World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

Coding for Good: Achieving social change with an app

In 2012, a hastily built PHP app crashed under massive load but ultimately helped legalize UK same-sex marriage. Learn why developers must ditch perfectionism to drive social change.

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