It’s slogging through thousands of lines of code to find that one wrong thing. It’s legacy code or AI slop. It’s realizing the build is broken by some other developers rogue AI prompt. It’s long hours and constant demands that can make us feel completely ineffective – and that’s when burnout can set in. Burnout isn’t a new problem in software development, with high-performing developers burning out in a blaze of glory. However, it doesn’t have to be this way. In this session, you’ll learn what burnout is, how to recover from it, and when its warning signs start appearing. You’ll learn how AI is disrupting our sense of efficacy and what this means for us. You’ll learn how to prevent burnout whether you’re working alone, with a team, or with AI.

You will learn:

• The factors that lead to burnout
• How to identify activities and perspectives that reduce the incidence of burnout
• How to synthesize interventions that will discourage burnout in your organization