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The ⁠Psychology of Code

This keynote examines how cognitive biases and emotional factors influence technical decisions, team dynamics, and software quality. It reveals why even skilled teams make irrational choices and offers strategies to recognize and counteract these hidden forces, fostering greater self-awareness and improved engineering culture for better software outcomes.

Victor Rentea
Victor RenteaVictor Rentea Consulting

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Thursday, May 7, 17:15-18:05
Gallery Hall
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Cognitive biases, emotional traps, and mental load silently shape every line we write and every design we argue over. From Impostor Syndrome to the Shiny Object Effect, our psychology impacts team dynamics, architecture decisions, and even how we debug. In this keynote, we’ll unpack the hidden forces behind technical work—why smart teams make irrational choices and how to build awareness into your engineering culture. Learn to outsmart your own brain and ship better software, together.
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Victor Rentea

Victor Rentea

Victor Rentea Consulting

Romania

With 20 years of experience, Victor is a Java Champion specializing in delivering training sessions for mid- to senior-level developers and architects. Thousands of engineers from over 150 companies have attended Victor’s workshops, enabling him to develop deep insights across a variety of application domains. Distilling the lessons learned from these sessions, he gave countless educational yet entertaining talks at top conferences, where he’s known as ‘the speaker with the soundboard’. In his spare time, Victor coaches individuals and teams and organizes online meetups for the European Software Crafters community. More on https://victorrentea.ro

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