What “Stairway to Heaven” Can Teach Us About Software Development – YouTube

Cool video [Wayback/Archive] What “Stairway to Heaven” Can Teach Us About Software Development – YouTube with this intro:

One of the most iconic rock songs ever written starts with the line “There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold…” and chances are you know the rest of the lyrics by heart. Though one could argue that this ability is rather useless. It’s not like it makes you a better software developer, right? Right?!

Allow me to change your mind! I know that the lyrics to “Stairway to Heaven” have sparked countless online debates over its meaning, but being a developer and a musician I think it is actually about software development. In fact, I even believe it contains a few good lessons on it and if that is the case, knowing the lyrics by heart can really benefit you.

So during this talk I will perform snippets of the song, explain why I think it is about software development and how your next software project can be better because of it. I’ll make sure to cover the identity of ‘the lady’, interpretation of requirements, reverting architectural decisions and the cost of overly ambitious guitar solos.

Via [Wayback/Archive] Hanno Embregts 🎤🎸 on Twitter: “My talk “What ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Can Teach Us About Software Development” was scheduled for 17:00, but #Covid got in the way. I’m so sorry, #JFokus! If you’re curious about the talk: an earlier version of it was recorded at @JoyOfCoding: youtu.be/HF58tmnDiuA 👀”

–jeroen

#covid #jfokus

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Thanks for rating my #jfokus talk 4.52/5.00. Glad you liked it.

"Would have been nice to stop a while on some slides..." I know. Would love to run that as deep-dive. If you have a JUG coming up or company budget, invite me!

" A bit short on time": Sorry, I wanted to convey the reached state of tuning.

Slides for public consumption, sharing, and plundering: https://training.xceptance.com/java/451-the-first-80p-of-1BRC-jfokus-2025.html
The repo: https://github.com/rschwietzke/1brc-the-first-80-meters

And here you go, the slides to my presentation: https://training.xceptance.com/java/451-the-first-80p-of-1BRC-jfokus-2025.html

Because people asked... they are built using reveal.js.

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Thanks for attending my talk and the overwhelming support #JFokus 🙏

Here are the slides from the presentation: https://speakerdeck.com/deepu105/demystifying-oauth-and-oidc-jfokus

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Big shoutout to the organizers, you make this conference an amazing experience every year.

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Meet our teams at #Jfokus - MySQL, GraalVM, Oracle ACE & Oracle Java team! We are looking forward talking to you!
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Second day at #Jfokus already started! Come to talk to our teams at Oracle booth and get your t-shirt or another swag! #jfokus2025.

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Stockholm kicked it up a notch. Finally some snow. #jfokus

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I will be speaking about Spring AI at #JFokus on Wednesday 5 February 10:10 - 11:00 Room A4.

You will learn how easy it is to use generative AI in your enterprise application. Cloud and/or local models - https://www.jfokus.se/talks/1985

A strong WiFi connection at a hotel? Rare, but it happens! The Radisson BLU Waterfront in Stockholm delivers – fast and stable.

Great start to the week while waiting for #JFokus to kick off! Looking forward to deep tech insights on Java, Spring Boot, and much more.

How fast can you process a billion rows? The 1BRC challenge went viral in January 2024. While the original solution delivered insane speed but likely resulted in hard-to-maintain code, this talk will guide you through initial tuning steps to achieve a 5x speed improvement. You'll learn about the JDK, the JVM, and your hardware, gaining insights you can apply to everyday challenges.

You'll also learn when not to do that!

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P..S. It is a talk without AI!

Hello Stockholm, hello #jfokus. Looking forward to the coming week. Trip to Stockholm was nice and punctual enough...

ℹ️ Come to see the #MySQL team at Jfokus 2025 on Feb 4-5! We are part of the central Oracle booth and are looking forward to talking to you at #Jfokus!
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Applying to conferences is an easy process, but succeeding in the process can be very daunting and frustrating. Just got another rejection today by JFokust 2024. I won't be presenting there. I will try again next year for sure! #jfokus : https://jfokus.se/