We made it! From North America all the way to Germany, we’ve landed at BASTA! 2025, and honestly? It’s been fantastic so far — despite running mostly on caffeine and whatever sleep we could scrape together on the flight. If you’ve ever crossed the Atlantic for a conference, you know the vibe: a bit dazed, a bit wired, but totally excited to be here.
Compared to the massive, overwhelming conferences we’re used to, BASTA! feels a lot more cozy — and that’s exactly what we were hoping for. The smaller scale means we get to have longer, more meaningful chats with developers, instead of just handing out flyers and rushing to the next demo.
So, what’s been the hot topic at our booth so far?
No surprise — our Document Libraries have been getting lots of love. Developers seem really curious about how we can help them create, edit, and manage documents in ways that actually fit into real workflows. And believe it or not, our Zip compression tools are still stealing the spotlight too — proving that even in 2025, good compression is still worth its weight in gold, especially as free tools hit their limits.
But it’s not just attendees stopping by — we’ve had some really cool conversations with fellow exhibitors too, and a few of them are just as excited about our products as we are. There’s definitely some synergy potential brewing, which is always a nice bonus at events like this.
Speaking of booth neighbours — big shoutout to abp.io! If you’re not familiar, they build a super smart open-source application framework that helps devs spin up enterprise-grade .NET apps without all the tedious setup work. They’re all about modularity, pre-built layers, and saving developers time, which is right up our alley. It’s been great getting to know them (and swapping survival tips for conference life).
Of course, BASTA! itself has been packed with great content. Some of the tracks we wish we could clone ourselves to attend include:
• .NET Development (obviously)
• DevOps
• Web development
• UI technologies
• Security
• Cloud
• And of course — AI, because what’s a tech event in 2025 without AI talk?
Speaking of AI — it’s something we’ve been working on integrating into our own tools. Whether it’s Xceed DataGrid para WPF o Xceed Words para .NET, we’re excited to show developers practical ways to make AI work for them — not just as buzzword bingo, but as actual productivity boosters.
All in all, BASTA! has been a fantastic ride so far, and we’re pumped to see what the rest of the week brings. If you’re here, come say hi — even if we look a little jetlagged, we promise we’re friendly. Whether you want to talk tech, vent about that one project that won’t end, or just grab some swag, we’re ready.
See you soon!
— The sleep-deprived but enthusiastic Xceed
