Presentation: The Operating System in 2018
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Abstract
Why care about the operating system any more? Linux has been around for decades aren't we just done? Actually, there is a huge set of shifts happening in the operating system, and this talk will explain these changes. The operating system space is getting interesting again!
First, performance is changing everything. The development of faster networking, now at 100Gb and above, combined with faster flash storage, means that our tools need to change in order to make all that performance available to applications and to keep tail latency under control. This led to the development of userspace drivers and a whole new high-performance programming language in the Linux kernel, eBPF.
Another major change is that emulation is back. Microsoft has Linux running natively on Windows, while Google has gVisor, which emulates Linux on Linux. Why is this happening, and what are the use cases? What new directions will emulation take us?
Two things though have not changed much yet. The programming languages used in operating systems are pretty much unchanged, with C dominating, and the use of alternatives to the traditional OS, such as unikernels, microkernels and other alternatives have been slow. We look at why this is and how it may change.
Tracks
Monday, 5 November
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Microservices / Serverless Patterns & Practices
Evolving, observing, persisting, and building modern microservices
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Practices of DevOps & Lean Thinking
Practical approaches using DevOps & Lean Thinking
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JavaScript & Web Tech
Beyond JavaScript in the Browser. Exploring WebAssembly, Electron, & Modern Frameworks
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Modern CS in the Real World
Thoughts pushing software forward, including consensus, CRDT's, formal methods, & probabilistic programming
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Modern Operating Systems
Applied, practical, & real-world deep-dive into industry adoption of OS, containers and virtualization, including Linux on Windows, LinuxKit, and Unikernels
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Optimizing You: Human Skills for Individuals
Better teams start with a better self. Learn practical skills for IC
Tuesday, 6 November
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Architectures You've Always Wondered About
Next-gen architectures from the most admired companies in software, such as Netflix, Google, Facebook, Twitter, & more
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21st Century Languages
Lessons learned from languages like Rust, Go-lang, Swift, Kotlin, and more.
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Emerging Trends in Data Engineering
Showcasing DataEng tech and highlighting the strengths of each in real-world applications.
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Bare Knuckle Performance
Killing latency and getting the most out of your hardware
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Socially Conscious Software
Building socially responsible software that protects users privacy & safety
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Delivering on the Promise of Containers
Runtime containers, libraries, and services that power microservices
Wednesday, 7 November
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Applied AI & Machine Learning
Applied machine learning lessons for SWEs, including tech around TensorFlow, TPUs, Keras, PyTorch, & more
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Production Readiness: Building Resilient Systems
More than just building software, building deployable production ready software
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Developer Experience: Level up your Engineering Effectiveness
Improving the end to end developer experience - design, dev, test, deploy, operate/understand.
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Security: Lessons Attacking & Defending
Security from the defender's AND the attacker's point of view
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Future of Human Computer Interaction
IoT, voice, mobile: Interfaces pushing the boundary of what we consider to be the interface
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Enterprise Languages
Workhorse languages found in modern enterprises. Expect Java, .NET, & Node in this track