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July 24-25th, 2026
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Big Sky Dev Con is a summer tech conference in Bozeman, Montana, hosted by Montana Programmers.
Join Montana's tech community this July and get inspired to build something a little wild. If you're tired of boring conferences, this is your kind of conference.
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Carson Gross
Big Sky Software, Janitor. Creator of htmx.
Alexander Petros
Software engineer at the IRS specializing in making web systems reliable, accessible, and cost-effective. Co-author of the Triptych HTML proposals.
Christian Tanul
Created the server-commands extension for htmx, working with Carson on htmx 4.0. Full-time on the project redesigning the site, rewriting docs, and refining the codebase.
Barrett Breshears
Staff Engineer at Bridger Aerospace. Over a decade building native iOS and cross-platform software, focused on local-first AI and applied ML systems.
Stephen Mitchell
Lead Engineer at Volume.com. 30+ years in full-stack web development, from BASIC on an Apple IIGS to modern game development.
Scott McKinney
Creator of the Manifold project, a compiler plugin for Java's type system. Creator and lead developer of the Gosu programming language at Guidewire Software.
Brooke Kuhlmann
Bootstrapped engineer, entrepreneur, and software consultant at Alchemists. Focused on the joy of the craft, leveling up teams, and open source tooling.
Ronan Berder
Chief Janitor Officer at Rotsu. Built apps for tens of millions of users in China. Sold his company in 2022 and stepped down after 14 years.
Lazarus Morrison
Principal AI Solutions Engineer at College of the Holy Cross. 20 years as a Web Developer, host of hx-pod the hypermedia podcast and Hypermedia TV.
Lance Fisher
Founder of fisher.io. Helped plant the Missoula Workiva office, VP of Engineering at Submittable, most recently Senior Engineer at a top tech company.
Jaron Jones
CIO at ELM Utility Services, based out of Missoula. 1800 employees selling services and software to over 50 utility companies.
Thomas Schilling
Founder of PhotoQuest. Builds products with Spring Boot, Kotlin, and AI. Creator of Spring ViewComponent, regular speaker at Devoxx and JavaLand.
Anthony Alaribe
Cofounder at Monoscope.tech, an htmx-aware software monitoring startup. Spent a decade building software at Opera and DeliveryHero.
Mike Frandsen
Principal Software Engineer at Cambrian Works leading on-orbit operations for ISS hardware. Previously Director of Data Science.
Marcus Twichel
Engineering Lead at Very Good Ventures. Software engineer in Montana since 2018, led teams for Universal Studios, Toyota Motors, and Dutch Bros. Google Developer Expert for Flutter.
Jerason Banes
Founder of Invirgance. Software developer and educator focused on making enterprise application development simpler and less dependent on unnecessary abstraction.
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Big Thanks To Our Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible and help funding Montana Programmers throughout the years.
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We have partnered with Home2 Suites to offer a room block this year for Big Sky Dev Con. Book at the Four Corners (Bozeman) property with our discounted group rate.
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