Personal schedule for David Maxwell

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8:30am Monday, 07/20/2009
Automating Enterprise Workflow with Open Source Tools
Business, People, Web Applications
 Location: Meeting Room J2
Jim Brandt (Best Practical Solutions)
Average rating: ***..
(3.54, 13 ratings)
In difficult financial times, all businesses are looking to do more with less. Automating repetitive tasks with computers is one way to do this. This tutorial will discuss how to use open source tools to implement workflow using real-world examples. Read more.
1:30pm Monday, 07/20/2009
Git 101
Programming
 Location: Ballroom A4/A5
Scott Chacon (GitHub)
Average rating: ****.
(4.31, 13 ratings)
Git is a new distributed version control system that is fast, flexible, works offline and supports powerful local branching and easy merging that encourages non-linear workflows and makes developers far more productive and efficient. This tutorial will introduce you to Git, rid you of your SVN sins, and teach you how to become more efficient and productive as a programmer. Read more.
8:30am Tuesday, 07/21/2009
7 Principles of Better API Design
Perl, Programming
 Location: Ballroom A3/A6
Damian Conway (Thoughtstream)
Average rating: ****.
(4.34, 32 ratings)
This course presents a minimalist approach to interface design known as "S.A.T." Developed by Damian Conway over the past decade, this design philosophy can produce smaller, better focused, more usable module APIs. Read more.
1:30pm Tuesday, 07/21/2009
Doing Perl Right
Perl
 Location: Ballroom A4/A5
Paul Fenwick (Perl Training Australia), Jacinta Richardson (Perl Training Australia)
Average rating: ****.
(4.12, 24 ratings)
You already know some Perl. You've read a book, written a few scripts, maybe even a module, but are you sure you're doing it right? Languagues and techniques evolve over time, and Perl is no exception. This detailed tutorial covers many of the best modern and practical techniques in Perl, including Moose, autodie, Devel::NYTProf, Devel::Cover, PAR, Perl::Critic and more. Read more.
11:35am Friday, 07/24/2009
Scan Open Source Report 2008 and the Architecture Library
Programming, Security
 Location: Meeting Room B1/B4
David Maxwell (Coverity, Inc.)
This talk will present the 2008 results from the Scan Project, a Department of Homeland Security open source initiative run by Coverity, designed to improve the quality and security of popular open source projects used to power government and private websites. Read more.
  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • SourceForge.net
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Facebook
  • Gear6
  • Kaltura
  • Liferay
  • MindTouch
  • MySpace.com
  • Novell, Inc.
  • Open Invention Network
  • Rackspace Cloud
  • Schooner Information Technology
  • Silicon Mechanics
  • Symbian Foundation
  • Twilio
  • WSO2
  • Yabarana Corporation

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