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Stile joins #YOW25 Melbourne as a Bronze sponsor! 🎉 ❤️

Stile transforms science education with an engaging, rigourous, inclusive curriculum using smart technology that empowers teachers & inspires students to become tomorrow’s critical thinkers.

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November 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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#YOW25 kicks off in THREE weeks! 😱

Grab your 2-day conference tickets now:
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November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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In case you're into #OpenTelemetry (or want to start learning about it), there are still a few seats left for the workshop I'll be giving at #YOW in Melbourne.

I have prepared tons of material!

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#Grafana
Gain Practical, In-depth Experience with Observability using OpenTelemetry
Masterclass with Nicolas Fränkel at YOW! Melbourne 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Join 3 #YOW25 speakers leading the charge in building, integrating & redefining AI for the JVM ecosystem.

These sessions provide practical insight into the next wave of Agentic AI & how it’s reshaping dev on the JVM.

🎟️ MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
YOW! 2025 AI on the JVM speakers Building AI Agents in Kotlin with Anton Arhipov Headshot of a bald clean shaven man with black framed glasses, wearing a dark grey tee shirt looking straight towards the camera Create (Agentic) AI-infused Apps, the Easy Way with Kevin Dubois Headshot of a smiling man with a short full beard wearing a black tee shirt looking straight towards the camera Why Do We Need An Agent Framework? with Rod Johnson Headshot of a man with a stubble beard wearing a light grey tee shirt, looking off to the left
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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We are excited to welcome Chainguard as a Bronze sponsor at #YOW25 in Melbourne & Sydney! 🥳

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. They help organisations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.

Learn more at www.chainguard.dev
YOW! 2025 Melbourne and Sydney Bronze sponsor Chainguard
November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Only 4 more weeks till #YOW25 kicks off!

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November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Nada Amin joins #YOW25 with "Metaprogramming, Synthesis, and Verification" to show how devs can make programs that generate, verify & improve themselves w/open-source tools & real examples

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YOW! 2025 speaker Nada Amin Metaprogramming, Synthesis, and Verification Headshot of a brown smiling woman with dark brown wavy hair, wearing black framed glasses
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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AI is moving fast - but are we moving safely?

Meet the #YOW25 speakers who are pulling back the curtain on how to build, defend, and deploy AI systems responsibly

🎟️ Tickets are flying!
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YOW! 2025 speakers - Doing AI Safely and Securely Katharine Jarmul with her talk - Hacking AI Systems: How to (Still) Trick Artificial Intelligence Headshot of a smiling woman with dark haired bob in a denim blue shirt Katie Paxton-Fear with her talk - AI Agents Gone Rogue? Building, Defending and Attacking AI-enabled Apps Headshot of a woman with black rectangular framed glasses and sandy blonde shoulder length hair Philippe De Ryck with his talk - Breaking and Securing OAuth 2.0 in Frontends Headshot of a clean shaven smiling brown haired man in a light blue shirt Scott Shaw with his talk - Mission-Critical Generative AI in Action: Delivering Safety, Reliability, and Customer Value Headshot of a spectacled bearded man with white hair in a close cut, wearing a blue shirt
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Join @kevindubois.com & Phillip Krüger for a hands-on deep dive into building your own Java-based Agentic AI apps, whether you work with #Quarkus, #Spring, or another #Java stack.

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October 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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So you think LLMs can do it all? 😏

At #YOW25, Rod Johnson (creator of the #SpringFramework) will prove otherwise in “Why Do We Need an Agent Framework?” & introduce Embabel, a new open source JVM agent framework designed to leapfrog #Python’s.

🎟️ #YOW25 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
YOW! 2025 speaker Rod Johnson Why Do We Need An Agent Framework? Headshot of a Caucasian man with stubble in a grey tshirt, looking into the distance
October 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Say hello to Anton Arhipov: @jetbrains.com Developer Advocate, Java Champion & the newest addition to our #YOW25 speakers.

Anton works with #Kotlin, IntelliJ IDEA & AI-driven dev tools. He’ll be sharing how to build AI agents step by step using Koog

🎟️ MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec
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YOW! 2025 speaker Anton Arhipov Building AI Agents in Kotlin Headshot of a bald man with black framed glasses
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Learn how systems evolve, why complexity sticks, and how to guide sustainable growth in Michael Feathers' 1-day #YOW25 masterclass: Forces in Software

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YOW! 2025 masterclass with Michael Feathers Forces in Software: Understanding the Physics of Software Evolution
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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A big welcome to @fastly.com for joining #YOW25 Melbourne as a GOLD sponsor! 🎉

The Fastly Edge Cloud Platform delivers some of the best and fastest online experiences possible through edge compute, delivery, security, and observability offerings.

