Back in Oslo at last. After an online edition of NDC Oslo in 2020 and the travel restrictions at the start of the Omicron wave in 2021, I haven’t been to Oslo for a while.
Visiting in September is in many ways different from June. It is colder, and it gets dark early (around 7 pm), yet Oslo is still the same with its constant changes. The Munch museum and the new Deichman main library are now open. After seeing for years how those buildings grow, I now had the opportunity to visit them. Both are close to the Oslo Opera House and worth a visit.
I attended the workshop “Code That Fits in Your Head” by Mark Seeman. I got some good tips on how to organize code to reduce complexity and a lot of ideas on how to work more productive with Git and Visual Studio.
The Oslo Fjord Cruise is always a must – this year with a new boat that was nicely warm and with enough to drink and eat for everyone. It was nice to see for once all the lights around the Oslo Fjord, then after 8 pm it was a pitch-black night.
The conference kept up their great content and sold out for the first time. I have a lot to catch up as soon as the recordings are available. So far, I have these 5 favourites I can highly recommend:
- “How do our ideas about coding affect the software we create?” by Christin Gorman (@ChristinGorman) is about the problems in software development and our focus on the wrong things. It gives a lot of food for thought and invites you to think.
- “Refactoring Is Not Just Clickbait” by Kevlin Henney (@KevlinHenney) offers the perspective of refactoring as a design process instead of just a clean-up activity. From there we can explore powerful ways to improve how we work with existing code.
- “Testing Web Applications with Playwright” by Debbie O’Brien (@debs_obrien) is a great introduction to Playwright, Microsoft’s open source end-to-end testing solution. Microsoft did their homework and came up with something that could massively simplify browser testing.
- “An Underwater Dance with Data Engineering in Azure” by Ashley Russell gives us a hint how geology and data science can work together. If you think you have a data-format problem, then you should look at what Equinor is struggling with.
- “Learning in public – Live coding on Twitch” by Layla Porter (@LaylaCodesIt) gives you a good introduction to live coding and Twitch. She explains what gear you need and how you can increase the engagement with your audience.
I learned a lot and can’t wait to return next June for NDC Oslo 2023. If you are planning to attend a conference in 2023, you should consider NDC Oslo.
Update 5. January 2023: add links to the videos
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