I was flattered to be interviewed for InfoQ at QCon London.  It was a fun interview actually, and didn't feel anything like the half an hour it actually took.  In it, I get to talk about Agile at LMAX, the Disruptor (of course) and diversity in IT (again).

Here's a video of my Open Conference session on the business benefits of open sourcing your software.  Given that the conference was at a weekend and had a very intimate feel, I think I was a teeny bit more honest than I usually am.  Enjoy. Why Open Source Your Secrets View more presentations from Trisha Gee.

Just a quick note to say I was interviewed for another podcast, again to talk about all-female events.  It's only a short one and there's probably not much in there that I haven't said before, either on here or in person.From the 21st May, I'm at GOTO, both Copenhagen and Amsterdam.  I'll be talking about code & the Disruptor, thank goodness, and will be trying not to rant about the subject of women in technology.  If you see me there, come and say hello!

This week's BBC Outriders podcast features yours truly venting about The Subject That Won't Go Away, Women in Technology.  I was interviewed at Sunday's Girl Geek conference, and got a chance to voice my opinions once again.  For those who can't be bothered to listen, they can probably be summarised as:There are genuine problems that face people in our industry, let's talk about those that you have actually faced, not ones that you imagine exist.In my opinion, now is a great time for...

Google Campus is an awesome spaceToday I was at the Girl Geek Meetup conference.  I didn't advertise it much because I've said in the past I don't really agree with women-only events, and actually I felt quite uncomfortable telling you guys I was going to be there, knowing the majority of my readers weren't allowed to attend.It's probably worth explaining why I went, so a) I can give you guys and excuse but b) conference organisers can see what people like me are looking for in a...

After attending a number of conferences and events, and performing numerous interviews, I'm starting to hear the same things again and again.  Since Dan North challenged all my assumptions at QCon, I'm reluctant to outright ridicule them, but I will put forward my personal opinion.Note: these are things I have heard from multiple sources, so with any luck I am not breaking the sanctity of the confessional interview.I've never pair programmed, but I've frequently worked with a partner on...

I'm late with my write-up of QCon, and what's worse, it will be partial - "sadly" I was in Lanzarote on a training week with the running club from the Thursday (8th) so I missed most of it.  A sacrifice I had to make for 7 days in the sunshine….Firstly, me me meI presented the talk I previewed at Skillsmatter the previous week, something I was calling the User's Guide to the Disruptor, but actually turned out to be...

This month's Java Magazine features an article by yours truly, which is yet another intro to the Disruptor.  It's basically a summary of the stuff I've written in this blog, updated for version 2.7 - so the names of the classes should be up to date and the responsibilities follow the simplified pattern we use now.  If you were looking for an more recent version of my introduction blog posts, this article gives a reasonable overview.This is intended as part one of a series, as...

A few weeks ago, I presented my new "User's Guide to the Disruptor" talk to the London Java Community.  Since it was very kindly hosted at Skillsmatter, there is a video of the presentation available.I've also uploaded the slides to slideshare.The presentation is a little different to the ones we've done before.  Previously we've gone into how it works and why it's fast.  This time I wanted to step back a little from the internals and show how real developers might actually use...

Last week I went to get my hair cut (yes, sorry, this is a story about hair).  I had thought long and hard about what I wanted.  I researched, checked styles online, and bought a magazine so I could show my hairdresser exactly what I was after and there would be no confusion.  I was determined I would not be spending that ridiculous amount of money on something I was not going to be happy with.  I was even bold enough to ask for some changes to it at the end, which I have...