Apr 28 2026

Thoughts on the Boiling Frogs 2026 conference

On the 21st of March I traveled to Wrocław for the Boiling Frogs conference — my first in a while. I expected a day of technical talks. What I got instead was a surprisingly philosophical look at what it means to be a software engineer right now: why we work, whether AI is coming for our jobs, and how many LEGO bricks fit in a tube.