Mid 2026 recap: coding, conferences, and workshops

📝 Too Long; Didn’t Read We are already at the halfway mark of 2026, and these first six months have been intense. Between coding, conferences, and workshops across Europe, I worked on systems management, green computing, local AI, and software security. This post is a recap of the projects and talks that shaped my February-to-June journey. 🛠️ February to May: deep dive into the Uyuni project For the first four months of this year, my main engineering focus was almost entirely dedicated to the fascinating world of the Uyuni project. If you have not had a chance to work with it yet, Uyuni is an incredibly powerful, completely open-source configuration and infrastructure management solution. It originally started as an evolution of Spacewalk, and today it serves as the upstream community project that feeds directly into SUSE Multi-Linux Manager, which was formerly known as SUSE Manager. ...

June 14, 2026 · Andrea Manzini

Zig Day 2026 recap

Intro Yesterday, February 21st, I had the pleasure of attending Zig Day Milan 2026, a fantastic event dedicated to the Zig programming language. It was a full day of learning, coding, and meeting great people in the beautiful city of Seregno(Milan) ⚡ What is Zig? For those who might not know, Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software. It’s often seen as a modern successor to C, but it brings so much more to the table. ...

February 22, 2026 · Andrea Manzini

October 2025 conferences recap

Intro October is at an end, and I want to share a quick recap of my participation to some conferences. First of all, a big thanks to the organizers who dedicate their energy to these efforts, and to SUSE for supporting my attendance! Modena, Oct 4, 2025 : GDG DevFest 2025 Ancient, historical location : The venue was in the city center: an actual church and a teathre I managed to be there only on saturday modena.rb guys and linux booth! ...

November 1, 2025 · Andrea Manzini

June 2025 conferences recap

Intro June is almost at an end, and I want to I want to share a quick recap of my participation to some conferences. First of all, a big thanks to the organizers who dedicate their energy to these efforts. Milan, June 20, 2025 : Tech Community Day Community Day is a one-day nonprofit event dedicated to Italian tech communities. Its mission is to create a space for sharing, learning and networking open to everyone who works in and is passionate about tech. ...

June 29, 2025 · Andrea Manzini

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