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Securing the Social Web by Moving Beyond Client-Server Security
Tyler Close considers that the old client-server security model is no longer viable and a new security web model is needed, presenting tools and techniques to secure the social web apps of today.
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Adopting the JVM
Ola Bini offers advice to those interested in using the JVM with languages other than Java, talking about language interoperability, polyglot patterns, build tools, tweaking the JVM, and JVM tools.
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Yes, SQL!
Uri Cohen presents the key characteristics of SQL and NoSQL databases and how to create a layer on top of distributed data stores in order to use SQL to query for data.
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Brownfield Software - Industrial Waste or Business Fertilizer?
Josh Graham addresses 10 myths related to working on legacy software, attempting to prove that one can make good use of legacy code without having to rewrite the entire thing.
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BDD with Puppet & Cucumber
Tom Sulston explains how to manage systems with Cucumber and Puppet based on BDD principles, including practical tricks and pitfalls. The session demoes using those tools.
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RESTful SOA in the Real World
Sastry Malladi presents different ways used by the industry to implement a RESTful SOA, detailing how eBay did it in order to achieve performance, and what lessons can be taken from that.
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Consistency Models in New Generation Databases
Roger Bodamer talks about consistency models in NoSQL databases, showing how different products deal with replication, multiple copies of information, consistency, failover, high availability.
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Being Elastic - Evolving Programming for the Cloud
Randy Shoup discusses the cloud programming model, covering topics such as state/statelessness, distribution, workload partitioning, cost and resource metering, automation, and deployment strategies.
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JRuby: Apples and Oranges
Thomas Enebo explains the basics of JRuby, showing what’s different from Java, how Java and JRuby interact with each other, and some examples demonstrating the usefulness of a complementary language.
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From E to EcmaScript and Back Again
Mark Miller on how E and Caja influenced the EcmaScript 5 standard so it can be a secure language, enabling the creation of safe mashups, and how Dr. SES enables secure distributed computing.
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Agile Does Not Guarantee Value Creation
Leonardo Mattiazzi considers that Scrum and XP are not enough, and complementary Lean principles and practices are necessary to create an Agile culture across the entire enterprise in order to succeed
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Erjang - A JVM-based Erlang VM
Kresten Krab Thorup emphasizes existing problems with the Java concurrency model, explaining when to use Erjang, a JVM-based Erlang VM, built around the process and actor concepts.