Try Fastly for free: www.fastly.com/signup
October 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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🏗️ Let’s talk #SoftwareArchitecture!

@simonbrown.je & @andrewhl.bsky.social join #YOW25 to challenge how you think abt structure, scale, & collaboration in modern software systems.

📅 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec
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YOW! 2025 Software Architecture Speakers: Simon Brown with "The C4 Model - Beyond the Basics" and Andrew Harmel-Law with "Facilitating Software Architecture: Empowering Teams to Make Architectural Decisions"
October 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Dive deep into what matters to you & your team in our 1-day #YOW25 masterclasses led by globally recognised tech experts, including @kevindubois.com @philippederyck.bsky.social @frankel.ch & @simonbrown.je

Join them in Melbourne or Sydney:
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October 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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We'd like to welcome and thank Octopus Deploy for joining #YOW25 in Brisbane as a BRONZE sponsor!

Learn more about the values they live by and where you'll be empowered to do the best work of your life!

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YOW! Brisbane 2025 Bronze sponsor Octopus Deploy
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Discover real-world attacks, vulnerabilities & the growing risks in AI security - plus how to defend against them with Katie Paxton-Fear at #YOW25.

She'll explore how AI-enabled apps are being exploited in the wild, so don't miss it!

🎟 MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
YOW! 2025 speaker Katie Paxton-Fear AI Agents Gone Rogue? Building, Defending and Attacking AI-enabled Apps A headshot of a smiling sandy blonde woman with shoulder length hair and wearing glasses
October 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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We're excited to welcome REA Group back as a #YOW25 Melbourne Silver Sponsor!

They're a leading digital business working towards changing the way the world experiences property.

Find out more at www.rea-group.com
YOW! Melbourne 2025 Silver Sponsor REA Group
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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🚀 Meet our #YOW25 Keynote Speakers!

Join @kentbeck.com, Michael Feathers, @samaaron.bsky.social & Sarah Meiklejohn to explore agile, legacy code, live coding with AI, and crypto de-anonymization.

🎟 Get your ticket in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
YOW! 2025 keynote speakers Kent Beck, Creator of Extreme Programming, Co-authored the Agile Manifesto with headshot of a smiling and bearded Caucasian man wearing a fedora Michael Feathers, Author of “Working Effectively with Legacy Code” with headshot of a salt and pepper bearded man Sam Aaron, Live Coding Musician and Creator of Sonic Pi with black and white headshot of a man with stubble and wearing a slight frown Sarah Meiklejohn, Professor in Cryptography and Security with a black and white headshot of a smiling dark haired woman
October 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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🚀 Master #APISecurity in @philippederyck.bsky.social's 1-day interactive hands-on masterclass at #YOW25.

🎟️ MEL 3 Dec: yowcon.com/melbourne-20...
🎟️ SYD 10 Dec: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/...

#CyberSecurity #WebSecurity
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Thanks to @lizthegrey.com & @honeycomb.io, Diversity Scholarship recipients receive free admission to #YOW25

If you're from an underrepresented community, apply before next week Fri 10 Oct 2025.

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October 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Our #YOW25 conference schedule is out now!

Check it out and book your tickets:
MEL 4-5 Dec yowcon.com/melbourne-20...
BNE 8-9 Dec yowcon.com/brisbane-2025/
SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com/sydney-2025/
September 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Our Diversity Scholarships support individuals from underrepresented communities who would otherwise face barriers to attending #YOW25

📝 Closes 10 Oct 2025

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#TechDiversity #InclusionInTech #WomenInTech #LGBTQIAInTech #FirstGenInTech
September 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Naming isn’t just hard - it’s about how we form concepts.

At #YOW25, Michael Feathers keynotes: Conceptualisation.
A journey into naming, cognitive science, & software design.

Book your tix: MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com

#SoftwareDesign #LegacyCode
YOW! 2025 keynote speaker Michael Feathers, author of Working Effectively with Legacy Code Conceptualisation Middle-aged Caucasian man with salt-and-pepper hair and a beard, wearing a black polo and holding a mic looking out to the left
September 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Welcome Airwallex as a #YOW25 Melbourne SILVER sponsor! 🥳

They’re building the future of global banking: a modern financial OS with proprietary infrastructure, software & AI that empowers globally-minded biz to move money, manage finances & grow without limits.

www.airwallex.com/au/who-we-ar...
September 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM