❤️ The QCon Difference, told by senior software developers like you ❤️

Real-life experiences from the QCon Community [QCon London - logo] [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [QCon London]( April 4-6 is less than 3 weeks away. Register today and join the world’s most innovative senior software engineers from leading early adopter companies including; Sky, Ocado, Kurt Geiger Ltd, ING Bank, Virgin Media, T-Mobile, Depop, J.P. Morgan Chase, Confused.com, Amadeus, Expedia, BBC, American Express, Deloitte, The Home Office, Bloomberg LP, ASOS.com, Worldpay and more! The full schedule with 4 keynotes, 75 sessions, and over 60 speakers currently confirmed is now live. [Take a look and start planning your conference.]( [QCon London]( - April 4-6 [Register now]( Unable to make QCon London? Check out more conferences brought to you by the QCon team! [QCon Plus]( (May 10-20) Save $50 before March 30th [QCon San Franciscos]( (Oct 24-28) Save $120 before March 30th The QCon Difference, told by senior software developers like you Our community is at the heart of all we do here at QCon. Attendee feedback shapes what we do and drives the QCon team to continuously deliver an outstanding experience for our attendees, speakers, volunteers, and teams. See the feedback below, showcasing the QCon Difference in the voice of our community. Senior software practitioners first. “I am glad that QCon helps me find the signal from the noise. It keeps me updated on what I should be interested in learning and applying for both my personal and professional development.” [Costin Galan Engineering Manager @SCMambuTechSRL, QCon London Attendee]( “QCon is an excellent place to see innovators in various technical disciplines telling you what they did and what led them to do it. I don't know anywhere else where that is available and expected.” [Tim Walker Architect: Solution/Systems @Parallon, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( "For me, it's hearing from people who live in the trenches vs sales. So much more value in this. We are also under pressure to be innovative, so hearing from early adopters of the upcoming tech can help make decisions on what might be interesting for us.” [Lisa Torkos Director, Application Architecture @MCAP, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “If you hear something at QCon, it will become very big two or three years later”. [QCon New York Attendee]( Real-world technical talks. “In 3 days I make sure I'm up-to-date on a wide spectrum of aspects of software development, all the way from tech to soft skills, programming languages to management practices. And I get it from real people on the ground and not from theoretical lecturers.” [Shay Mandel VP of Engineering, @NextInsuranceSoftware, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “I often recommend QCon for the following reasons: *It is NOT a marketing campaign for sponsors or even InfoQ. *The speakers/presenters are practitioners. For the most part, not always, they are not on a speaker circuit. *The cross-pollination of other practitioners, via the lunches/breaks. *Solutions discussed are never perfect. Information is shared in a way to invite discussion and dialogue.” [QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “You have changed my thinking about my software problems. I am walking away with a new toolset, ready to implement.” [Dr. Bradley L. Vinz Software Developer @NationalReconnaissanceOffice, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( No hidden marketing, no sales pitches, no hype. “I love the QCon vibe. Everybody is down-to-earth and open to showing and talking about how they solve real-world complex problems. The speakers are top-notch and represent the state of the art in the industry. I like that there is no product/marketing aspect to the main tracks. I always leave QCon feeling refreshed, and eager to return to work and tackle something new!” [Kerrie Clark Architect: Technical/Application @CapitalOneFinance, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “This has been an awesome conference, after speaking with others I think it’s due to the super technical content, quality speakers, and lack of vendor talks #qconlondon so glad I could be here.” [Jessie Frazelle Engineer @github, Xoogler, Ex-Docker Core Maintainer, QCon London Speaker]( “What makes QCon different is that it is about use cases and best practices, not products or pitches.” [QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “It is vendor-neutral, so it isn't slanted. Even the sponsored content didn't feel very salesy. That was nice.” [QCon Plus Attendee]( Hand-picked speakers by an international committee. “QCon is an excellent place to see innovators in various technical disciplines telling you what they did and what led them to do it. I don't know anywhere else where that is available and expected.” [Tim Walker Architect: Solution/Systems @Parallon, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “It's practitioner-led and centric and that makes all the difference. Learning from peers about real-world examples rather than listening to marketing guff turns a conference into a really useful opportunity for personal improvement and learning.” [Hoss Ghodse IT Director @ICG, QCon London Attendee]( “A wonderful conference that exercises such careful attention to detail when curating their topic tracks! In just three short days I learnt more about my research area by conversing with so many practitioners from different fields - everything from voice UI, to automotive, and hardware infrastructure.” [Chris Bush Head of Experience Design @Sigma, QCon San Francisco Speaker]( “For most conferences I attend, I expect about 50% of the sessions to be helpful. I would say that 90% of the sessions I attended at QCon were helpful.” [Daniel Ellis Lead Software Engineer @SoutheasternFreightLines, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “I love the industry-driven speakers as opposed to vendor-focused conferences. And the attention to architecture as well.” [David Hamm Senior Manager Web Solutions @EllieMaeInc, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “High-profile