So I’m presenting at the AAF in Sydney June 27th, and Melbourne June 29th. The topic is about dealing with legacy software, peppered with learnings from a couple of client projects. It’s a topic I feel strongly about and an area that we’ve done some great work, so you’d think I’d be excited about being able to share my views in a breakout session at the conference.

Well I’m scared witless. I’m a software tech lead, application architect, very comfortable standing in front of a whiteboard addressing a team of familiar peers. I can be opinionated and loud, sometimes argumentative, most of the time quite comfortable. In front of a large group of strangers I’ll be quivering like a lost little boy. *sigh*

Why would I subject myself to this pain and humiliation? I want to learn how. I want to know that I gave it a go. Wish me luck…