DevOps is a young but fast evolving discipline. Like other young practices, the community may still be discovering itself. As more people learn from their experience or incorporate experiences from other backgrounds, DevOps continues to mature.
DevOpsDays is one of those events where the DevOps community gathers together and share experiences. This year, there's a lot of topics where people start stepping back and build a model around the practice of DevOps. There were a lot of DevOps talks that started using math to describe the practice this year.