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Native browser support for Web Components is underway, providing web developers with powerful new APIs. Web Components allow developers to create reusable components without a framework. During this talk we’ll learn about the Custom Elements, Template, and Shadow Dom specifications with code examples and different tools to help you utilize these new APIs. We’ll also […]

Have you ever wondered how you could add voice, telephone, SMS, MMS, messaging, video, meeting, or fax (yes – I said fax) capabilities to your web app? Learn how easy it is to build in all of these with HTTP based APIs and take your application beyond the browser. For this session we’ll focus on […]

Stack Overflow is a great site for learning and sharing developer knowledge, but it takes reputation to make the site easy to use. Specifically, 1500 points allows you to create tags and 2000 enables you to edit posts and use the site like a wiki. In this session we’ll cover site policies, culture and how […]

Full Stack Web Developers know how every aspect of their web apps work in concert with each other, but a Full Stack Blockchain Developer has a set of knowledge specifically for building apps that run. Enabled by smart contracts, distributed applications (dapps) read and write to the blockchain, but put the user in control of […]

Ever implemented or purchased something that didn’t actually solve your problem and hindsight felt 20/20? There’s a way to bring that hindsight forward and have clarity when you start. Business analysis helps individuals and teams figure out the right problem to solve and the best way to solve it. This talk will explore how to […]

“What will be your job title in the year before your retirement?” This is a question most software developers struggle with, in large part because there haven’t been generations of engineers before us that have matured through the IT workforce and on to retirement. What career paths will we follow to remain technical while still being […]

As a copy editor working in tech, Kara Ferguson sees many of the same flaws in writing over and over again. Being a developer isn’t only about writing code. Devs must be able to communicate via verbal and written means properly. Sometimes, it’s something as simple as writing an email or message in Slack to […]

While there is some truth to “some amount of innate talent is required to be a true artist”, it’s not necessarily so in learning how to design. And as developers, we’ve all found ourselves struggling when called on to be both the designer and developer of a website. There are processes and techniques you can […]

So many times our customers need a simple routine that can be executed on a routine basis but the solution doesn’t need to be an elaborate solution without going the trouble of setting servers and other infrastructure. Serverless computer is the abstraction of servers, infrastructure, and operating systems and make getting solutions to your customer’s […]

The first PHP conference I ever went to changed my life. I saw Ed Finkler talking about his struggles with mental health issues. I related so well with everything he said and was shocked to find out not everyone feels this way. Come learn about Open Sourcing Mental Illness, a nonprofit built on a movement […]