{"id":4188,"date":"2020-04-18T13:22:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/?p=4188"},"modified":"2020-04-18T13:29:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:29:28","slug":"first-debug-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/miscellaneou\/first-debug-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"First .debug conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>TL;DR<\/h2>\n<p>In this post, I&#8217;ll show you some pictures and notes from the very first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.debug.hr\/\">.debug<\/a> conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  \u26a0\ufe0fI know, I know, this post comes veeeery late after the conference was already finished \ud83e\udd26, but I figured that this will (sadly) most probably be the only one I&#8217;ll attend the whole year, so I might as well share and recall how it was.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The Swag, oooh the Swag<\/h2>\n<p>I was impressed by the amount of stuff they put in the rucksack (oh yes, there was a rucksack too \ud83d\ude0a). Yeah, sorry, the chocolate didn&#8217;t make it intact to the picture time \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swag-smaller.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4205\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swag-smaller-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"swag-smaller\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swag-smaller.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swag-smaller-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swag-smaller-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll now go through all the sessions that I attended, share a few pictures and notes.<\/p>\n<h2>A new World for Your App, Justyna Jaworska<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Basically talking about the \u2018business opportunity\u2019 to build stuff for this platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/huawei.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/huawei-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"huawei\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/huawei.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/huawei-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/huawei-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>10 types of devs you\u2019ll meet at the conference, Dora Kalneus (Militaru)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>speakers, thought leaders, hipsters, influencers, nomads, entrepreneurs, consultants, blockchain something something \ud83d\ude42, hackers, #iamdeveloper<\/li>\n<li>awesome presenter, great flow<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSuffering unites people\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Personal branding is about creating an opportunity for you to grow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7357.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7357-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7357\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7357.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7357-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7357-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Companies without designers are building a catastrophe, Tom Koza\u010dinski<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Just build it doesn\u2019t work in big companies anymore&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Never hire on the lower end of the salary spectrum&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Rather than focus on artifacts, we focus on prototypes and validating those prototypes in Discovery, with the added benefit that the prototype serves as the spec for Delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7379.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7379-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_7379\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7379-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_7379-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Panel discussion on how to get paid for your work and knowledge<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Luka Abrus\n<ul>\n<li>gap getting tighter for seniors<\/li>\n<li>Agreed that people once coming from the college have to have projects behind them<\/li>\n<li>Government is not helping at all<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Alan Sumina\n<ul>\n<li>Our tax system is like Swiss cheese and they weren&#8217;t prepared for &#8216;pausalni&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tatjana Baran\u010di\u0107\n<ul>\n<li>People stopped going to Ireland<\/li>\n<li>We see a lot of developers coming back now<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Pausalci&#8217; that work in a freelancer setup will have no problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Hrvoje Balen\n<ul>\n<li>We are stupid as people will just start companies outside of our country.<\/li>\n<li>Lower the tax on work and increase on real estate (<strong>only 8%!?<\/strong>), as otherwise, we\u2019re turning into a renting country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Devonomics &#8211; Expanding the developer horizons, Srdjan Vranac<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Later equals never&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Never talk about technical debt&#8221; &#8211; \ud83e\udd14\ud83e\udd26 oh, really?<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Your mandate as a software engineer is to find solutions for the problems presented, with acceptable compromises between time, cost and quality, with buy-in from the management\/leadership.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Time to market is the only metric &#8211; shorter TTM -> more money<\/li>\n<li>Everyone is a salesperson!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0030.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0030-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0030\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0030.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0030-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0030-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>AI in banking, Dra\u017eenko Kopljar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;AI is a buzzword for sales people so they can sell stuff easier&#8221; \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0042.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0042-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0042\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0042.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0042-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0042-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Panel discussion about &#8216;the life after coding&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mihaela Smadilo\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s hard to make the switch to manager, and communication skills are the key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tomislav Grubisic\n<ul>\n<li>Regular 1on1 check-ins are key<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Luka Kladaric\n<ul>\n<li>Your knowledge evolves, so if you work on a new technology you\u2019ll actually have it easier to learn new things <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Oleg\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Most CEOs are complaining that devs are bad&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Personally, I think that the panelist was pushing this question of &#8220;what are you gonna do at 60!?