Code, Community & Conference Chaos — Inside Nebraska.Code() with Ken Versaw & Arthur Doler

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Engineer In the Looop

Alec Harrison

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Engineer in the Loop is the weekly show for software engineers who ship with models in the mix. Host Alec Harrison chats with practitioners about architecture decisions, failure modes, and the workflows that keep humans firmly “in the loop.” Expect repo round-ups, post-mortems, and listener Q&A—with actionable code examples and zero buzzword fluff!

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Code, Community & Conference Chaos — Inside Nebraska.Code() with Ken Versaw & Arthur Doler

Engineer In the Looop

45 minutes 46 seconds

4 months ago

Code, Community & Conference Chaos — Inside Nebraska.Code() with Ken Versaw & Arthur Doler

Heads-up, hallway-track fans! In this episode of Engineer in the Loop, Alec and Brian sit down with Nebraska.Code() co-founder Ken Versaw and “community & culture steward” Arthur Doler for an unfiltered look at:

The 10-year rise of Nebraska.Code() and why the Cornhusker Marriott becomes the Midwest’s dev playground every July 23-25, 2025.

whova.com

Ken’s origin story — from writing customer-service scripts to launching a conference so locals didn’t need a $2 k Orlando flight to learn.

Arthur’s accidental pivot from data-science lightning talks to psychology-powered tech talks (and why Git visualisations changed lives).

Speaker horror stories: empty rooms, “front-row-guy” derailments, and the perils of eight-hour workshops on tiny laptop screens.

The real ROI for companies: momentum, problem-solving serendipity, team bonding and that one idea that pays for the ticket tenfold.

Bonus: impromptu Billy-Joel sing-alongs in the hotel lobby, plus why BarCamp Omaha’s “un-conference” is the easiest on-ramp to speaking.

Whether you’re conference-curious or a seasoned speaker, this conversation shows how live events fuel careers, communities and—yes—occasional chaos.

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Nebraska.Code() Speaker CFP / schedule http://nebraskacode.amegala.com

BarCamp Omaha (un-conference) – get your first speaking rep https://barcampomaha.org

Ken Versaw & Arthur Doler on BlueSky (Ken) @nebraskacode.bsky.social • (Arthur) @arthurdoler.bsky.social