Tobias Modig
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- Clare Sudbery14 talks
- Sander Hoogendoorn35 talks
- Michael Feathers23 talks
- Jakub Nabrdalik20 talks
- Andy Hunt14 talks
| title | conference | date |
|---|---|---|
| The Developer Rhapsody | NDC Copenhagen 2025 | 2025-09-08 |
Argues that individual developer productivity metrics are harmful and easy to game, citing the Twitter lines-of-code firing rumor and McKinsey’s claimed 20–30%… | ||
| Get old, go slow, write code! | NDC Oslo 2024 | 2024-06-10 |
Argues that developers become an asset with age and that controlled slow work pays off: average developer age ~28 and average tenure ~8 years, so churn wastes… | ||
| The Developer Rhapsody | DevDays Europe 2024 | 2024-05-20 |
🌟 Session Overview 🌟 Session Name: The Developer Rhapsody
Speaker: Tobias Modig
Session Description: As a developer, you are probably used to getting… | ||
| Get old, go slow, write code! | Øredev 2023 | 2023-11-08 |
Argues that average developer age 28 is younger than expected and that experience matters more than raw speed, marshals polls and comparisons (teachers 42… | ||
| Get old, go slow, write code! | NDC Porto 2023 | 2023-10-16 |
Claim: getting older and deliberately slowing down improves long‑term velocity and retention. Data: Stack Overflow: avg age 28 and developers expect to stay 8… | ||
| The Tech Coach strikes back | Jfokus 2016 | 2016-02-08 |
Companies spend heavily on agile coaches but neglect technical coaching; remedy is regular mob programming sessions with a big screen, driver/navigator roles… | ||
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