Kobudei represents the community of Kotlin developers based in Bucharest, looking to share knowledge on how it helped them write better code.
Our goals are to organize events where devs can present their takes on different topics and to create a community where the more seasoned can help newcomers learn how Kotlin can help them in their projects.
Join us on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026, 17:30 for the debut event of Kobudei, the Kotlin community from Bucharest for an evening of insightful presentations, interesting concepts, and great company!
We should also mention that this year, Kotlin turned 15!
Happy birthday to Kodee and congratulations to Jetbrains for their accomplishments.
Three speakers, multiple takes on how Kotlin is a great tool for development.
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Agenda
17:30 – 18:00 – Welcoming participants
18:00 – 18:15 – Welcome thoughts by Adnan Olmez, General Manager at AD/01
18:15 – 18:45 – Introduction & Talk #1 by Viorel Alexandrescu, Kobudei Founder & Software Engineer at AD/01
18:45 – 19:15 – Talk #2 by Cristian Popa, Kobudei Co-Founder & Software Engineer at AD/01
19:15 – 19:45 – Talk #3 by Andrei Grecu, Software Engineer at AD/01
19:45 – 20.30 – Networking, pizza, drinks and sweets!
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Talk #1 - http4k, in action
A demonstration of how http4k can be a viable alternative to other backend building technologies.
Speaker bio: Viorel is a Kotlin Advocate, Platform Builder with a Test and Domain Driven mindset. He founded Kobudei with the purpose of reviving the Kotlin community in Bucharest.
Talk #2 - WORA, Take Two
Compose Multiplatform demo, showcasing how effective it can be at building applications destined to work on the most popular platforms.
Speaker bio: Cristian is a backend engineer with +5 years of experience in building scalable microservices and distributed systems for 1M+ users in telecom, banking and retail. Background in geospatial systems and research, combining enterprise-grade engineering with startup agility. Over 5 years of GIS experience and +10 years in academic research. Kobudei co-founder..
Talk #3 - Using AI to Migrate Legacy Applications
How AI coding agents can take on real legacy modernization using context engineering with MCP servers, spec-driven development, reusable AI skills and techniques to cut AI token costs, plus results from putting it into practice.
Speaker bio: Andrei is a Cross-Functional Software Engineer with expertise in Java, Kotlin and React, combining full-stack development with hands-on experience in a web design, marketing and advertising business.
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This is an in-person event and presentations will be conducted in English.
Looking forward to sharing insights and ideas with you!
