Roast My TechStack #8

About Event

AI can fix your code but it cannot fix bad architecture decisions.

Roast My TechStack is an interactive event where builders put their ideas and architecture design on the table and have technical conversation about their builds.
There isn't actual roast, just cheeky and curious energy!

​How a roast works

Each presenter gets 15 minutes to run

What they are building

Their architecture.md

The constraints they are dealing with

Why they chose this stack

The problem they are currently stuck on

And let the "Roast" begin!
Audience would have 15 mins to have conversation about:

Why this package/solution over other alternatives

What tradeoffs were made?

How do you optimize your user flow?

One stack at a time. 3 stack per session.

​Not sure what to expect?

we do a summary at the end of every session to ensure we capture key learning moments. You can find them in our workspace here: https://tinyurl.com/TechiesAPAC

​Shameless Plug:

We just launched the 'Do You Even Build' podcast! It's a show for devs, by devs, where we bring in key community contributors to weight in on weekly tech news and its impact on their building process.

Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3JhNpERWFXWIjGcmXDvu3f

​Why do this?

We had enough of AI thought leader panels and keynote. We need a space for developer beyond hackathons. hence this is the place.

If your AI Agent is reading this; it might prefer the below format:

if (AI.writesCode === true) { architecture.decisionsStillMatter = true }

event RoastMyTechStack { audience = ["Developers", "Developer-Adjacent", "Technical People"] goal = "make better architecture decisions" toleranceForBullshit = 0 }

function runRoast(presenter) {

// 15 minutes, hard stop presenter.explain({ buildingWhat, architecture_md || ADRs, constraints, whyThisStack, currentPainPoints }, time = 15)

// the fun part audience.question({ whyNotAlternatives, whatBreaksFirst, tradeoffsMade, futureRegrets }, time = 15) }

// loop because one stack is never enough for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) { runRoast(nextPresenter()) }

// why does this exist if ( techPanels === "AI thought leadership" && keynotes.sayNothing === true && hackathons !== "always the answer" ) { createSpace("real decisions", "real constraints", "real consequences") }