Kodsnack 694 - Dark patterns … to rule them all, with Sergès Goma

<p>Fredrik chats to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/devserges/?locale=en">Sergès Goma</a> about dark patterns and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2YqJTCqfZQ">her Øredev presentation on them</a>.</p>

<p>We start off by talking about giving presentations and the background to the dark patterns talk. All the great versions of a talk - you never know what&rsquo;s going to happen. Dark patterns and ethics in software development are topics people like to share their experiences of. And it&rsquo;s easy to get caught in the pull between protecting your user and finishing your tickets. We as developers do have a lot of power, but we also have a job to do.</p>

<p>Making (good) ethical decisions business decisions instead can suddenly get them budget and priority. Laws are good at creating such pressures sometimes.</p>

<p>Toward the end, we discuss falling behind in tech, and Sergès gets Fredrik to make some predictions about the AI bubble before wrapping up on a positive note.</p>

<p>Recorded during <a href="https://archive.oredev.org/2025/#/">Øredev 2025</a>.</p>

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<h2 id="links">Links</h2>

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<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/devserges/?locale=en">Sergès</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2YqJTCqfZQ">Sergès' presentation</a></li>