Technology does not always succeed or fail based on its technical potential. Timing, adoption, maturity, and architectural readiness can play an equally important role in determining when an emerging technology becomes practical and widely adopted.

In this session, Magnus Mårtensson reflects on 27 years of experience working with emerging technologies and explores the lessons that software architects and technology leaders can learn from being early to major technology shifts.

The session examines how architects can evaluate emerging technologies, understand their maturity and adoption timelines, and make better architectural decisions when the technology landscape is changing rapidly. It provides a practical perspective on the challenges of adopting technologies before the market, organizations, or engineering practices are fully ready for them.

For software architects, being early can create opportunities to experiment and innovate, but it can also introduce uncertainty around technology maturity, business adoption, long-term support, and architectural investment. Understanding these factors can help teams distinguish between technologies that are genuinely transformative and expectations that may simply be ahead of their practical timeline.

The session is particularly relevant for software architects, solution architects, developers, technical leaders, engineering managers, CTOs, and technology decision-makers who are responsible for evaluating emerging technologies and shaping long-term software architecture.

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Watch the session to explore how technology timing influences software architecture and technology adoption, and how architects can make more informed decisions when working with technologies that are still evolving.