Damian Conway

Damian Conway
CEO and Chief Trainer, Thoughtstream

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Damian Conway is an internationally renowned speaker, author, and trainer, and a prominent contributor to the Perl community. Currently he runs Thoughtstream, an international IT training company that provides programmer training from beginner to masterclass level throughout Europe, North America, and Australasia. Most of his spare time is spent working with Larry Wall on the design and explication of the Perl 6 programming language. He has a PhD in Computer Science and is an honorary Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University, Australia.

Sessions

8:30am Monday, 07/20/2009
Perl 6: Why? What? How?
Perl
 Location: Meeting Room B1/B4
Damian Conway (Thoughtstream)
Average rating: ****.
(4.76, 21 ratings)
This half-day tutorial provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the new language, specifically designed to get current Perl 5 programmers up to speed on the new and powerful features of Perl 6. 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.
1:45pm Wednesday, 07/22/2009
Perl 6 Update
Perl
 Location: Meeting Room J2
Larry Wall (The Wall Nuthouse), Damian Conway (Thoughtstream)
Average rating: ****.
(4.09, 22 ratings)
Larry Wall and Damian Conway will present the latest features of Perl 6, and discuss the on-going implementation of the new Perl. Read more.
11:35am Friday, 07/24/2009
The Conway Channel
Perl
 Location: Ballroom A4/A5
Damian Conway (Thoughtstream)
Average rating: ****.
(4.47, 19 ratings)
The usual smorgasbord of new and improbably useful modules beamed straight into your mind from the secret island hideaway of Perl's own Dr Evil. Read more.
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