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8:30am Monday, 07/19/2010
Test Driven Database Development
Databases
 Location: Portland 252
Tags: postgresql, agile, databases, testing, tdd, pgtap
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
David Wheeler (PostgreSQL Experts, Inc.)
Average rating: **...
(2.94, 16 ratings)
Learn how to apply the principals of test-driven development to developing a database schema. Read more.
1:30pm Monday, 07/19/2010
The Gearman Cookbook
Cloud Computing
 Location: D139/140
Tags: cloud, scalability, databases
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Eric Day (Rackspace Cloud), Brian Aker (HP)
Average rating: ***..
(3.87, 15 ratings)
Many people view topics like Map/Reduce and queue systems as advanced concepts that require in-depth knowledge and time consuming software setup. Gearman is changing all that by making this barrier to entry as low as possible with an open source, distributed job queuing system. This session dives into advanced use cases that demonstrate the power and flexibility of distributed architectures. Read more.
8:30am Tuesday, 07/20/2010
Introduction to Google App Engine
Cloud Computing
 Location: Portland 255
Tags: app, cloud, cloud_computing, infrastructure, java, web, php, google, mysql, scalability, python, nosql, linux, google_app_engine, app_engine, hosting, datastore, memcache, google_accounts, xmpp, email, sandbox, amazon, ec2, s3, salesforce, force_com, microsoft, azure, windows_live, sdk, api, lamp, task_queues, images, blobstore, gfs, bigtable, apps, apache
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Ikai Lan (Google, Inc.)
Average rating: **...
(2.89, 19 ratings)
Google App Engine is an development & hosting platform that lets you build & deploy web applications on Google's high-traffic infrastructure. You only need to upload your code: no more worrying about machines, storage, scalability! This tutorial introduces attendees to its architecture & various service APIs. In the hands-on lab, you'll build+deploy a real app to the cloud using Python in minutes! Read more.
1:30pm Tuesday, 07/20/2010
Practical Python Patterns
Python
 Location: E145/E146
Tags: python, patterns, coding, borg, template, dependency
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Alex Martelli (Google)
Average rating: ***..
(3.62, 21 ratings)
Design patterns can be very useful in Python (as in any other language) but there are right ways and wrong ways to choose which ones to implement, and how to implement. This advanced tutorial offers many practical examples of "the good, the bad, and the beautiful" ("the ugly" doesn't apply to Python!-) and some theoretical underpinnings for them. Read more.
  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Rackspace Hosting
  • (mt) Media Temple, Inc.
  • ActiveState
  • CommonPlaces
  • DB Relay
  • FireHost
  • GoDaddy
  • HP
  • HTSQL by Prometheus Research
  • Impetus Technologies Inc.
  • Infobright, Inc
  • JasperSoft
  • Kaltura
  • Marvell
  • Mashery
  • NorthScale, Inc.
  • Open Invention Network
  • OpSource
  • Oracle
  • Parallels
  • PayPal
  • Percona
  • Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
  • Rhomobile
  • Schooner Information Technology
  • Silicon Mechanics
  • SourceGear
  • Symbian
  • VoltDB
  • WSO2
  • Linux Pro Magazine

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