Thursday 

Room 5 

13:40 - 14:40 

(UTC+02

Talk (60 min)

Lightning Talks 3

Lightning talks (approx 10-15 minutes each)

.NET
Web
Accessibility
Cloud
JavaScript
Tools
UI
Web
UX

Talk 1: Weird NuGet Packages: A Playground for Creativity in .NET - Małgorzata Janeczek
Did you know there’s a NuGet package that generates fart sounds, one that delivers random dad jokes, and even one that does… literally nothing? Welcome to the quirky side of .NET, where creativity runs wild, and developers prove that sometimes coding isn’t all about enterprise apps and serious business.

In this lighthearted talk, we’ll dive into some of the weirdest NuGet packages ever published, exploring how they spark joy, encourage experimentation, and showcase the playful ingenuity of .NET developers. Along the way, we’ll uncover the real lessons these packages teach us—about learning, sharing, and finding inspiration in unexpected places.

Whether you’re here for the ASCII dinosaurs, Yoda speech generators, or just a good laugh, this talk will remind you that .NET isn’t just a platform for building robust applications—it’s also a space to have a little fun. So join us as we celebrate the weird, the wacky, and the wonderfully creative side of software development!

(Warning: This talk may cause spontaneous laughter and a sudden urge to publish your own bizarre NuGet package.)

Talk 2: Simplifying Accessibility with Cloud Technology - Elise Kristiansen
Technology like CI/CD has now expanded our ability to catch WCAG issues during the development process using scanners like Pa11y. This lightning talk will include a brief demonstration of how you can integrate Pa11y into your build process, ensuring your applications are accessible to everyone.

Talk 3: Designing for All: Accessibility Considerations in Remote Health Monitoring - Malin Jakobsen
This talk explores the pivotal role of inclusive design in revolutionizing remote health monitoring technology. Emphasizing the diverse user groups that stand to benefit, from varying age demographics to individuals with distinct abilities, it highlights the essential design principles embedded in the prototype. Insights from user-centered testing illuminate the profound impact of accessibility considerations, ultimately ensuring a seamless and empowering experience for all users. This presentation advocates for a continued focus on inclusivity, propelling healthcare technology towards a more equitable and empowering future.

Talk 4: How writing just one import the wrong way slows down your website - François Martin
Tree shaking is a feature that is used by modern bundlers to keep bundle size down (and load times fast), but if just one import is written in a non-optimal way, this can result in the whole dependency being included in the bundle. In some cases, this even happens with automatically suggested imports by the IDE. Learn about the correct way of importing from dependencies, tricks you can use to easily determine the impact on bundle size, and why having a lot of dependencies may not be as bad as you think!

Małgorzata Janeczek

Gosia is a full-stack developer specialising in .NET and React, with a knack for test automation, DevOps and building reliable, user-friendly applications. After graduating in Automatic Control and Robotics, she discovered her passion for programming and hasn’t looked back since.

When she’s not coding, Gosia is a mom, a painter, and a piano beginner. She’s a lifelong learner who loves solving problems and sharing her discoveries with others. Whether you know her as a developer, a friend, a colleague, or just “hey, you!”, Gosia brings curiosity and creativity to everything she does.

Elise Kristiansen

Elise is a frontend developer in Variant and has been involved in a diverse range of projects for seven years. As a consultant, she has worked in and out of various teams, experiencing a wide range of team compositions.

She enjoys sharing insights about observations in the industry, and in 2022, she was the "Voice of the Year" in kode24, an online newspaper for Norwegian developers.

Malin Jakobsen

Frontend developer working for Miles in Bergen, with great interest in user design and accessibility.

François Martin

François Martin is a senior full stack software engineer at Karakun AG, living in Switzerland. He is an active open source contributor and co-author of the two open source JavaFX frameworks WorkbenchFX and PreferencesFX, an active member of the Swiss Testing Board and he participates in the working group of Advanced and Expert level at ISTQB. He is also a co-author of the ISTQB Test Analyst v4.0 and upcoming Security Test Analyst syllabus.