is available online. Engaging with the community to share our work is an important pa...

Impressions from Kate Stewart’s Talk on Taking Open Source Projects Through Safety Certification

On Wednesday, 12th of June, Kate Stewart, a Senior Director of Strategic Programs at the Linux Foundation, gave a well-attended talk on Taking Open Source Projects through Safety Certification. Kate spoke about the Zephyr and ELISA projects, and about the approach being used to prepare the Zephyr pr...

Impressions from Johannes Link’s Master Class on Test-Driven Development

On Monday, December 17th, Johannes Link taught two class sessions on test-driven development. Topics were micro tests (formerly known as unit tests), as well as advanced topics of test-driven development, in particular Johannes' favorite, property-based testing. The slides can be found on Github. Be...

Impressions from Damian Conway’s talk Transparadigm Programming

On September 11, Dr. Damian Conway gave a well-attended talk on Transparadigm Programming, or how different programming paradigms can be combined in a single program.