What leaders can learn from the Millennium Bug

At LDX3 2025, Google staff engineer Amir Safavi revisited the Y2K “Millennium Bug” as a case study in successful engineering coordination.

By Chantal Kapani

August 11, 2025

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes

At LeadDev’s LDX3 2025 conference, Amir Safavi revisited Y2K – a global crisis that never happened – to uncover what it tells the sector about engineering trade-offs, coordinated problem-solving, and how to future-proof systems today.

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Chantal Kapani

Chantal is a staff writer at LeadDev, exploring emerging trends and telling stories that spark meaningful conversations in software leadership.

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