Tracks

Monday Nov 7

Architectures You've Always Wondered About

You know the names. Now learn lessons from their architectures
Distributed Systems War Stories

“A distributed system is one in which the failure of a computer you didn't even know existed can render your own computer unusable.” - Lamport.
Containers Everywhere

State of the art in Container deployment, management, scheduling
Art of Relevancy and Recommendations

Lessons on the adoption of practical, real-world machine learning practices. AI & Deep learning explored.
Next Generation Web Standards, Frameworks, and Techniques

JavaScript, HTML5, WASM, and more... innovations targetting the browser
Optimize You

Keeping life in balance is a challenge. Learn lifehacks, tips, & techniques for success.

Next Generation Microservices

What will microservices look like in 3 years? What if we could start over?
Java: Are You Ready for This?

Real world lessons & prepping for JDK9. Reactive code in Java today, Performance/Optimization, Where Unsafe is heading, & JVM compile interface.
Big Data Meets the Cloud

Overviews and lessons learned from companies that have implemented their Big Data use-cases in the Cloud
Evolving DevOps

Lessons/stories on optimizing the deployment pipeline
Software Engineering Softskills

Great engineers do more than code. Learn their secrets and level up.
Modern CS in the Real World

Applied, practical, & real-world dive into industry adoption of modern CS ideas

Architecting for Failure

Your system will fail. Take control before it takes you with it.
Stream Processing

Stream Processing, Near-Real Time Processing
Bare Metal Performance

Native languages, kernel bypass, tooling - make the most of your hardware
Culture as a Differentiator

The why and how for building successful engineering cultures
//TODO: Security <-- fix this

Building security from the start. Stories, lessons, and innovations advancing the field of software security.
UX Reimagined

Bots, virtual reality, voice, and new thought processes around design. The track explores the current art of the possible in UX and lessons from early adoption.