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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

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

Szymon Chmal

Are your architectural decisions driven by business needs or industry buzz? Discover a structured technology adoption strategy to stop chasing hype and start delivering measurable value.

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Anatomy of the hype cycle in software engineering

Initial enthusiasm for a new library or architecture often leads to complex workarounds and technical debt rather than accelerated delivery.

#2 about 2 min

Historical examples of hype in software architecture

The hasty adoption of microservices and document databases previously introduced unexpected scalability and management challenges for many engineering organizations.

#3 about 2 min

Understanding the hidden benefits of following technological trends

Embracing new technical tooling can boost employee satisfaction and equip organizations to outpace competitors when managed correctly.

#4 about 6 min

Strategic rules for evaluating and adopting new technical solutions

Avoid costly technology implementation errors by formally gathering requirements, prototyping solutions, and deploying features through phased rollouts.

#5 about 3 min

Documenting architectural choices with a dedicated decision log

Tracking requirements and evaluated alternatives in a central repository maintains the historical context behind major structural choices.

#6 about 5 min

Categorizing organizational tools using a technology radar format

Standardize organization-wide dependency adoption by pushing proposed open-source frameworks through clear assessment, trial, and deployment phases.

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Alex Thurow Alex Thurow · Europe 2026 Virtual

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Evaluating tech stack migrations driven by industry hype

Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

1:26 min

Understanding system scale and tech hype traps

Josip Stuhli Josip Stuhli · World Congress 2026 Europe

1:09 min

Avoiding the trap of resume-driven development architectures

Michael Coté Michael Coté · World Congress 2026 Europe

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