Barry van Someren

Barry van Someren

CoffeeSprout
Barry van Someren is a Java developer turned infrastructure engineer, founder of CoffeeSprout, and the kind of person who builds his own Kubernetes clusters from scratch, because it seemed like a good idea at the timeWith two decades of experience spanning Java, PostgreSQL, GitOps, and “please stop running out of storage”, Barry helps Java teams run fast, stable infrastructure without needing to think about YAML (too much). He’s into AI, refurbished hardware, and making infra work on his terms.After years of putting off personal projects, AI tooling finally gave him the afterburner he needed to build again.Expect terminal hacks, production horror stories, and infrastructure memes that hit too close to home.
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Barry van Someren
Barry van Someren
CoffeeSprout

Not just code. (Ab)using Claude Code to do just about anything but coding

This talk explores creative, practical uses of Claude Code as a terminal-based assistant for DevOps tasks beyond coding, such as infrastructure setup, debugging, compliance, and automation—without pro...
Build Different Build Different Conference 50 min. BEGINNER