Programming Videos and Tutorials
JavaScript, like English, is the language of commerce and is spoken everywhere – usually badly. Like English there is widespread debate about the best way to speak JavaScript – and if there even *is* a good way. Like English, JavaScript is a mix of idioms and syntaxes borrowed or stolen …
Stack Overflow is developed with a hands-on approach, where practical facts always trump theoretical concerns and this allows us to have a unique blend of techniques and approaches to coding. This talk presents Stack Overflow’s usage of application architecture, coding abstractions, continuous deployment, methodology. I will give demos of our …
What is “secure code”? This session introduces you to a safe mindset when developing applications. Learn how to make the concept of “trust” a first class citizen in your code, and know what to look for when reviewing code for security vulnerabilities. Secure coding patterns will make your code cleaner, …
You approach the legacy codebase with trepidation. If the vine-draped entrance and collapsing roof weren’t enough warning, traces of previous explorers before you lie scattered about, caught in bizarre traps and oubliettes. What next, snakes?!
Everybody says “legacy” code or “inherited” code. This presentation shows you why the meaning that this word carries can discourage you from doing your work well. The presenter uses linguistic, dictionaries, logic, psychology and back his claim with experiments and studies done so far. When folks say “inherited” or “legacy” …
In the international bestseller Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explains how we, as human beings, think and reason and, perhaps surprisingly, how our thought processes are often fundamentally flawed and biased. This session explores the ideas presented in the book in the context of professional software development.
