Engineering the Future of Software
29–31 Oct 2018: Tutorials & Conference
31 Oct–1 Nov 2018: Training
London, UK
Neal Ford

Neal Ford
Meme Wrangler, ThoughtWorks

Website | @neal4d

Neal Ford is a director, software architect, and meme wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy that thinks disruptively to deliver technology to address the toughest challenges, all while seeking to revolutionize the IT industry and create positive social change. Neal focuses on designing and building large-scale enterprise applications. He’s an internationally recognized expert on software development and delivery, especially in the intersection of Agile engineering techniques and software architecture. Neal has authored magazine articles, seven books (and counting), and dozens of video presentations and has spoken at hundreds of developers conferences worldwide on the topics of software architecture, continuous delivery, functional programming, and cutting-edge software innovations. Check out his website at Nealford.com. He welcomes feedback and can be reached at nford@thoughtworks.com.

Sessions

9:009:05 Monday, 29 October 2018
Location: King's Suite
Mary Treseler (O'Reilly Media), Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks)
Average rating: ****.
(4.33, 6 ratings)
Program chairs Mary Treseler and Neal Ford welcome you to the first day of keynotes. Read more.
10:4512:15 Monday, 29 October 2018
Microservices
Location: King's Suite - Balmoral
Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks)
Average rating: ****.
(4.47, 17 ratings)
An evolutionary architecture supports incremental, guided change across multiple dimensions. Read more.
9:009:05 Tuesday, 30 October 2018
Location: King's Suite
Mary Treseler (O'Reilly Media), Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks)
Average rating: ****.
(4.75, 4 ratings)
Program chairs Mary Treseler and Neal Ford welcome you to the second day of keynotes. Read more.
9:00 - 17:00 Wednesday, 31 October & Thursday, 1 November
Location: Westminster Suite
Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks)
Average rating: *****
(5.00, 1 rating)
CNN recently rated software architect the number one job in America. Yet no clear path exists for moving from developer to architect. Neal Ford blends lecture and hands-on real-world group exercises to explore the many aspects of software architecture. You'll learn various integration styles (and when to use them) as well as patterns to fit various business needs and requirements. Read more.