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Neal Ford

Neal Ford
meme wrangler, ThoughtWorks

Website | @neal4d | Attendee Directory Profile

Neal Ford is Software Architect and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks, a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end software development and delivery. He is also the designer and developer of applications, instructional materials, magazine articles, courseware, video/DVD presentations, and author and/or editor of 6 books spanning a variety of technologies, including the most recent The Productive Programmer. He focuses on designing and building of large-scale enterprise applications. He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker, speaking at over 100 developer conferences worldwide, delivering more than 600 talks. Check out his web site at www.nealford.com. He welcomes feedback and can be reached at nford@thoughtworks.com.

Sessions

1:30pm Monday, 07/25/2011
Functional Thinking
Java: Craftsmanship
 Location: A106
Tags: java, programming, functional_programming, tools_and_techniques, craftsmanship
Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks)
Average rating: ****.
(4.09, 11 ratings)
Learning the syntax of a new language is easy, but learning to think under a different paradigm is hard. This session helps you transition from a Java writing imperative programmer to a functional programmer, using Java, Clojure and Scala for examples. Read more.
1:30pm Tuesday, 07/26/2011
4 Practical Uses for Domain Specific Languages
Java: JVM
 Location: A105
Tags: tools_and_techniques, craftsmanship, dsl
Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks)
Average rating: ****.
(4.67, 6 ratings)
Domain Specific Languages seem like a cool idea, but where's the payoff? This talk provides an overview of how to build both internal and external DSLs (including the state of the art tools), stopping along the way to show how this is practical to your day job. Read more.
1:40pm Thursday, 07/28/2011
Presentation Patterns - A Recipe for Better Education
Geek Lifestyle
 Location: D138
Tags: education, patterns, presenting, talks, book
Matthew McCullough (GitHub, Inc.), Neal Ford (ThoughtWorks), Nathaniel Schutta (ntschutta.com)
Average rating: ****.
(4.00, 13 ratings)
Giving a presentation is a scary experience for most developers. Yet, worrisome as they are, they are a great way to influence technical decisions. They aid informed choices through the distribution of pertinent knowledge. Our highly actionable "Gang of Four" style patterns illustrate tried-and-true ways to build technical presentations that inform, convince and inspire. Read more.