NDC Conferences Courses

Cryptography - The Weird Bits

Explore cryptography's fascinating history, strange stories, and mathematical wonders through live coding and unhinged tangents in this entertaining developer conference talk.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Algorithms Demystified

Discover essential algorithms through practical examples, from Dijkstra's shortest path to network systems, making complex concepts accessible for better software development.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Demystifying Authentication in ASP.NET Core

Uncover how authentication works in ASP.NET Core through schemas, handlers, ClaimsPrincipal, claims, challenges, and session cookies in this practical deep dive.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Let's Catch Up with C# - Exciting New Features in C# 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13

Explore exciting C# features from versions 9-13 including nullable reference types, pattern matching, record types, primary constructors, and collection expressions.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Implicit Conversions Considered Harmful

Explore the pitfalls of implicit conversions in C++ through practical examples and learn to distinguish between beneficial and harmful conversion patterns.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Past, Present and Future of Programming Languages

Explore the evolution of programming languages from historical foundations to future trends, examining how they bridge hardware and human thought while shaping developer communities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dream Machines and Walled Gardens - Ted Nelson's Vision for Computing Freedom

Explore Ted Nelson's revolutionary 1974 vision for computing freedom vs today's Big Tech control, examining how his hypertext dreams could have created a radically different internet.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Path Coverage in GCC

Discover how to implement and utilize path coverage analysis in GCC for enhanced code testing and quality assurance in this technical deep dive.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Coverage, Quality, and Goodhart's Law

Explore how to effectively use code coverage as a programming tool beyond arbitrary metrics, leveraging GCC 15 to improve testing and program quality.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Role of New Languages in the Future of the Qt Ecosystem

Discover how Qt is evolving to support new programming languages beyond C++, making UI development accessible to more developers without requiring bindings or C++ knowledge.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Rustly Typed APIs - Strongly Typed and Authorized JSON RPC with Rust, Procedural Macros and a DSL

Discover how to build strongly typed JSON RPC APIs using Rust procedural macros and custom DSLs for multi-platform WebAssembly compilation and enhanced type safety.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unlocking Performance Through Reverse Engineering

Discover CPU optimization through hands-on reverse engineering techniques to unlock significant performance gains by understanding undocumented processor intricacies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Test Automation with Python Behave without BDD

Discover how Python Behave serves as a powerful test automation framework beyond BDD, covering web automation with Playwright, Android GUI testing, and API integration.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Profiling with Heaptrack and Hotspot on Embedded Linux

Master heap memory and CPU profiling on embedded Linux using Heaptrack and Hotspot tools for optimized performance analysis and debugging workflows.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Swarmfare - When the Shit Hits a Thousand Fans

Explore swarm robotics fundamentals from biological cooperation to leaderless robot collaboration and defense applications in this Six Robotics perspective.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video