Cognitive Complexity: Reducing It For Simplicity

What to expect
Writing code that works is important, but writing code that’s easy to understand and maintain is what truly makes great developers stand out.
Thameshnee and Sandra explore what Cognitive Complexity is, why reducing it matters in our day-to-day development work, and practical ways developers can simplify their code to make it more readable, maintainable, and easier for teams to work with.

Speakers - Sandra Vicente & Thameshnee Govender
Sandra Vicente is a Software Engineer at Entelect who joined the tech industry through the 2025 Grad Bootcamp. She holds a BSc in Information Technology (Software Engineering) and previously gained experience at Deloitte in a QA-focused role, building a strong foundation in software quality and testing. She is currently working at ABSA CIB as the project’s first full-stack engineer, developing applications using .NET and Angular. Sandra is passionate about learning, solving problems, and growing her skills as a software engineer. Connect with Sandra on LinkedIn!

Thameshnee is a Senior Software Engineer at Entelect currently building Angular web frontends at ABSA CIB. She holds a BSc in Computer Science and Information Technology from UKZN and has 11 years of experience as a full-stack Angular and .NET developer, working with a range of technologies. She enjoys tackling complex problems and is particularly interested in keeping development processes intuitive at every stage. Connect with Thameshnee on LinkedIn!