• Niall Ashley

  • S705 - Mainframes are a Piece of Cake

    Session Evaluation

    Baking cakes and operating a mainframe have distinct purposes and processes, but they share some surprising parallels.
    Both involve adequate preparation (mise en place), precise instructions, careful attention to detail, and the potential for unexpected outcomes.
    While baking a cake requires specific ingredients, measurements, and cooking times, similarly mainframes requires specific software, configurations, and commands.
    This session is designed as an exploration in the similarities between Technology and Baking! 🍰

  • S709 - Impostor Syndrome - Are you good enough?

    Session Evaluation

    Does your inner critic make you feel like your best isn’t enough, and that people will eventually think of you as a fraud? Not unlike the Dunning–Kruger effect, Impostor Syndrome may have you under-estimate your own abilities.
    Studies suggests that individuals who experience feelings of being an impostor might also struggle with feelings of depression.
    Together we can work to alleviate this feeling, and to reach a higher level of self-belief.