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As systems grow, complexity becomes unavoidable. Anxiety does not have to follow. This session explores how empathetic design, combined with established architectural patterns, can help teams modernise critical platforms with confidence. It examines practical approaches to managing rule explosion and reducing cognitive overload, while building backend systems that scale reliably and remain clear to the people who maintain and evolve them. The focus is on designing systems that are not only robust, but transparent and understandable.
What You Will Learn
How empathetic design principles reduce cognitive load in complex systems
Practical approaches to managing rule explosion in backend platforms
Architectural patterns that support scalability while keeping systems understandable
Who Should Attend
Software developers
Software architects
Technical leads
Platform engineers
Teams modernising complex or rule-heavy systems