--- title: "Discussion on \"Why Am I Attending The Craft Conf 2022 Software Development Conference?\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"Why Am I Attending The Craft Conf 2022 Software Development Conference?\". I haven't attended conferences for 4 decades. In this article, I tell you why I did not attend them and also why I will be there at Craft Conf 2022." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/why-am-i-attending-the-craft-conf-2022-software-development-conference/6287602189168247f55ee6b8" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [Why Am I Attending The Craft Conf 2022 Software Development Conference?](https://mszeles.com/why-am-i-attending-the-craft-conf-2022-software-development-conference?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I haven't attended conferences for 4 decades. In this article, I tell you why I did not attend them and also why I will be there at Craft Conf 2022. May 20, 2022 · 18 min read · mszeles.com Read the article - [#conference](https://hashnode.com/tag/conference) - [#software-development](https://hashnode.com/tag/software-development) - [#software-engineering](https://hashnode.com/tag/software-engineering) - [#software-architecture](https://hashnode.com/tag/software-architecture) - [#events](https://hashnode.com/tag/events) ## Written by [Miki Szeles](https://hashnode.com/@mszeles) @mszeles · Hungary [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@mszeles) Everything related to test automation I am an enthusiastic developer since my childhood. I have started with Plus 4 and C 16 machines programming in Basic. I still remember when we were jumping on the bed with my brother, and accidentally saw the Commodore 64 computer on the top of the wardrobe, which was planned to be a Christmas gift for us. I don't have to tell you that we couldn't wait till then. :) I will never forget this memory. Of course in the beginning we only played on the computer, but later I became interested in how can I make my own programs. I have to tell when I first faced the binary number system I did not understand it, but I was still able to draw some sprites on the screen. :) I continued learning software development during grammar school. I got my Masters degree at the Budapest University of Economics and Technology where I learnt many languages and also learnt a lot about general software development theory and practice. I have started my professional career as a C++/C# developer, but I switched to Java after a few years. I've visited many meetups and Code Retreats during this time and I've learnt and introduced Agile methodologies in our company. During the years I lead the development team in close cooperation with the product management and testing department. In 2020 I felt I need something new and I turned towards test automation both API and UI. I did not regret my decision. Since then I tried many frameworks like RestArrured, Selenium, Protractor, Appium, Selenide and Karate. At the moment I am working as a Senior Software Developer in Test using Selenium and Selenide for UI testing and Karate for API testing. I believe knowledge sharing is very important, so apart from helping my colleagues work I started my technical blog recently: https://mszeles.com Sharing your knowledge provides many ways for your own development. Whenever I write an article many questions come into my mind which might be interesting for the readers, so I try to answer all of them in my posts. Doing this I learn a lot about the subject. In additionally sharing your knowledge gives a good opportunity for feedback based on which you can further improve. ## Responses 1 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [Swati Sarangi](https://hashnode.com/@starCodes) [May 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-am-i-attending-the-craft-conf-2022-software-development-conference/6287602189168247f55ee6b8/comment/6287784b8fb776481a284e3f) Great Article,Miki👏👏 It's always a great idea to pen down the experience of different conferences attended to share experience with a wide range of readers. I am back to home to attend some family functions and rarely getting time to write. So, I am thankful for the extension in the dates of Hashnode writethon and Craft Conf. for which I am able to participate. I would like to know if I have to write in any specific topic and also about the word limit. [Miki Szeles](https://hashnode.com/@mszeles) [May 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-am-i-attending-the-craft-conf-2022-software-development-conference/6287602189168247f55ee6b8/comment/6287784b8fb776481a284e3f#reply-62877f9889168247f55eedc4) Thanks for the kind words, [Swati Sarangi](https://hashnode.com/@starCodes). 😊 There are no limitations on the topic and also not on the word count. There are three categories, - Funniest technical article - Most insightful article - Any other article The only exception is for the winners, as in exchange for the ticket they have to write a 1000 words article about the conference either in general or about 1-2 talks. As we are bloggers I do not think it is a problem as most of us would write about the conference anyway. 😊 [May 20, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-am-i-attending-the-craft-conf-2022-software-development-conference/6287602189168247f55ee6b8/comment/6287784b8fb776481a284e3f#reply-62878b2c89168247f55ef047) [Miki Szeles](https://hashnode.com/@mszeles) Can some of my older posts be considered as an entry to this giveaway?