You Have No Idea How Hard It Is To Run a Sweatshop
Explore game design's impact on society, intentionality in creation, and the power of games to convey messages. Delve into diverse topics while examining how to craft meaningful, purposeful gaming experiences.
Generational ZGC and Beyond
Explore advancements in Java's ZGC, including generational garbage collection and future improvements, for enhanced performance and efficiency in memory management.
Respecting Player Fantasies in Dating Sims
Explore player types, romance styles, and character design in dating sims. Learn to match player expectations and create engaging experiences in this genre-specific game design talk.
Building a Backend-less URL Shortener
Learn to build a serverless URL shortener using only YAML, integrating authorization and a database for scalability while reducing latency and costs. Explore gateway-based business logic and security.
You Really Don't Need All that JavaScript, I Promise
Challenging JavaScript-first development, this talk explores practical strategies for building interactive websites with minimal reliance on JavaScript frameworks, emphasizing a balanced approach to web development.
Good Enough Architecture
Explore strategies for balancing architectural focus in software development, examining real-world examples to inspire better practices and avoid common pitfalls in system design.
Scaling up an iOS Codebase
Explore challenges and solutions for scaling iOS codebases, covering engineering and cultural aspects of framework development and versioning in Swift.
Serverless 2.0 - Get Started with the PLONK Stack
Discover the PLONK stack for Cloud Native Applications, combining Prometheus, Linkerd2, OpenFaaS, NATS, and Kubernetes to create a complete PaaS/FaaS solution, reducing friction for developers working with Kubernetes.
Battle of the Circuit Breakers - Resilience4J vs Istio
Comparison of Circuit Breaker implementations in Resilience4J and Istio for microservices fault tolerance, exploring pros and cons of each approach in Kubernetes environments.
Visualizing Cloud Systems
Explore effective visualization techniques for cloud-native systems, microservices, and serverless architectures to enhance solution design and implementation in this insightful presentation.
The Database Unbundled - Commit Logs in an Age of Microservices
Explore unbundling databases using distributed commit logs in microservice architectures. Learn how event-based integration with Apache Kafka can solve traditional integration challenges and create flexible, scalable systems.
Azure Serverless for Developers
Explore Azure Functions and Cosmos DB integration for serverless development. Learn to build, debug, and deploy data-focused functions, leveraging built-in integrations and configurations for efficient, infrastructure-free coding.
Nullable Reference Types in C# 8
Explore nullable reference types in C# 8 with Jon Skeet, covering syntax, expectations, and potential surprises through live coding and in-depth explanations.
Think Like a Hacker
Explore hacker mindsets and strategies to enhance system security. Learn practical steps for protecting data, improving authentication, and addressing vulnerabilities in your organization's digital infrastructure.
Monolith Decomposition Patterns
Explore patterns for incrementally decomposing monolithic systems into microservices while maintaining feature delivery. Learn strategies for migrating functionality from legacy systems and vendor products.
White-Hat Attention Jacking for Accessibility, Fun and Profit
Explore psychological principles and design techniques to capture and maintain user attention, enhancing accessibility and user experience for diverse audiences, including those with cognitive challenges.
Designing APIs for 150 Million Orders
Strategies for designing scalable APIs to handle high-volume orders, focusing on DDD, microservices, and frontend best practices like BFF and SSR for modern, distributed systems.
How to Become a Great Software Architect
Discover essential skills beyond technical expertise for becoming an exceptional software architect. Learn decision-making strategies, teamwork, and soft skills crucial for success in this role.
A Kick in the Butt for Developers
Guidance on taking responsibility and initiative as a developer. Learn to improve codebases, negotiate deadlines, understand customer needs, and proactively solve problems instead of complaining.
OAuth Tokens As Your Identity API
Explore OAuth and OpenID Connect for secure, scalable identity management in distributed systems. Learn to leverage tokens for user permissions, tracing, and delegation across complex networks.
The Sincerest Form of Flattery - How Java & Scala are Imitating Functional Languages
Explore how Java and Scala incorporate functional programming concepts, comparing their approaches to generics, closures, and pattern matching for more expressive and efficient code.