So many conferences are mid. Why was BSC 2025 so good?
So many conferences are mid. Why was BSC 2025 so good? August 27, 2025 • 9 min read • Benjamin G. Thompson Last month I attended one of the best conferences I’ve ever been to: Better Software Conference 2025. I wasn’t alone in my feelings about it — for many attendees, it was the best conference they had ever been to. Yet incredibly, it was organized by a trio of three Scandinavian guys in their early 20s without much prior experience.Why was it so good?Most of us have attended our fair share of mid to disappointing conferences, but BSC 2025 did a number of things to buck the trend. I think there are some lessons to take away from how it was organized; I’ve condensed my thoughts below.But first, some context. BSC is a new conference. What is it even about?With each…
