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# Resistant to hype: How to avoid being deceived by technological trends?


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 19, 2024
- **Time:** 13:40–14:10 (30 min)
- **Room:** STAGE 7 (500)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1136-resistant-to-hype-how-to-avoid-being-deceived-by-technological-trends)

## Description

While seasonal trends dominate not only the fashion world but also the IT industry, let's consider whether our projects are built on a solid foundation or on fashionable, fleeting solutions. In this presentation, we will delve into Hype Driven Development: its enticing promises, pitfalls, and how to find the golden mean between innovation and a safe choice. You will learn where the hype comes from, its stages, and the potentially disastrous consequences it can have. I'll guide you on how to follow trends without losing sight of the main goal - the functionality and success of the project.

## Speaker

### [Szymon Chmal](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@szymon-chmal)

Senior Frontend Developer in Bright Inventions


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- [The Lifehacker's Guide to Software Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/269-the-lifehacker-s) — Julian Lang
- [How Can My Software Development Be 'Secure by Design'?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/295-how-can-my-software) — Christoph Niehoff
- [How do you navigate the volatility of the tech industry?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/59-how-do-you-navigate) — Adriaan Kolff, Lindsay Ross, Rudi Bauer