I've just hit publish on the photos and videos for the last conference in May. It's wonderful to reflect now a few months have passed on what an amazing day it was. I'll look back at the years we ran All Day Hey! with incredibly fond memories.

Earlier this month, we delivered the final All Day Hey! conference, our tenth edition. I’ve been reflecting in the aftermath of the event as people have published their thoughts on the day, about the purpose of events like ours and how their existence is fundamental to our industry.

A sincere thank you to everyone who came to the last edition of All Day Hey! yesterday. There are many things I'd like to say, I'll write a post at some point soon. My heart is full and I'm looking forward to a good nap. The perfect ending to ten years of hosting this wonderful community.

Off we go!

Thanks, Everyman, I almost forgot about that.

The stage is set for the last All Day Hey! and I'm getting ready to give the closing remarks, signalling ten years of the conference. All a bit emotional, to be honest with you. Incredibly excited to get everyone together and feel the buzz in the room. If you've bagged a ticket, I'll see you there 🫡

@philhawksworth.dev’s rider is getting significantly out of hand. He may need knocking down a peg.

This morning, I set Claude off upgrading a legacy Rails app with a bunch of vulnerabilities and it did an incredible job of bringing the codebase up to date. A few smoke tests and test runs later, all was proven to be in working order.

Me and James had a wonderful chat with Tom Forth on where innovation funding really goes in the UK, and how we need to be stronger and more insistent when it comes to securing funding outside of London.

What happens when AI models take Open Source code and documentation without attribution? Is this approach destroying Open Source as we know it? Me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social dig into these questions in last weeks episode of Off Script: heypresents.com/podcast/57

What's better than a Friday afternoon? A Friday afternoon when you're chatting to this wonderful lot about running a conference. cc @philhawksworth.dev @mrjameshall.bsky.social

I had a great chat with James about taking AI coded POCs to production, and some of the common gotchas to watch out for. It's wild what's possible now with AI editors and agents, but it exposes a whole host of challenges and vulnerabilities. heypresents.com/podcast/55

Landed in Brighton for @ffconf.org 😍

🚨 Announcing All Day Hey! 2026. Celebrating ten years of the conference. The final one. Let's go! A curated conference for curious developers, designers, and technology leaders.

This week, we launch the 2026 conference, signalling ten years of All Day Hey! A lot has changed in ten years, and we have a lot to celebrate. We're not holding back on this one.

In this weeks Off Script podcast, I talk to @mrjameshall.bsky.social about the bullshit of awards that significantly profit off the communities they're claiming to support.

📺 In this weeks episode of Off Script, @mrjameshall.bsky.social and I discuss the significance of pen and paper in an increasingly digital world. We also touch on what you remember in your dreams 💤

Here's a sneak peek into the episode here...

🧪 Is Test Driven Development actually better now we have AI? Me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social discuss the implications of Test-Driven Development (TDD) in the context of the rapid advancements in AI tools.

💼 In this weeks episode of Off Script, me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social discuss the challenges of securing a job in the tech industry, focusing on the impact of ageism, evolving expectations for tech roles, and the influence of AI on the interview process.

🫨 How do we as leaders respond to the pressure to use AI in our daily lives and professional careers? How can we look past the hype to have productive conversations surrounding it?

Me and @mrjameshall.bsky.social have been working on revising the podcast we do together to help it grow. If you haven't seen it already, you can see past episodes on the site: heypresents.com/podcast

🎙️ I sat down with @mrjameshall.bsky.social to discuss AI interoperability and the concept of MCP (Model Context Protocol). We talked about the initial skepticism surrounding MCP, the process of building custom MCP servers, and the importance of permissions and security in AI integrations.

All being said, trans rights are human rights. Contact your MP. Make some noise 🏳️‍⚧️

Thanks to everyone for supporting in the run-up to it, and who gave their time and energy on the day. Now for some rest 💤

Only the best infrastructure supports the live captioning at All Day Hey! 2025 🔌

Shall we?

1 month to go until the conference lands in Leeds! 📍 Everyman Cinema, Leeds, UK 🔖 Curated single-track programme 🎙️ 8 industry-focused talks 🧃 Post-event networking with social ti.to/hey-presents...

I couldn’t resist the trend of using the new Open AI 4o Image Generation to create a cartoon character from a source image. Rather pleased with the result.

See what Heldiney from Monzo had to say about the 2024 conference: "Speaking at All Day Hey! turned me into a fan. There are few spaces where designers, engineers, product managers and tech practitioners can come together — talk about all things technology, experience and life...