11:35 Day 2 – Ølhall 2

Development

How Standup Comedy Taught Me to Code Smarter

Writing jokes and code share similar creative processes. Both require pattern recognition and iterative refinement for success.

Tom Rune Sæverås

Tom Rune Sæverås

Tom Rune, a 29-year-old IT consultant at Noria Vest, has cultivated extensive expertise across diverse technology stacks. Over the years, he has gained in-depth experience working in industries such as shipping, insurance, and banking, which has equipped him with a broad and specialized knowledge base. Tom Rune has successfully utilized a wide range of technologies, including React, TypeScript, .NET, Java, Azure, AWS, and Spring Boot, to deliver innovative solutions in his projects.

What do writing code and writing jokes have in common? More than you think! In this session, I’ll share how my journey as a standup comedian—performing in Norway, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Belgium—has surprisingly improved my skills as a developer over the past six years.

What the session will entail:

How writing jokes is like writing efficient, clean code.

The role of pattern recognition in both programming and comedy.

Why debugging and refining jokes follow the same process.

How bombing on stage made me a better problem solver