Tracks

No silver without its dross. This track will unearth some of the stunning, fascinating, elegant and extraordinarily good parts of this outstanding language of the web browser. Armed with knowledge of the true nature of JavaScript, you will go back to writing more reliable, readable and maintainable code.

No need to stand on ceremony. The next generation of software developers overwhelmingly endorse programming languages that are fluent and vibrant, performant and efficient. This track will cover some of the fascinating parts of Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Swift, Rust, Groovy, Go and other popular programming languages that will endure the test of time.

Not your mesmerizing mind bender. Attend this track to discover how AI and ML are being used in practice. Topics include ML use cases for solving today's software engineering problems, real-world scenarios of software practitioners working with data scientists to harness ML for their products/platforms, machine learning tooling.

Above all else, show the data. Attend this track for discussions around data engineering, data science and building data driven products. Topics include big data, distributed date, NoSQL, fast data, streaming data, sequential data, time series, image recognition, image processing, NLP/NLU, forecasting, data insights, visualisation.

Everything from Soup to Nuts. The promise of Serverless is so enticing, every software practitioner worth their salt wants to whet their appetite. At this track, you will learn from the wisdom of experts - concepts, processes, tools and practices essential to serverless architecture & design, cloud computing and distributed systems. You will learn to apply their approaches to real world problems and where Serverless fits in your architecture.

Each time, every single time, it is like life starting all over again. It's a practice that requires you to think like an architect, like a leader, understand the architectural elements, patterns, and styles necessary to create effective software architectures. Attend this track to learn the latest challenges, techniques, patterns, choices and technical aspects related to software architectures, as well as soft skills on your journey to becoming an effective Software Architect.

Batten down the hatches. The growing concerns and risks related with insecure software have brought increased attention to the need to combine security into the development process and thinking. This track distills the wisdom from experts who have successfully reduced the risk of running real systems in production through secure coding practices, defensive practices, acceptable tradeoffs, penetration testing and intrusion detection, DevSecOps, cloud security, encryption, applying the right choice of tools and technologies.

Polish the Soft in the Ware. Life is more than just code. Organizations are looking for full-bodied developers who can operate in multiple contexts, and transgress silos. Attend this track to learn everything from writing professionally, to holding meaningful discussions, from pacing software to saving time to staving complexity; Process-related best practices, tips to improve the quality of your code, managing your manager, developing more with less and creating BFF.