Some of the finest leaders are the ones who remember what it was like to work their way up from the bottom or who can foresee themselves in other positions.

As corporations are being taken over, we have seen a shift in how companies function on a human level. In this session, you’ll learn how to use empathy driven development as your superpower to become a better engineer.

The talk would start by demystifying the myths, followed by how to embed empathy in your engineering practices. We'll focus on how developer empathy plays a major role in every stage of your career, be that as a mentee or a mentor, a junior or a senior engineer, etc.

This talk is going to be beneficial for everyone, no matter the experience level. From junior engineers to seniors, community members, managers, etc. This talk is suited for all the technology teams, enterprise leadership, or open source communities as they will learn how to elevate their work with developer empathy, in every field.

Empathy is the root of open source and communities. It's what makes us human and builds a thriving culture. This talk will benefit the ecosystem as we'll learn how to implement the highly overlooked developer empathy practices in our day to day lives along with some of the mistakes to avoid.

Coding agents are only as effective as the context they can see—and for long-lived software, the repository is their real prompt. This practical talk explores how clear specifications, enforceable constraints, observable acceptance criteria and fast feedback loops can turn repeated AI mistakes into improvements that compound over time.

Most early or newly promoted Leaders aren’t sure how to succeed. They continue to act like Individual Contributors (ICs) as they aren’t sure how to manage. Ankita will walk us through an Engineering Leader's Roadmap, so you’ll know what to expect, before and after the first 90 days.

In software development, principles are the bedrock that guide our decisions, transcending specific tools and technologies. In this talk, we’ll delve into the significance of principles, using The Epic Programming Principles (epicweb.dev/principles) as a foundation. We’ll explore how these guiding philosophies can elevate your coding practices and decision-making processes. By the end, you’ll be inspired to reflect on these principles and craft your own, tailoring them to your unique development journey.