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@aichalaafia.bsky.social
Java Software engineer ☕ |Speaker🙌🏻 | Green Tech Advocate 🌍 | WomenTechmakers Ambassador👩🏻💻 | JetBrains Community Contributor | Foodie lover & F1 🏎 fan ✨️
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@aichalaafia.bsky.social
· Apr 7
What the duck is going on in tech?
We talk about performance. We rarely talk about the pressure behind it!
I wrote about the duck syndrome and why pretending to be fine is exhausting.
🦆 medium.com/@aichalaafia...
We talk about performance. We rarely talk about the pressure behind it!
I wrote about the duck syndrome and why pretending to be fine is exhausting.
🦆 medium.com/@aichalaafia...
November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I call this discipline ✨️
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I call this discipline ✨️
I am not a devrel; I just love conferences and mostly the people I find there 🥰😍(the goodies are bonus😆)
October 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I am not a devrel; I just love conferences and mostly the people I find there 🥰😍(the goodies are bonus😆)
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Oh, hello, Monday. 😭
Docker hub decided to go full nap mode 💤
everything pulling 503 like “nope, not today.”
perfect start of the week 😌
#DevOps #Docker
Docker hub decided to go full nap mode 💤
everything pulling 503 like “nope, not today.”
perfect start of the week 😌
#DevOps #Docker
a penguin sits at a table with a starbucks coffee mug
ALT: a penguin sits at a table with a starbucks coffee mug
media.tenor.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
that face when they ask me about green java 😏
check my #VerboseMode interview at #BaselOne about #Java in the Green Cloud 💚
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/0aXohLj...
check my #VerboseMode interview at #BaselOne about #Java in the Green Cloud 💚
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/0aXohLj...
October 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
that face when they ask me about green java 😏
check my #VerboseMode interview at #BaselOne about #Java in the Green Cloud 💚
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/0aXohLj...
check my #VerboseMode interview at #BaselOne about #Java in the Green Cloud 💚
🎥 www.youtube.com/live/0aXohLj...
Last conf of the year ✅
Thanks for joining my Green Java in the Cloud session at @baselone.bsky.social 💚☁️
1st time speaking here, and it couldn’t be sweeter, thanks for the Swiss cookies & chocolate 🍪🍫
#Java #Greencode #BaselOne25
Thanks for joining my Green Java in the Cloud session at @baselone.bsky.social 💚☁️
1st time speaking here, and it couldn’t be sweeter, thanks for the Swiss cookies & chocolate 🍪🍫
#Java #Greencode #BaselOne25
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Last conf of the year ✅
Thanks for joining my Green Java in the Cloud session at @baselone.bsky.social 💚☁️
1st time speaking here, and it couldn’t be sweeter, thanks for the Swiss cookies & chocolate 🍪🍫
#Java #Greencode #BaselOne25
Thanks for joining my Green Java in the Cloud session at @baselone.bsky.social 💚☁️
1st time speaking here, and it couldn’t be sweeter, thanks for the Swiss cookies & chocolate 🍪🍫
#Java #Greencode #BaselOne25
Not me coming back from DevoxxBE straight into urgent tickets 😩 thank god I recently found out about the Spring Debugger plugin in IntelliJ or I’d still be crying in my #java logs 💀 fixed everything somehow; now off to Basel… after this i need a break fr 😮💨
October 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Not me coming back from DevoxxBE straight into urgent tickets 😩 thank god I recently found out about the Spring Debugger plugin in IntelliJ or I’d still be crying in my #java logs 💀 fixed everything somehow; now off to Basel… after this i need a break fr 😮💨
1 conference left to do !
This week I'll be talking in BaselOne
This week I'll be talking in BaselOne
🌍 Tech causes 3.7% of global CO₂ – like aviation!
At #BaselOne25, @aichalaafia.bsky.social shows how to build eco-friendly Java apps in Kubernetes 🌱💻 Expect tips, fun analogies & live coding.
🎟️ Tickets: eventfrog.ch/BaselOne2025
👉 Full program: baselone.org/en/baselone-...
At #BaselOne25, @aichalaafia.bsky.social shows how to build eco-friendly Java apps in Kubernetes 🌱💻 Expect tips, fun analogies & live coding.
🎟️ Tickets: eventfrog.ch/BaselOne2025
👉 Full program: baselone.org/en/baselone-...
October 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
1 conference left to do !
This week I'll be talking in BaselOne
This week I'll be talking in BaselOne
It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay,
and this week I gave my talk “What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech” at #DevoxxBE.
Not about only about burnout or stress,
but also that quiet pressure to look fine while you’re barely holding it together. 🦆
📽: youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
and this week I gave my talk “What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech” at #DevoxxBE.
Not about only about burnout or stress,
but also that quiet pressure to look fine while you’re barely holding it together. 🦆
📽: youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
October 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay,
and this week I gave my talk “What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech” at #DevoxxBE.
Not about only about burnout or stress,
but also that quiet pressure to look fine while you’re barely holding it together. 🦆
📽: youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
and this week I gave my talk “What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech” at #DevoxxBE.
Not about only about burnout or stress,
but also that quiet pressure to look fine while you’re barely holding it together. 🦆
📽: youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
My episode on the Women in Tech Talks Podcast just dropped today 🎙️💜
I shared my journey in tech, green programming, and what it means to be part of this community.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2THM...
#java
I shared my journey in tech, green programming, and what it means to be part of this community.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2THM...
#java
October 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My episode on the Women in Tech Talks Podcast just dropped today 🎙️💜
I shared my journey in tech, green programming, and what it means to be part of this community.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2THM...
