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Event Odoo Experience 2025 starts on Sep 18, 2025, 9:00:00 AM (Europe/Brussels)
/* Here be dragons */ - Map out your microservices to navigate complexity
Location: Hall 11.E - 9/19/25, 11:30 AM - 9/19/25, 12:00 PM (Europe/Brussels) (30 minutes)
/* Here be dragons */ - Map out your microservices to navigate complexity
Dan Abel
Senior Staff Engineer
Dan Abel
Senior Staff Engineer

Dan is a software engineering leader with 30 years' experience across teams of all sizes, specializing in Agile delivery, Observability, Continuous Delivery, and Engineer-Led Security.

Coding mainly in JavaScript/TypeScript and Kotlin, Dan has a deep experience with Java, Ruby, Go, C#, C, and Python. Passionate about remote-first work, mentoring, and building strong, autonomous engineering teams through psychological safety and coaching.

In "Here Be Dragons," Dan tackles the challenge of navigating complex codebases and distributed systems. Inspired by ancient maps that marked unknown areas with dragons, the blog proposes creating "pirate maps" of software systems to highlight risks, technical debt, and areas of uncertainty. These collaborative maps help teams visualize complexity, share knowledge, and build a common understanding of their systems.