Confreaks Courses

Conversational UIs: Talking to Siri, Alexa, and Your Web Browser

Explore the world of Conversational UIs, from voice interactions with Siri and Alexa to screenless interfaces, and learn how to implement these technologies in your own applications.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Albers as a Millennial - Making Generative Interactive Art with JavaScript

Discover how to create generative interactive art with JavaScript, applying color theory with HSL, composing patterns with SVG, and adding depth through motion and interaction.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Perfecting Perf: Rapid, Rigorous and Reproducible Performance Experiments

Discover how to quickly assess web optimization ideas through rigorous experimentation, focusing on mobile performance to improve user experience and search rankings.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Making the Jump: How Desktop Era Frameworks Can Thrive on Mobile

Explore how desktop-era frameworks like Ember can adapt to mobile constraints, examining architectural changes needed for smartphones with spotty connectivity and varying hardware capabilities.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

JavaScript Engines: How Do They Even? - Compiler Concepts and Performance Optimization

Discover how JavaScript engines work, from just-in-time compilation to performance optimization, and learn to write compiler-friendly code that runs faster.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Secrets From The Agile Manifesto Authors On Flow

Discover insights from interviews with Agile Manifesto authors, revealing the original vision, industry missteps, and how DevOps truly enables agility.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Get Your Head Outta the Cloud - Let's Talk Tech

Dive into a thought-provoking discussion about the broader tech landscape beyond JavaScript, exploring the future of technology and your role as a developer with Jeremy Foster's unique perspective and humor.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

From Zero to App with Bridgetown - The Rapid Prototyping Framework

Discover how to build functional prototypes using Bridgetown's server-side rendering capabilities, integrate with APIs, and effectively communicate complex user experiences across diverse teams.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Leveling Up Developer Tooling for the Modern Rails and Hotwire Era

Discover advanced developer tooling techniques for Rails and Hotwire, focusing on LSP implementation, browser extensions, and debugging enhancements to streamline your development workflow.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Brewer's Guide to Filtering Out Complexity and Churn in Software Development

Discover how to build extensible software systems through the analogy of coffee machines, exploring practical approaches to manage complexity and enable sustainable development.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

DragonRuby Game Toolkit - Five Years of Game Development Lessons

Discover the journey and architectural insights behind DragonRuby Game Toolkit's success, from technical foundations to community building and its impact on new developers.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Laziness is a Virtue - Writing Lazy, Functional, and Immutable Ruby Code

Discover how functional programming principles and lazy evaluation can enhance Ruby code readability, focusing on method calls and object properties for more elegant solutions.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Action Mailbox: Routing and Processing Inbound Emails in Rails

Discover how to leverage Action Mailbox in Rails applications to process inbound emails efficiently and enhance user interaction through email-based functionality.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Closing the Gap: How to Leap from Bootcamp to Job

Discover practical strategies for transitioning from coding bootcamp to professional Ruby development, covering essential CS concepts, advanced programming skills, and effective job search tactics.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Making Your Application Accessible and Maintaining Accessibility Standards

Learn essential strategies for building and maintaining accessible applications, focusing on GitHub's proven practices for creating inclusive web experiences that serve all users.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video