2017 Schedule

The schedule is carefully curated to ensure actionable takeaways, opportunities to network and discuss new ideas

Conference: Thurs. 18 May, 2017

Time Backend Frontend Platforms
8:00 amRegistration (Day 1)
8:45 amWelcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 amOffline First Application Development with PouchDB Trip OttingerYou’re Not a Special Snowflake: An Introduction to Ember.js Andrew AskinsCross-platform game development with Haxe and OpenFL Phillip Gibson
9:45 amBreak
10:00 amCancelled SessionAn Introduction Into Test Driven JavaScript Development Allen MoorePractical Performance Tips to Make Your Cross Platform Mobile Apps Faster Doris Chen
10:45 amBreak
11:00 amIntro to Couch DB 2.0 Tom WilsonCreating a Solid Web Application Architecture Using Angular (2+) and ASP.NET Core Web API Richard TaylorWordPress As An Application Foundation Lance Cleveland
11:45 amLunch (provided)
1:30 pm50 Shades of Database Performance Optimization Bryana KnightFront-End UX Development with SkyUX Jamin QuimbyBuilding Large-Scale Single Page Applications (SPA) Anurag Sinha
2:15 pmBreak
2:30 pmBuild a Lunch-Picking iPhone App With React Native Nathan HallModern, Flexible, Frontend Workflows with Webpack Julien MelissasHumpty Dumpty: A Story of DevOps Gone Wrong Emily Freeman
3:15 pmBreak
3:30 pmReady, Set, Release Bobby EarlTypeScript in Action Doris Chen#Serverless - Deep Dive on AWS Lambda Alfonso Cabrera
4:30 pmEarly-ish Happy Hour

Conference: Fri. 19 May, 2017

Time Backend Frontend Platforms
8:00 amRegistration (Day 2)
8:30 amServerless Framework: Automated AWS Lambda + API Gateway Using Node.js Ronak RaithathaThe Dr. Seuss Guide to Code Craftsmanship Emily FreemanOpenWhisk: A Perfect Mix? Mike Astle
9:15 amBreak
9:30 amLeverage Node.js for Mobile Test Automation Stacy KirkFull Stack Functional JavaScript Tom WilsonBuilding Smarter Apps with Cognitive APIs Pavel Veller
10:15 amBreak
10:30 amHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Like Automated Testing Nick ShepherdActionable Advice for Moving Faster as a Front-end Engineer Saimon SharifDeveloping IoT and Smart Devices at Scale with the Cloud Tara Walker
11:15 amBreak
11:30 amA Fundamental Formula for Microservices using Docker Ian PhilpotThe State of State-Management in React Pavan PodilaHaxicab Confessions David Coursey
12:15 pmLunch (provided)
1:30 pmOvercoming the Challenges of Mentoring Kim Crayton
2:00 pmAll The Things I Did Wrong (As a Developer) Adam Smith
2:30 pmClosing Remarks

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