#java
I shared my journey in tech, green programming, and what it means to be part of this community.
Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2THM...
#java
If you attended my talk
"What the Duck?🦆 The Hidden Crisis in Tech" please don't forget to rate my session ! m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
Otherwise you want watch it here youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
Thank you 😊
"What the Duck?🦆 The Hidden Crisis in Tech" please don't forget to rate my session ! m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
Otherwise you want watch it here youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
Thank you 😊
What the Duck?🦆 The Hidden Crisis in Tech by Aicha Laafia
YouTube video by Devoxx
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If you attended my talk
"What the Duck?🦆 The Hidden Crisis in Tech" please don't forget to rate my session ! m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
Otherwise you want watch it here youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
Thank you 😊
"What the Duck?🦆 The Hidden Crisis in Tech" please don't forget to rate my session ! m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
Otherwise you want watch it here youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
Thank you 😊
You can now watch my talk What the duck ? 🦆 via link : youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
October 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
You can now watch my talk What the duck ? 🦆 via link : youtu.be/aemFEi5N8Ho?...
People be like where did i vanish after my talk 😬😬 Sorry I am just a 🏎 girl ✨️
October 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
People be like where did i vanish after my talk 😬😬 Sorry I am just a 🏎 girl ✨️
Omg i just said it again here too looool😅😅 also I'll go for more detailed solutions next time Noted ✅️
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Omg i just said it again here too looool😅😅 also I'll go for more detailed solutions next time Noted ✅️
Reposted by Fofo🔥🔥
And of course the picture didn't get added 🙃
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
And of course the picture didn't get added 🙃
Reposted by Fofo🔥🔥
Starting off my @devoxx.com with Spring Debugger in @intellijidea.com by Marco Behler #Devoxx @spring.io #SpringFramework #Java #IntelliJIDEA
October 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Starting off my @devoxx.com with Spring Debugger in @intellijidea.com by Marco Behler #Devoxx @spring.io #SpringFramework #Java #IntelliJIDEA
Tomorrow I’m on stage at #DevoxxBE with:
What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech 🦆
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
If you’ve ever said “I’m fine” when you weren’t… this talk is for you.
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthAwareness
What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech 🦆
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
If you’ve ever said “I’m fine” when you weren’t… this talk is for you.
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthAwareness
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Tomorrow I’m on stage at #DevoxxBE with:
What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech 🦆
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
If you’ve ever said “I’m fine” when you weren’t… this talk is for you.
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthAwareness
What the Duck? The Hidden Crisis in Tech 🦆
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
If you’ve ever said “I’m fine” when you weren’t… this talk is for you.
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthAwareness
We smile. We deliver. We “crush it.”
But a lot of us are burning out under the surface.
That’s Duck Syndrome. And I’m bringing it to #DevoxxBE.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DevoxxBelgium #BurnoutInTech
But a lot of us are burning out under the surface.
That’s Duck Syndrome. And I’m bringing it to #DevoxxBE.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DevoxxBelgium #BurnoutInTech
October 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We smile. We deliver. We “crush it.”
But a lot of us are burning out under the surface.
That’s Duck Syndrome. And I’m bringing it to #DevoxxBE.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DevoxxBelgium #BurnoutInTech
But a lot of us are burning out under the surface.
That’s Duck Syndrome. And I’m bringing it to #DevoxxBE.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DevoxxBelgium #BurnoutInTech
🦆 What the Duck?
That’s my talk at #DevoxxBE.
Not about Java. Not about frameworks.
It’s about the crisis we hide too well in tech.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthInTech
That’s my talk at #DevoxxBE.
Not about Java. Not about frameworks.
It’s about the crisis we hide too well in tech.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthInTech
September 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🦆 What the Duck?
That’s my talk at #DevoxxBE.
Not about Java. Not about frameworks.
It’s about the crisis we hide too well in tech.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthInTech
That’s my talk at #DevoxxBE.
Not about Java. Not about frameworks.
It’s about the crisis we hide too well in tech.
📍 Oct 7 – 12:40, Room 5
👉 m.devoxx.com/events/dvbe2...
#Devoxx #DuckSyndrome #MentalHealthInTech
🔥 It’s official JDK 25 just dropped today!
And yes, I already wrote about everything cool in this release 😎
Streams got smarter. Startup got faster. Memory got leaner.
📝 Read here → medium.com/womenintechn...
#JDK25 #Java25 #JavaDev #StreamAPI #GreenSoftware #BackendLife
And yes, I already wrote about everything cool in this release 😎
Streams got smarter. Startup got faster. Memory got leaner.
📝 Read here → medium.com/womenintechn...
#JDK25 #Java25 #JavaDev #StreamAPI #GreenSoftware #BackendLife
Everything Cool in Java 25 🔥
You blink, and Java drops another upgrade. And this one? It’s sleek. It’s smart. It’s not just faster under the hood! It actually makes…
medium.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🔥 It’s official JDK 25 just dropped today!
And yes, I already wrote about everything cool in this release 😎
Streams got smarter. Startup got faster. Memory got leaner.
📝 Read here → medium.com/womenintechn...
#JDK25 #Java25 #JavaDev #StreamAPI #GreenSoftware #BackendLife
And yes, I already wrote about everything cool in this release 😎
Streams got smarter. Startup got faster. Memory got leaner.
📝 Read here → medium.com/womenintechn...
#JDK25 #Java25 #JavaDev #StreamAPI #GreenSoftware #BackendLife