World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

Fireside Chat with David Heinemeier Hansson

David Heinemeier Hansson , Thomas Pamminger

David Heinemeier Hansson claims it is time to collapse modern web complexity. Ditch massive AWS bills. Drop heavy build pipelines and embrace the raw simplicity of no-build development.

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