APIs are consumed by programs, but those programs are built by humans. A good API is one that both programs and humans enjoy using. That means the API not only has to be powerful and responsive, but usable, too. Using examples like Twilio, Twitter, and FourSquare, we’ll discuss what makes …
Of all the strange new languages gaining popularity today, Clojure, with its roots in the alien world of Lisp, may well be the strangest. It is also, its proponents insist, by far the most powerful. They’ll show you weird and incomprehensible proofs of this—macros, lazy lists, monads, what have you—that …
In the words of John Gage, “The network is the computer”. At the heart of everything we do is a complex system of infrastructure from which we are often abstracted. For general application development this abstraction provides the convenience of simplifying our efforts. With a growing number of mobil applications …
Taking traditional Java server-side applications to the multitenant cloud entails lots of challenges. This session shares JFrog’s experience of creating a SaaS offering, which is currently being used successfully by the Java community.
Do you actually know how deliberately acquire, sharpen, and retain a technical skill? This talk discusses common strategies to enable you to be more focused, creative and productive while learning, by using play, exploration, and ultimately failure. You’ll leave knowing several “Experiential Learning” patterns and techniques that can help you …
Over the years, Web protocols have become pervasive and are used everywhere. This session looks at the history and evolution of Web protocols, from good old HTTP to HTML5’s WebSocket, and covers emerging protocols such as SPDY and their support in the Servlet specification and the Java ecosystem.
