Unselfish Testing
Explore strategies for creating maintainable unit tests that benefit the entire development team, focusing on unselfish testing practices to improve code quality and collaboration.
Practicalities of Fighting for a Free Internet
Insights on fighting for internet freedom, addressing mass surveillance, protecting rights, and reclaiming digital privacy in the post-Snowden era.
Professional Data - Wrestling Techniques Using Elasticsearch's Aggregation Framework
Explore Elasticsearch's Aggregation Framework for powerful data analysis. Learn techniques to extract insights from large datasets, including housing, crime, emails, and movie recommendations.
Deeper Data Dimensions with Kibana
Explore open-source log analysis with Kibana in this demo-heavy session. Learn about past, present, and future developments for efficient data visualization and analysis.
Shield Your Cluster - Security and Elasticsearch
Comprehensive guide to securing Elasticsearch clusters, covering authentication, access control, and integration. Explores various security measures and their implementation in ELK environments.
New Concurrency Utilities in Java 8
Explore Java 8's new concurrency utilities, focusing on CompletableFuture. Learn how these tools enhance asynchronous programming and improve thread management in Java applications.
Navigating Politics in Agile Lean Initiatives
Explore strategies for managing political dynamics in Agile and Lean implementations, addressing escalating tensions and improving team effectiveness in complex organizational environments.
Let Me Graph That For You
Explore graph databases for modeling complex, connected data. Learn about Cypher query language, fraud analysis, and path-based operations through real-world examples.
Programming in Interesting Times
Explore the recent explosion of programming languages, their rise to popularity, and the implications for developers in today's rapidly evolving tech landscape.
The Functional Final Frontier
Exploring functional programming's potential to advance UI development beyond MVC, focusing on ClojureScript's Om library and its approach to component modularity and abstraction.
Functional Principles for Object-Oriented Development
Explore functional programming principles applicable to OO development. Learn techniques for clearer, higher-quality code in Java and C#, drawing insights from both paradigms to enhance your development skills.
Introducing Scrum in an Enterprise
Practical tips for implementing Scrum in large organizations, based on real-world experiences. Learn where to start, how to proceed, and who to involve for successful enterprise-wide Scrum adoption.
Web Platform - The Secure Parts
Explore secure client-side web development techniques with Google Chrome developer advocate Mike West. Learn to leverage the right parts of web specifications for robust application security.
Beyond the Polar Bear
Explore domain modeling for improved UX, SEO, and content organization. Learn to structure websites organically, enhancing findability and user journeys through meaningful topic connections.
The Cognitive Abilities of Human Beings
Explore psychological theories behind user difficulties in interface design. Understand cognitive abilities to create more effective and user-friendly systems.
Computing like the Brain - the Path to Machine Intelligence
Explore neocortical theory, sparse distributed representations, and brain-inspired predictions. Learn about Grok, a product using neocortical memory models, and the NuPIC open source project.
Functional Reactive Programming with RxJava
Explore functional reactive programming with RxJava for composing asynchronous, event-based programs using observable sequences. Learn implementation techniques for highly concurrent web services.
Defensive Programming - A Look at How to Break Your Web App
Explore common web security vulnerabilities and learn defensive programming techniques to protect your applications, with live demonstrations and practical examples.
Knock Knock - Understanding Who is Using Your Web Applications
Exploring advanced authentication techniques to enhance web application security without compromising user experience. Learn to prevent fraud and abuse through intelligent user verification.
Lambdas in Java - A Peek under the Hood
Explore lambda expressions in Java SE 8, their implementation using invokedynamic, and the performance implications. Gain insights into JVM architecture and language design.
Following Google or Don't Follow the Followers, Follow the Leader
Explores why following Google's technological decisions can be beneficial, highlighting their scale, innovation, and talent pool as key factors in shaping industry trends and best practices.