Conference: Nov 13-15, 2017
 Workshops: Nov 16-17, 2017
Topic: Growth
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Tracks
Monday Nov 7
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          Architectures You've Always Wondered About    
  
You know the names. Now learn lessons from their architectures
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          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.
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          Containers Everywhere    
  
State of the art in Container deployment, management, scheduling
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          Art of Relevancy and Recommendations    
  
Lessons on the adoption of practical, real-world machine learning practices. AI & Deep learning explored.
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          Next Generation Web Standards, Frameworks, and Techniques    
  
JavaScript, HTML5, WASM, and more... innovations targetting the browser
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          Optimize You    
  
Keeping life in balance is a challenge. Learn lifehacks, tips, & techniques for success.
 
Tuesday Nov 8
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          Next Generation Microservices    
  
What will microservices look like in 3 years? What if we could start over?
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          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.
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          Big Data Meets the Cloud    
  
Overviews and lessons learned from companies that have implemented their Big Data use-cases in the Cloud
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          Evolving DevOps    
  
Lessons/stories on optimizing the deployment pipeline
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          Software Engineering Softskills    
  
Great engineers do more than code. Learn their secrets and level up.
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          Modern CS in the Real World    
  
Applied, practical, & real-world dive into industry adoption of modern CS ideas
 
Wednesday Nov 9
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          Architecting for Failure    
  
Your system will fail. Take control before it takes you with it.
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          Stream Processing    
  
Stream Processing, Near-Real Time Processing
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          Bare Metal Performance    
  
Native languages, kernel bypass, tooling - make the most of your hardware
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          Culture as a Differentiator    
  
The why and how for building successful engineering cultures
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          //TODO: Security <-- fix this    
  
Building security from the start. Stories, lessons, and innovations advancing the field of software security.
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          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.
 



