DevConf Courses

Open Education in the New England Research Cloud (NERC)

Explore the Open Education Project's architecture, leveraging open-source tech for accessible, high-quality educational materials. Learn about NERC infrastructure and OpenShift AI deployment for large-scale courses.

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

Building Trust with Large Language Models - Evaluation Techniques

Explore LLM evaluation techniques, from traditional metrics to specialized methods, to assess model performance and build trust in real-world applications.

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

To Cooperate or to Betray? Decoding the Tester's Dilemma

Explore game theory's Prisoner's Dilemma applied to software testing, examining strategic decisions, collaboration challenges, and long-term consequences. Gain insights for fostering trust and teamwork.

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

Towards Stronger Checks on Dependencies and Compose Inputs in Fedora

Explore advancements in Fedora's automated testing, focusing on critical path updates, integration tests, and potential improvements for package dependencies and compose inputs.

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

AI Lab Recipes: Cooking up AI Applications on your Laptop

Explore ai-lab-recipes: a GitHub repo for building AI apps on your laptop without cloud platforms or specialized hardware. Learn to create a local code generation assistant easily.

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

Operations and AI - DevConf.US 2024

Explore the intersection of operations and AI with Jen Krieger's insightful keynote, delving into cutting-edge developments and their impact on DevOps practices.

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

Effective Cost Attribution in Multi-User OpenShift Environment

Discover strategies for accurate cost attribution in multi-user OpenShift environments, focusing on cluster profiles, dedicated pools, and spend analysis for efficient resource management.

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

Understanding Program Performance: When Academia Meets the Practice

Explore challenges in applying academic performance analysis techniques to real-world software, focusing on experiences with the Linux kernel using Perun performance management system.

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

Jumpstarter: Enabling Open Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing

Automate embedded software testing with Jumpstarter, integrating hardware-in-the-loop into CI/CD pipelines for faster, more consistent results. Explore the dutlink-board and its expandable functionality.

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

Coding with Kids - Teaching Logic and Programming to Children

Discover strategies for teaching coding to children, keeping them engaged, and fostering a love for logic and programming in a family setting.

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

Home Automation Crash Course - 2024

Explore Home Assistant's architecture, ecosystem, and capabilities for building secure, privacy-focused local home automation systems.

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

Educating Technical Writers: From Classroom to Community

Explore the multifaceted role of technical writers, debunking misconceptions and uncovering essential skills beyond writing for modern documentation professionals.

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

Beyond Black Boxes: Guide to Testing AI-Powered Applications

Explore challenges and strategies for testing AI applications, focusing on clarity, fairness, and robustness. Gain insights to build trust and mitigate risks in AI-driven systems.

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

Feeding ML Models with Real-Time Database Data

Explore real-time data ingestion from databases to ML models using Change Data Capture. Learn about Debezium, challenges, and future improvements with a live TensorFlow demo.

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

Documentation and AI: A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?

Explore the impact of AI on software documentation, weighing pros and cons of LLMs in tech writing. Learn best practices for AI-assisted documentation and share experiences.

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