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Traditionally, DevOps has focused on infrastructure and backend processes, but there is no reason as to why it should stop there. DevOps principles is just as applicable to the client-side! In this talk, we’ll explore how practices like continuous integration, delivery, and monitoring can be extended to frontend applications.

We’ll discuss automated e2e testing that _actually_ works, performance monitoring, and client observability tools that ensure a great user experiences. You will gain insights into building resilient, scalable, and maintainable client-side systems with a DevOps mindset, bridging the gap between frontend and operations once and for all.

Web performance is very important for most websites, and it is crucial if you are the largest electronic retailer in the Nordics. As many of you already know, the performance of the Elkøp/Elgiganten/Gigantti site has not been good enough, and that is something Tomas set out to fix. Although the website was fairly new, it failed to meet expectations, leading to a decision to rewrite the frontend using Next.js and host it on Vercel.

By the time of Refill, we should be able to see the results of the rewrite, and Tomas will share some of the learnings made along the way. Why was Next.js picked? How does the new app router work in a larger project? What is it like to work with Vercel? How do you pitch ideas like this in larger organizations?

How Strategy Helps Us Navigate Change and Create Impact Through the Choices We Make.

Strategy isn’t just for executives — it’s for anyone who wants to make a difference.

In this talk, we'll highlight questions, spark creative ideas and navigate with a focus on value rather than just deliverables.

Whether you're a designer, developer, or product manager, you have the power to drive change — starting with the choices you make.

The WCAG standard has been in place for over 20 years, and starting in June 2025, it will become a legal requirement in the EU to build websites that comply with universal design standards.

Despite this, new websites and apps that fail to meet these requirements continue to appear, unintentionally excluding people from participating fully in the digital society.

In this talk, you’ll gain insight into ten common reasons why web apps fail to be accessible and learn actionable strategies to overcome these challenges.

Whether you're a developer, designer, or decision-maker, this session will give you with the tools needed to create inclusive digital experiences that work for everyone.

Data Quality. A term that sounds important, but what does it really mean? And why should designers care? In a world where artificial intelligence relies on high-quality data to deliver results, data quality has become more critical than ever. Yet, it often remains a vague concept that few truly understand.

In this talk, we’ll break down the concept of data quality and demonstrate how designers play a key role in ensuring that data is not only collected correctly but is also of high quality. Through concrete examples and practical principles, you’ll learn how design can bridge the gap between usability and data quality – and how this can be the difference between mediocre and outstanding solutions in the world of AI.

Join us and discover how we can shape tomorrow’s data together – one design decision at a time!

This session provides the outlines on how we, in collaboration with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen), established a transformative program addressing both technology and processes for the National Road Database (Nasjonal vegdatabank).

By sharing insights from this journey, we aim to highlight practical strategies, challenges, and outcomes relevant to large-scale transformation programs in the public sector.

How can we ensure that an entire organization focuses on what truly matters—for both the customer and the business? How do we align teams around shared goals, foster a common understanding of priorities, and bridge the gap between strategic vision and day-to-day work?

In this session, we’ll explore how to maximize the impact of customer journey maps as a strategic tool. We’ll share how we combined business data, customer insights, and behavioral analytics within a structured framework—ensuring clear ownership and alignment with the organization’s top OKRs. No matter the role you’re in, you’ll learn how to turn customer journey maps into practical tools that drive real business results.

When writing tests, many developers want to remove the complexity of the system, focusing on the details at hand. To achieve this, we often reach for tools like mocking libraries. These libraries makes it easy to simulate dependencies and quickly test different scenarios. This allows you to focus on the details of the specific component you are testing.

While this may feel productive, that focus and speed can lead you into a trap. By testing implementation details, you are making assumptions on how the solution is built – assumptions that may not hold up over time. In this talk I will explore why testing behaviour, rather than implementation, is a better strategy in the long term.

When the creators of digital solutions put the users' needs aside in order to maximize their own profit, it happens that the dirty tricks are used. In these waters you have to navigate with a steady hand to end up where you want, with what you want. As a designer, it is useful to know the principles behind dark patterns because it also contributes to an understanding of how safe waters should look like.

Great teams don’t just execute tasks—they own the story behind the work. In high-performing, integrated teams, strategy isn’t handed over—it’s built together. This talk explores how storytelling aligns product, project, and strategy teams to minimize handovers, create shared understanding, and turn ideas into impact.💡 If you want things to work, make sure everyone is part of the same story.

Colors may seem simple, but creating effective color systems is anything but. Join me as I share what I've learned about colors from both design and development perspectives – from understanding color spaces like HSL and OKLCH to building cohesive palettes. This talk is suited for both designers and frontend developers looking to understand how to create and, more importantly, think about colors going into the future.

There will be demos!

Have you ever worked on a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that keeps growing in scope but never gets released? Does MVP sometimes feel like just another way to accelerate the output of your development team, or is it used simply to define the features of the next release?

As a strong advocate for MVP, I often see the concept misinterpreted. But what do “minimum,” “viable,” and “product” truly mean in the context of digital product development? How can a well-defined MVP help product teams succeed in an increasingly competitive landscape? And how can adopting a product mindset improve the way we scope and validate our solutions?

In this talk, I will introduce the MVP Sheet, a framework to help teams define what the first iteration of a product should include—and what can be addressed later. I will share my perspectives on the methodology, along with real world experiences from building minimum viable products. My goal is to inspire you to take a more outcome-driven and focused approach to product development, ultimately delivering greater value from your products and services.

This talk is designed for professionals involved in digital product development, including developers, designers, and members of cross-functional teams.

In a fast moving world, where digitalisation is the enabler for change, an agile approach to innovation, organisational change and sustainable businesses is needed. By combing ideas from business development with design thinking we have the toolkit for a collaborative journey where Variant facilitate and our customers own the result. Together we create shared knowledge and the result have a focus on actions, not slides. This is not a talk about Digital Strategy, a talk about Strategy for a digitalised world.

Marius and Jakob, Variant Trondheim's eminent quizmasters, take to the stage to cap off our regularly scheduled content with Who Wants to be a Refillionaire. With some of the most desirable prizes ever given out at any event in history, this quiz-based gameshow (which is legally distinct from any existing quiz-based gameshows) is sure to excite and delight.