Keavy McMinn is part of the internal tools team at Github. She gives an insight into some of the internal tools used at Github and discusses the importance of building and using software that enables and supports your team, whether onsite or distributed, to be more productive, informed, motivated and …
Whether you are using a statically typed or dynamically typed language, there is typically a rigid separation between writing code and running code. Smalltalk environments focused on running code where writing code was actually a function of the running program. However, this approach was usually implemented using a snapshot of …
Once the realm of shadowy government organizations, cryptography now permeates computing. Unfortunately, it is difficult to get correct and most developers know just enough to be harmful for their projects. Together, we’ll go through the basics of modern cryptography and where things can go horribly wrong.
Charles Chaplin was intimately involved in crafting every part of his movies. His development techniques and approach to story design challenged the popular film making techniques of his day. What are the similarities and differences between Chaplin’s film making approach and how we create software? What insights can we gather …
Big data technologies let you work with any velocity, volume, or variety of data in a highly productive environment. This session seeks to answer questions such as “what is big data,” “how can I use unstructured data,” and “how can I integrate data collections from different sources” using Hadoop with …
There are several current trends that are forcing application architectures to evolve. Users expect a rich, interactive and dynamic user experience on a wide variety of clients including mobile devices. Applications must be highly scalable, highly available and run on cloud environments. Organizations often want to frequently roll out updates, …
