Hang on, but what is Cupán Tae Conf?

Cupán Tae (/kup-awn tay/), or a cup of tea in Irish. Cupán Tae is a brand new experience of events by Coding Grace beginning with a series of virtual events where industry professionals will hear renowned speakers impart their experiences with opportunities to network over a “cup of tea”.

Virtual events? Tell me more.

Cupán Tae will be taking place virtually. Talks will be streamed to our Youtube channel (link will be shared with ticket holders). Q&A and breakout sessions will take place on Coding Grace's Discord server.

Each virtual talk event

• Guest speaker will give a talk for 1 hour.
• Participants freely break up into groups for networking and discussions for 1 hour

The first series will consist of 3 virtual speaking events

Talk 1: "Path Dependence: History Matters" with Laura Nolan on Tuesday, 26th March 2024 (13:00 - 15:00)

• https://cupantaeconf.com/path-dependence-history-matters

Talk 2: "Classic Vulnerabilities" with Patricia Aas on Tuesday, 7th May 2024 (18:00 - 20:00)

• https://cupantaeconf.com/classic-vulnerabilities-by-patricia-aas

Talk 3 - Second System Effect - not a new problem by John Looney - April 4 (13:00 - 15:00)

• https://cupantaeconf.com/second-system-effect-not-a-new-problem

Some principles (taken from DDD Open Spaces) for breakout sessions in both events

• Whoever comes are the right people. A session with two people can be as valuable as a session with ten.
• When it starts is the right time to start, and when it’s over, it’s over. And if it’s not over, make plans for continuing the conversation.
• Whatever happens is the only thing that could've happened.
• The Law of Two Feet: If you’re not getting value from a session, or not contributing value, feel free to go somewhere else. This way you can make the most of your time at the event.

Who's the target audience?

Principal Software Engineers, Systems Architects, Senior Devs, Head of Engineering.

"Path Dependence: History Matters" with Laura Nolan

Talk Description

The past affects what we are able to do in the present: it creates financial constraints, renders some technical choices feasible (or infeasible), and it shapes organisational cultures, which have significant inertia. Outcomes don’t depend only on current decisions and conditions - they also depend on past outcomes.

Path dependence is a concept from the social sciences, and it plays an important role in safety science. For example, sociologist Diane Vaughan explains the Challenger and Columbia accidents in terms of history: compromises made during the Shuttle program's initial planning stages which created difficult financial and technical constraints, and the organisation’s ‘can-do’ attitude.

Path dependence is also a phenomenon in technology: and both success and failure have historical causes. Understanding path dependence can help us to make sense of our organisations and our systems, and, maybe, make better decisions for now and for the future.

About Laura Nolan

Laura Nolan is a software engineer and SRE. She has contributed to several books on SRE, such as the Site Reliability Engineering book, Seeking SRE, and 97 Things Every SRE Should Know. Laura is a Principal Engineer at Stanza, where she is building software to help humans understand and control their production systems. Laura is a member of the USENIX board of directors and a long-time SREcon volunteer. She lives in rural Ireland in a small village full of medieval ruins.

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-nolan-bb7429

How do I find out more about Cupán Tae?

📰 Sign up to our newsletter via https://cupantaeconf.com and we will send updates about the events, and when the tickets become available.

💬 Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/PVNQcpH4gq