In software development, the dreaded "big ball of mud" is all too familiar – a tangled, unmaintainable codebase that makes everything harder. Modularization? Impossible. Reuse? Too much coupling. Regression bugs? Endless. Simplifying or modernizing the code? Too risky. In this session, we'll explore why so many projects end up as big balls of mud, why it's so hard to avoid, and how we can break this cycle. Also share practical strategies and proven techniques to ensure clean, well-architected…

We're in the middle of the energy transition: from reliable, always-on and dirty fossil fuel to volatile but clean renewable energy. This means that requirements for when, where and how much energy to consume will change, in IT as anywhere else. In this talk, you'll learn what cloud providers' and software architecture's roles in this are, how the future energy market will affect IT systems and what software architects can do today to make sure their products aren't just ready for, but can even…