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Neo4j - The Benefits of Graph Databases

Community
Architecture,
Java
Topics
Persistence,
Database Design

This presentation covers the definition of a graph database (information structured as mathematical graphs with nodes, relationships and properties) and their advantages when dealing with data that is difficult to fit in static tables, is rapidly evolving, or that has a lot of optional attributes. The flexibility of graph databases better support agile development and schema evolution.

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Presentation: Meeting the Challenge of Simplicity

Community
Architecture
Topics
User Interface,
Design,
Usability,
Customers & Requirements

This session addresses the abstract notion of simplicity, looks at why it is critical in modern UI design and answers questions: Why does simplicity matter? Is there a meaningful definition of simplicity? Why do design processes and good intentions undermine simplicity? What processes and techniques can software developers use to achieve simplicity?

Presentation: The State of the DSL Art in Ruby

Community
Ruby
Topics
Language Design,
Domain Specific Languages,
Language

In this talk Glenn Vanderburg discusses what the Ruby community has learned about building DSLs, and shows how to build state-of-the-art DSLs without going overboard.

Articles about QCon

Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned from QCon London 2009

Community
Agile,
Java,
Architecture,
.NET,
Ruby,
SOA
Topics
Events

This article presents the main takeway points as seen by the many attendees who blogged about QCon. Comments are organized by tracks and sessions: Keynotes, Interviews, Tutorials, Web as a Platform, Emerging languages in the enterprise, Real World SOA, Systems that never stop, Architectures in Financial Applications, Agile Organisational patterns, Historically bad ideas, Java.Next and many more!

Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned from QCon San Francisco 2008

Community
Agile,
Java,
Architecture,
.NET,
Ruby,
SOA
Topics
Events

This article presents the main takeway points as seen by the many attendees who blogged about QCon. Comments are organized by tracks and sessions: Keynotes, Interviews, RESTFul Web Integration in Practice, Solutions Track, Performance and Scalability, Being Agile, Ruby in the Enterprise, Cloud Computing, Functional/Concurrent Programming Applied, Effective design and Clean code, and many more!

Presentations about QCon

Realistic about Risk: Software development with Real Options

Community
Agile
Topics
Agile Techniques

This session introduces Real Options and shows how it can help in running your project. Real Options is a decision-making process based on Financial Option Theory and Applied Psychology that can be used to manage risk. Applying Real Options to software development explains why many of the Agile practices are so successful.

Writing DSLs in Groovy

Community
Architecture,
Java
Topics
Domain Specific Languages

In this presentation recorded at QCon London 2009, after a short introduction to DSLs, Scott Davis plays with the keyboard showing how to approach the creation of a DSL by typing working snippets of Groovy code that get executed in front of the audience.

Interviews about QCon

A Conversation with Sr. Tony Hoare

Community
Architecture
Topics
Programming

Sir Tony Hoare answers questions about his background, his relationship with Microsoft Research, his interest in "Unifying Theories of Programming," and numerous other topics in the area of programming, correctness, formal analysis of programs, and even type systems. Also addressed: concurrency, null-references, and even buffer overflows.

David Pollak On Lift Framework and Scala

Community
Java,
Ruby
Topics
Web Frameworks,
Dynamic Languages

David Pollak talks about using Scala to write the Lift web development framework and his desire to write a productive framework that allows the developer to write concise code on top of a very strongly typed language.