Björn Schulz

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• Germany

• SAP Mentor since 2025

Björn has been working as a software engineer at REWE digital since 2017. He is responsible for ABAP development, best practices and ABAP architecture. The company is currently undergoing a transformation from R/3 to S/4HANA and BTP. The associated challenges need to be solved. Since 2019 he has been blogging about modern ABAP development on his own blog software-heroes.com. There you will also find topics such as challenges in upskilling, open source and best practices. Since 2023 Björn has been deputy spokesperson in the AK Development (Working Group) of the DSAG and is in close contact with SAP developers from the German-speaking community. As a speaker at events such as DSAG Technology Days, ABAPConf or TechEd, he enjoys sharing knowledge and experiences in the community.

Topics of interest: ABAP Development (Full Stack), Clean Core, ABAP Cloud, ABAP Environment, SAP Build, SAP BTP

Björn, what inspired you to become an SAP Mentor?

In my daily work, I often exchange ideas with colleagues from SAP. We talk about current topics and roadmaps, but also about problems and errors that we find in current processes. The exchange has motivated me to delve deeper into the topic of current knowledge and to keep up with the latest developments from SAP. As an SAP mentor, I would like to look to the future and, in the shared exchange, provide my feedback on current developments in the ABAP area. In addition to ABAP, I would also like to broaden my perspective and examine the various aspects, such as cloud, no-code and low code.

What advice would like to share with other SAP community members?

ABAP development is currently undergoing major changes with many new methodologies, frameworks and challenges. As developers, learning is part of everyday life and we want to deliver the best possible source code. But this also requires many new skills that we may never have learned before. Test-driven development, clean code and good OO design are standard today. That's why every developer should be involved in modern development today. "Every day a little better," as the old motto of my company was. In the end, writing down and sharing knowledge not only helps you learn, but others can learn from these experiences.

Another important piece of advice I would give is: get involved in the SAP community, exchange ideas with other SAP developers, architects and consultants and learn how things work in other companies. Much of this will be an inspiration for everyday life and your own processes. This way we can learn together to become even better.