speakers. I feel like I can trust that the speakers will know their stuff. I also noticed the high percentage of women presenting which I found refreshing. Let's hope other conferences will follow this example.” [QCon Plus Attendee]( ‘We Care’ experience. “Practitioners talking to practitioners. Peer to peer. The content is fantastic. Attention to detail for all the little things (good food, good beer, breaks for networking, making sure speakers are well prepared, focusing on content - even from first-time speakers). This is clearly a conference designed by software engineers for software engineers.” [Colin Breck Engineer @Tesla, QCon London Attendee]( “I was very surprised to find that I enjoyed QCon, I never enjoy conferences. As a female engineer and introvert, I find them noisy and tiring and not usually that informative. You have really nailed it with QCon. It was informative, the breaks were frequent and of the right length for my brain to digest the information from the talks. You are openly supportive of women in Engineering. You have minorities right up there at the front giving inspiring keynote speeches. It was good, really good. Thanks.” [Annette Tisdale Technical Team Lead @BabyCenter, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( The food was fantastic! For my first major developer conference, I was completely blown away by the quality of the speakers, the fantastic support group that helped run the event, and just the overall buzz of energy throughout the week. If possible, I plan on attending more in the future!” [Wesley Rogers Software Developer @BeckmanCoulterInc, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “Great speakers, the best organization, top location, great food. Everything was flawless. Just relax and enjoy food for thought.” [Vjekoslav Vranicic, Software Developer @CroatianTelekom, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “Keynote at #qconplus was spectacular. I loved the slide format from the outset, was engaged by the memory challenges, and learned so much.” [QCon Plus Attendee]( Hallway conversations with speakers and peers “I found the attendees at this conference were generally far more willing to have spontaneous lunchtime and hallway conversations. I learned almost as much from other attendees as I did from the speakers. This hasn't happened as much at other conferences I've attended.” New York 2016 Attendee “It is easy to forget the fact that we are not alone when facing typical problems in software development. QCon not only provide practitioners’ point of view it also helps teams to validate their ideas and plans by listening to others.” [Yogesh Sood Senior Management @TableauSoftware, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( A powerful global developer community driving innovation. “I cannot emphasize enough how valuable it has been to learn, share and discuss new and emerging techniques with other engineering professionals. This is very likely going become a regular yearly fixture for both myself and my London peers. Great job QCon NY Team!" [Graham Burrows Director @WatchmakerServicesLtd, QCon New York Attendee]( I do really recommend QCon and several of my team attend globally. It is one of the best conferences we have found, it isn't focused on a singular technology stack or dominated by a small set of vendors. It gives an excellent feel for the tech community, what's hot, what's not, what's coming and is very inspirational to our senior devs and architects by giving them access to a broad range of cutting edge topics that would otherwise be difficult to research if we were even aware of them at all. We've taken away several ideas that have turned into significant projects internally (Kafka-mediated messaging being the latest) and have a handful of items that we explore after each conference. QCon is both an inspiration and a way of ensuring that we haven't drifted too far from the technical "sweet spot" of our industry." [Greg Forshaw Development Manager @Orbis, QCon London Attendee]( Supporting thousands of senior software teams for 17 years. “So incredibly well planned, so incredibly educational, engaging, and inclusive. I felt like a changed person after 3 days of learning. I can't wait to take what I learned back home!” [Nicole Estrich Sr Manager, R&D @BD, QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “QCon has practical information that I can bring back with me and be productive within the work environment. I would recommend QCon to any senior-level engineer or aspiring technology architect.” [QCon San Francisco Attendee]( “I would definitely recommend QCon, It was a life-changing experience and I would absolutely love to join again!” Shai Tal Software Developer @Derivco, QCon New York Attendee “QCon is an experience that has had an impact on equipping me to grow as a team lead and software developer. It has impacted the direction of my journey through the world of software.” [Craig Hewetson Lead Software Engineer @VASTech, QCon London Attendee]( Bring your team to QCon. Teams attend QCon to get together, get answers to technical challenges, and get clarity on software decisions, workflows, and roadmaps. For [QCon London]( and [QCon San Francisco](, groups as small as 3 attendees working for the same company are eligible for a group discount. For more details, email info@qconferences.com and mention the size of the group. Discounts cannot be combined or applied retroactively. Bring your team to [QCon Plus]( and save with our 4+1 offer. For every 4 tickets you register for our [QCon Plus]( online event, you'll receive an extra online pass complimentary. [Register now](, and add names closer to the event. Offer only valid for QCon Plus May 2022. How it works: Register your tickets and we’ll send promo codes each person can use to save their place. There’s no need to add attendee names now. Once you've registered for 4 tickets, email info@qconferences.com to request your complimentary tickets. If you change your mind later, you can get a refund up to 14 days before the start of the event. 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