Handling Null Values
Brian Hartin
Brian will briefly talk about how he has used a particular approach to almost ignore the concept of null values. CAVEAT: this approach probably makes the most sense in languages that have an Option type. Brian will also talk about how optional values increase complexity and how Scala 3 has features to essentially prohibit null values.
What the heck is Lean BYTES?
Lean BYTES is a short, 16-minute (get it? two bytes equal 16 bits... #nerdjokes), presentation designed to provide you with the tools you need to take your teams to the next level in an easily consumable, shareable format.
Upcoming Lean Bytes
Don't miss our most recent rants and musings on everything software and technology.
October 6, 2026 - 11:45am — 12:01pm CT
Software Factories: What They Are and When You’re Ready for One
Patrick Robinson
In this Lean BYTES, Patrick Robinson will talk through what software factories are, where they sit in your agentic engineering maturity and how to get there.