The Monktoberfest
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The twelfth annual Monktoberfest, featuring developers, social, and the best beer in the world.
Portland, ME
Joined May 2011
tickets for the 2025 Monktoberfest are now generally available and on sale. hope to see you all in October!.
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If you are a member of an under-represented group in tech and would like to apply to attend The Monktoberfest 2025 in Portland, ME this fall, travel/lodging expenses paid, here's our application:
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The Monktoberfest 2025 D&I program application is now open! We'd love to have you join us in Portland, Maine on October 1-3. Link to apply:
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An issue facing open source today is maintainer burnout. The issue is systemic, and without obvious solutions. In this talk, Ashley Williams looks at the burdens of maintainers, the economics of open source and asks: is maintainer burnout a market failure?
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This talk examines "culture" in hiring and leadership, highlighting the bias in "culture fit" and the importance of shared values. It explores the gap between stated and actual values, showing how misalignment causes burnout. Watch:
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How to tackle climate challenges in your backyard with smart tech, automation, and intentional design to boost efficiency, resilience, and sustainability. Let The Robots Do It:
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A longer title to this talk would be: “Top of the Mourning to You: Saying goodbye to a company you loved because you had to, not because you wanted to.” It's a eulogy to a great culture, a mourning of what once was and what will never be again. Watch:
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One of the things that all of us from junior dev to CEO will encounter in our lifetime is loss. Following the tragic loss of his husband, David Smith was brave enough to offer Monktoberfest attendees his practical technical guide to death and grief:
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In this talk, @carol_lee_phd shares the story of her empirical research conducted with software engineers and developers across industries experiencing code review anxiety. Code Review Anxiety:
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Here's a talk on how open source technology gets made, and what social factors of open source development our CATB-influenced worldview made us ignore, leading us into the way the world is today. An Obvious Statement About Open Source:
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Huzzah - the 2024 Monktoberfest talks are officially up: Enjoy everyone, and see you again in Portland next year!.
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RT @BkStephJ1: Just attended my fifth @monktoberfest!. It’s a small, informal conference with amazing talks, great networking and extraordi….
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Lovely snacks thank you so much @neo4j. Excellent grazing, a veritable graph of nibbles, from seaweed to cheez-its. We really appreciate your support at both our London and Portland events this year.
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💯 🟣.
looks like @BettyJunod is knocking it out of the park for @heroku at @monktoberfest without even having to be there.
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Just a lovely talk about sustainable, biodiverse gardening.
2nd talk of @monktoberfest #Monktoberfest Day 2, George Lemmon is presenting “Let the Robots Do It: Automating your outdoor space with IoT & tech design principles”—& shows us the commonalities between landscape design & software engineering 💥. Also Schrödinger's Mulch! 🐈⬛
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RT @clairegiordano: 2nd talk of @monktoberfest #Monktoberfest Day 2, George Lemmon is presenting “Let the Robots Do It: Automating your out….
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