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Databases Made Easy
Rob Sutter shows how new algorithms enable databases that provide consistency, relations, scale, distribution, and speed without sacrificing the developer experience.
Software Engineering
The sessions listed here will introduce you to languages, tools, or ideas you can use to level up. Many of these sessions touch on core concepts essential to modern development, such as scalable architecture and managing projects with Git. With such a range of topics, there’s something for developers of all levels.
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4 Trends to Watch in Backend Development
Monarch Wadia looks at how serverless platforms, powerful APIs, subscription-based developer tools, and one-stop-shop cloud hosts are changing backend development.
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Decoupling Frontends and Backends with GraphQL
Anant Jhingran will explore whether GraphQL can bridge the divide between the backend and frontend developers by meeting the needs of both.
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Introducing Redis, the Database that Developers Love!
Simon Prickett explores what Redis is, why developers like it so much, and when to use its unique capabilities.
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Build a Virtual Agent with JavaScript and Natural Language Processing
Dave Nugent will demonstrate how to build a smart agent using natural language processing.
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An Intro to Gradient Descent in Javascript
Matt Dupree will walk through how gradient descent can be used to form predictions in a machine learning models.