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2025

20 Nov 2025 – Atlassian User Group Bulgaria:

The Lost Art of IT Craftsmanship (And How to Revive IT)


Последно събитие за годината (за сега!).

На 20.11 ще си говорим за тънкото изкуство да бъдем малко по-добри от преди, да започнем най-накрая да се гордеем с това, което правим (освен ако не трием бази по погрешка), да се доближим до изкуството да изпипваме нещата, които правим и да се доближим повече до нашите дядовци и бащи по майсторство, а не да останем завинаги code monkeys.
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Copy, paste, replace. In our fast-paced industry, true craftsmanship feels like a lost art. We're pressured into mediocrity by constant deadlines and cognitive overload, rarely creating code we can truly be proud of.

But this art can be revived. This talk is a reflection on how we move beyond mediocrity, reclaim mastery, and find that deeper sense of pride in our work again.

18 Oct 2025 – Sofia – OpenFest 2025 – People & Culture Craftsmanship in IT

We rarely put our heart and soul into what we do anymore, rarely take pride in that specific piece of code. We copy, we paste, we replace. If asked to point out a piece of our code that we are proud of, we often won’t be able to provide an answer.Why? Because craftsmanship in our industry has been replaced by fast-paced work instead of well thought solutions. We rarely see the big picture and rarely give things more than minimal thought, simply because we have dozens of other tasks to handle. Our cognitive load is constantly increasing, and we need to do something about it.What can be done? You will learn in the talk “Craftsmanship in IT is dying”

28 Aug 2025 – Sofia – Dev.bg All in one – “Животът като състезание“, opening lecture, public of 2000 people, presentation, video, BG

2024

28 Sep 2024 – Sofia – QA: Challenge Accepted 10 – “QA and DevOps: A Journey of Growth, Mistakes, and Learning“, 1000+ persons in the public presentation, video, BG

22 May 2024 – Sofia – Dev.BG podcast – “Еп. 57 I Imposter Syndrome: Повярвай, че си ДОСТАТЪЧНО ДОБЪР”, video

2023

X, 2023 – PMG Dobrich – online – “Intro to DevOps”

2020

Sep 2020 – QA: Challenge Accepted 6.0 – Sofia – “How (not) to talk at conferences“, BG, video, podcast (en), presentation

2019

March 2019 – Technical University of Varna – Varna – “Presenting Nemetschek brand to students, discussion about technologies, soft skills and tips to start a new job (as intern).“, presentation

March 2019 – University of Economics – Varna – “Presenting Nemetschek brand to students, discussion for technologies, soft skills and tips to start a new job (as intern).“, presentation

Apr 2019 – QA: Challenge Accepted 5.0 – Sofia – “Security testing – fast forward“, ~800 participants, BG.

Nov 2019 – Dev.bg – Sofia – “Security testing – from lizard to wizard in 40 minutes”, BG“, info, presentation, event, pics

19 Nov – ISTACon 2019 – Sofia – “Security testing from wizard to lizard in 40 minutes“, done at the small room (300 persons), EN, presentation, easter bunny

2018

Apt 2018 – QA: Challende Accepted 4.0 – Sofia – “Performing performance testing – why, who, how – step by step“, ~500 participants, BG, presentation, video.

2017

Oct 2017 – Europe Code Week Stara Zagora – Stara Zagora – “Why QA?“, presentation

Oct 2017 – Europe Code Week Varna – Varna – “Why QA?“, video with all lectures, blogpost incl. videos and presentation

Sep 2017 – Varna Youth Center – “Голямото каране”, BG, presentation

Jun 2017 – Nemetschek Bulgaria (ETeam) – Sofia – “jMeter and other strange animals“, BG, presentation

May 2017 – Technical University of Varna – “The secret life of QAs”, BG, presentation

Apr 2017 – Technical University of Varna “Unsung heroes of the software industry: Quality Assurance Engineers“, BG

Feb 2017 – WordPress meetup Varna – “Security of WordPress“, BG, slides, video from WordPress.tv.

2016

Apr 2016, University of Economics – Varna – “When business meets the education – the roles at SDLC“, BG. This lecture was at the club Masterclass at UE Varna.

2015

Oct 2015 – Masterclass at UE Varna – “Що е QA и има ли почва за него… у Вас“, BG, presentation

X, 2015 – Europe Code Week 2015 – Varna – “Quality Assurance and why it matters“, presentation