Ye Cannae Change the Laws of Physics – watch Kevlin Henney’s talk from myConf 2025!
Abstraction lets us hide complexity, but it can’t defy reality. In this talk, Kevlin explores where code meets the limits of the physical world – and what that means for resilient software systems.
In software development, abstraction allows us to ignore irrelevant or inconvenient aspects of the world and of the computer systems. But there are limits to the enchantment of code and our ability to maintain illusions. In his talk at myConf 2025, Kevlin explored the metaphors and realities of the physical world and how they play out in our software systems.
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Watch a recording of Ye Cannae Change the Laws of Physics by Kevlin Henney
Read more about Kevlin and the talk in the speaker presentation on myconf.io.
Did you know we also host a conference?
This year marked the fourth edition of myConf – 24 hours packed with inspiration, learning, and thought-provoking discussions about better tech, smarter business, and creating real value. The lineup once again brought together a mix of practitioners, researchers, entrepreneurs, and thinkers operating at the intersection of business and software development. But don’t worry! If you missed it, you can watch this and all the other talks from myConf 2025 here.