&#8221;, and they were trying to explain to him but with no luck. Even to, it seemed, a point of irritation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sven\n<ul>\n<li>I think that the main motive nowadays is that people work on interesting things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0059.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0059-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0059\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0059.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0059-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0059-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>From diploma to Google, Maja Bilic<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This was an awesome presentation, should have been the keynote yesterday<\/li>\n<li>Imposter syndrome is real<\/li>\n<li>The important thing is to like things that you do<\/li>\n<li>NTH sucked: on the third day became the design team lead, then the web team lead &#8211; I knew exactly nothing about this!<\/li>\n<li>Did a lot of retrospection and thinking what I want to do<\/li>\n<li>Got two jobs in Google &#8211; and then had to make a decision <\/li>\n<li>Putting things on the paper and weighing is bullshit as you always deep down have an actual decision you want to do\n<ul>\n<li>I make a decision, tell everyone, sleep on it. If I don\u2019t regret it, then I actually execute on it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>People need growth and challenge that\u2019s out of their comfort zone<\/li>\n<li>Interview to realize what\u2019s your value on the market<\/li>\n<li>I was so disappointed that there\u2019s no ideal organization &#8211; but here\u2019s your chance to bridge the gap<\/li>\n<li>A good manager will give you feedback on your performance but also tell you what you need to work on<\/li>\n<li>Change is what brings progress as that yields a lot of spaces that aren\u2019t covered<\/li>\n<li>Titles don\u2019t say anything about what you actually do<\/li>\n<li>Know something that no one else knows\n<ul>\n<li>Never say that\u2019s not my job, and always know what you\u2019re doing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ask for feedback<\/li>\n<li>Know when to move on: when there\u2019s nothing that excites you <\/li>\n<li>Mentor &#8211; you have to click with this person to ask what to do at a certain problem point<\/li>\n<li>Good team, interesting job and opportunity to learn &#8211; money comes after this<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0061.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0061-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0061\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0061.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0061-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0061-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>10 mistakes I did as a young IT guy, Luka Abrus<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>I thought that people will appreciate my code<\/li>\n<li>Vanity metrics\n<ul>\n<li>Today we\u2019re actually celebrating when we see good metrics and not when we launch!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I thought I knew what customers want<\/li>\n<li>I loved emails and didn\u2019t wanna go and meet with people<\/li>\n<li>As an employer, I was slow to fire<\/li>\n<li>I thought that money was the most important<\/li>\n<li>I didn\u2019t know how to make a good project deal<\/li>\n<li>I didn\u2019t know when to say &#8216;go to hell&#8217; to the client<\/li>\n<li>I applied to things I didn\u2019t have the competency for<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0085.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0085-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0085\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0085.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0085-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0085-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Experiments done in business and life, Martin Stenkilde<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;As long as you learn something from the failure, everything is great&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0097.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0097-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0097\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0097.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0097-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0097-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tech Leadership: People + Technology, K\u00e1tia Nakamura<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ooof, didn&#8217;t resonate with me\n<ul>\n<li>I totally disagree that someone **shouldn\u2019t ask something in the public Slack channel<\/li>\n<li>Does 1on1s every other month &#8211; come on, seriously?!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Agree only on the last point that you have to have people that take care of other people, and the importance of (written) communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0101.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0101-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0101\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0101.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_0101-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Hairy Developer and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Startup, Shahyar Ghobadpour<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Great presenter!<\/li>\n<li>Learned how to be tough after they got evicted<\/li>\n<li>Office politics is real and it\u2019s not always about how good you are<\/li>\n<li>Learn as much as you can anywhere you go<\/li>\n<li>Risk, but research beforehand<\/li>\n<li>Be good with people, time, skills &#8211; if you aren&#8217;t, then find a matching partner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/entrepreneur-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[4188]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/entrepreneur-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"entrepreneur\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/entrepreneur-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/entrepreneur-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/entrepreneur-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Till next time, stay safe \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR In this post, I&#8217;ll show you some pictures and notes from the very first .debug conference. \u26a0\ufe0fI know, I know, this post comes veeeery late after the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miscellaneou"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4188"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4223,"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4188\/revisions\/4223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikola-breznjak.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}