Call for Papers is on!

We're getting older. Grumpier. We've survived a pandemic, a five-year hiatus, and more JavaScripts framework wars than we care to count. And somewhere along the way, we grew tired of safe opinions and "it depends". Nope!

Think React is dead? PHP is just fine? That RSpec is objectively better than minitest? That we should stop cargo-culting SOLID principles and just write code that FUCKING works? That Rust is overrated and C is eternal and Fil-C is better? Great. We want to hear about it.

We have 12 slots, 30 minutes each, and two days to fill with opinions you'd normally save for after a few beers rakias at the conference party. Except we want them on stage. In Sofia. On May 15-16, 2026.

No AI-generated abstracts. No "exploring the landscape of..." No "journey towards..." Just your actual opinion about something technical that you're willing to defend in front of a room full of people who might disagree.

Submit your proposal here. CFP closes on the 09th of February, 2026.

See you in Sofia.

Genadi Samokovarov

Genadi Samokovarov

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