Konrad 'Dev Nerd' Kokosa

2024 – Present: Entering a new era, my focus has shifted entirely to the cutting edge of AI. Working with Nethermind, I am building ResultAI agentic platform while deep-diving into the LLM rabbit hole. My mission is to merge my “deep-dive” roots with AI innovation, building a stable, deep “Dev Nerd” brand and expertise. And yes, Quantum Machine Learning is on the road 😇

2018 – 2023: Embracing entrepreneurship, I co-founded Dotnetos, organizing major conferences and launching advanced online courses like Async Expert or .NET Memory Expert (now sold to our Update Conference friends). Despite the challenges of the pandemic, we built a thriving education ecosystem. I also ventured into the Web3 & blockchain space with Crowdpub, a chance to gain an experience in building products and navigating the crazy startup world.

2016 – 2019: a phase of deep specialization, where I focused entirely on .NET internals and performance. I became a Microsoft MVP, an independent consultant, and a trainer. This phase peaked with writing 1000-pages Pro .NET Memory Management book (now the second edition with my French friends Chris & Kevin) and running the tooslowexception.com blog. Lots of talks, lots of travels, lots of social media activity!

2006 – 2015: Started as a standard full-time “9-to-5” developer, but my true passion for the IT & community ignited in 2013. I started contributing heavily to StackOverflow and soon launched my first technical blog (in Polish). By 2015, I had fully pivoted from a quiet dev to a… high-frequency speaking developer

2000 - 2006: Survived the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology (Warsaw University of Technology), walking away with a BSc and MSc focused on Computer Vision. The loop into machine learning is closing, I guess!