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SQL Server on Linux: Will it Perform or Not?

Slava Oks talks about SQL Server’s history, high-level architecture and dives into core of I/O Manager, Memory Manager, and Scheduler. Topics include lessons learned and experiences behind the scenes.

Slava Oks
on Mar 22, 2017

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44:45
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A Brief History of Unicode

Alex Blewitt discusses the origins of Unicode, why UTF8 is important, how character sets have evolved over time and the role Unicode has had in the evolution of many languages.

Alex Blewitt
on Jan 13, 2017

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45:39
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The History and Future of Wearable Computing and Virtual Experience

Amber Case talks about the road from VR to AR, the history and future of wearables, human augmentation, infrastructure, machine vision, computer backpacks, heads up displays, reality editing, etc.

Amber Case
on Dec 02, 2016

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40:12
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GIF: The Image Format that Keeps Giving

Igor Wiedler discusses GIF topics: compression, patents, legal trials, boycotts, browsers, color palettes and binary numbers.

Igor Wiedler
on Sep 16, 2016

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30:20
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Why Functional Programming Matters

John Hughes takes a deep dive into the history of functional programming to revisit a personal selection of highlights.

John Hughes
on Jul 05, 2016

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01:00:53
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Getting Uphill on a Candle: Crushed Spines, Detached Retinas and One Small Step

Brian Troutwine discusses aeronautics research attempting to convince listeners that moonshot projects should not be considered independently of their organizations and history.

Brian Troutwine
on Jun 11, 2016

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The Ghosts of Java Past, Present and Yet to Come

Steve Elliott covers the evolution of how Java came to be what it is today including some lesser known history, and takes a look at the current roadmap of Java going forwards.

Steve Elliott
on Mar 17, 2016

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47:50
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A Brief History of Chain Replication

Christopher Meiklejohn talks through a history of chain replication, starting with the original work from 2004 by van Renesse and Schneider up to new and unique designs of chain replication.

Christopher Meiklejohn
on Mar 13, 2016

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51:06
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The Last Programming Language

Robert Martin walks through some of the history of programming languages, and then prognosticates on the future of languages.

Robert Martin
on Feb 03, 2016

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55:43
Java

Java at 20 and Where We Are Going

This talk looks at where Java has come from and where it is going, including some of the things that may be in Java 9 such as Jigsaw, the sun.* changes, the G1 garbage collector, and VarHandles.

Steve Elliott
on Dec 24, 2015

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46:45
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Evolving Prolog

Michael Hendricks talks about how they used genetic algorithms to evolve Prolog programs based on historic data from peer to peer lending markets.

Michael Hendricks
on Nov 07, 2015

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48:20
Principles of Microservices

Sam Newman talks about the history of where microservices came from, what they are, the benefits and downsides, and the core principles to stick to do to them well.

Sam Newman
on Jul 01, 2015

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50:49