InfoQ Homepage Presentations
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A Pragmatic Introduction to Multicore Synchronization
Samy Bahra discusses high performance multicore synchronization, scalability bottlenecks in multicore systems and memory models, and scalable locking and lock-less synchronization.
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Where Next? Building a Career as a Technologist
Peter Bell discusses how to identify the ideal job, building a personal brand, balancing management and coding, freelance vs. full time and startup vs enterprise opportunities.
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Concurrency Options on the JVM
Jessica Kerr covers some of the concurrency tools existing in JVM languages including ExecutorService, Futures, Akka actors, and core.async coroutines, providing advice on writing deadlock-free code.
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Linux Kernel Hacking: A Crash Course
Georgi Knox conducts a hands on session overviewing the history of Linux, what the kernel is, what system calls are, how to write modules, how to build a kernel, etc.
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Modern Apps & Microservices
Bob Familiar introduces microservices, discussing their architecture and outlining cloud deployment scenarios, exemplified by a live demo on Microsoft Azure.
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Unleashing the Java 8 Tooling in Eclipse
Noopur Gupta shows how to get started with Java 8 in Eclipse, demonstrating how the new Java 8 constructs blend with the existing functionality in Eclipse.
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The Funny Thing About Innovation
Tim Reid, an innovation consultant and a comedy writer, shares the tricks of the trade that help comedy professionals stay fresh and original and shows how all can become as creative as comedians.
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Maximizing Throughput on Multicore Systems
Irina Guberman discusses maximizing throughput on multicore systems with Erlang and the Jobs framework by Ulf Wiger.
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Data Driven Product Development
Lyndon Maher, Paul McManus discuss data driven development, how to collect data, getting feedback, tools to use, and how to integrate a data-driven mentality into the team.
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Modeling Complex Game Economy with Neo4j
Yan Cui shares lessons learned using Neo4j to model the in-game economy of the "Here Be Monsters" game and automate the balancing process.
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Telling It Straight: EOA Panel
Ed McCann, Andrew Taylor and Deb Oxley (moderator) discuss the challenges and obstacles their companies faced in becoming employee owned, as well as the benefits and rewards.
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Mobile-first Architectures
Alexander Stigsen explores the challenges & opportunities in developing for the new mobile cloud, where most of the processing power is not in a datacenter but in the pockets of users.