Personal schedule for Clinton N. Dreisbach

Based off the popular title 'The Well-Grounded Java Developer', this tutorial covers four major themes (Java 7, Functional programming, polyglot programming and modern concurrency) which we believe that all Well-Grounded Java developers should be aware of, and start practising to stay ahead of the game in 2012 and beyond. Read more.

Django is a high-level web development framework designed for rapid development of database-backed web sites. This tutorial is designed to introduce developers to Django. It will take attendees from a blank screen to a fully-functional web application. I'll cover all the basics you need to know to get started with Django. Read more.

Learn the basics of R for data science: what makes R special as a language, and what R packages are most important for data manipulation, visualisation and modelling. Read more.

Koans are small Zen lessons, Scala Koans are small Zen lessons -- in Scala! Koans, as little exercises, are designed to provide tidbits of knowledge that when bundled together provide an in-depth understanding, Each Koan comes complete with their own little epiphanies of joy. Scala Koans have been a favorite for developers helping them make their path to Scala Nirvana. (laptop required) Read more.

In the Matrix, the hero Neo learns Kung Fu in 30 seconds. But in the real world, it takes a three hour OSCON tutorial to master such a skill! In this tutorial, you'll learn what makes Erlang so powerful and how to use it to build your own scalable, fault tolerant distributed systems. At the end, you you'll wake up, turn to your friends and say, "I know Erlang". Read more.

Clojure is a general-purpose language with direct support for Java, a modern Lisp dialect, and support in both the language and data structures for functional programming. Learn Clojure and you'll become a better all-around programmer. You'll also be able to write applications that have the beauty and elegance of a good scripting language and the power and reach of the JVM. Read more.

Learn how to build apps on a unified open source API combining data from Facebook, Twitter, Google, Github, Foursquare, Instagram, Tumblr, Linkedin, Fitbit, Wordpress, Runkeeper, Dropbox, and more, includes hands-on hack time to get a working dev environment up and running. Read more.

Dive headfirst into the Go Programming Language with this hands-on tutorial. Following the successful "Tour of Go" from OSCON in 2011, this pragmatic tutorial walks through the process of building a complete, useful, and idiomatic Go program. Participants will learn the Go language, libraries, and tools and have fun writing a real Go program. Read more.

Getting everyone in your company or development team on the same page can be a challenge. Back for a second year, this on-your-feet workshop will teach fast, fun improv techniques for helping your group to bond as a team. Learn the secrets of improv-based team building from two professionals who have decades of experience working in open source, Internet start-ups and corporate training. Read more.

Go 1 is a stable version of the Go Programming Language that will be supported for years to come. In this talk, Rob Pike and Andrew Gerrand outline the major highlights of the release and discuss the details behind some specific libraries and tools. They show that Go is not just a language, but a cohesive programming environment for producing high quality software. Read more.

If you're one of the 50% of developers who uses vi/Vim on a regular basis, but you still only use the 5% of the editor features that you learned in school, this talk will offer you a dozen ways to instantly make your editing more efficient and productive. Read more.