Strange Loop Conference Courses

Don't Get Owned by Your Dependencies

Explore innovative techniques for mitigating memory safety vulnerabilities in third-party C libraries, focusing on Firefox's lightweight in-memory sandboxing approach and the RLBox framework for efficient, secure application development.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

How to Avoid Safety Hazards When Using Closures in Scala

Explore safety hazards in Scala closures, learn to identify unsafe code, write safer closure-using code, and utilize new library components for increased flexibility and safety in parallel and distributed programming.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Autoscaling with Constant Work

Explore constant work as an alternative to on-demand scaling, addressing regional outages and cascading failures. Learn implementation strategies, trade-offs, and real-world examples for improved system reliability.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Polymorphism Unbound

Explore polymorphism across languages like C++, Java, Python, Kotlin, and Scala. Gain insights into different forms, abilities, and constraints to enhance your understanding of this fundamental concept.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Fight AI Bias With Bias

Explore techniques to de-bias datasets and build fair, equitable AI systems. Learn how to address biases, increase trust, and promote responsible AI practices for improved adoption and safety.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

CodeGen with Types, for Humans, by Humans

Explore a code generation engine built in Elm for creating readable, typesafe, and maintainable code, featuring automatic imports, formatting, and built-in type checking.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

All About Regular Expressions

Explore the history, implementations, and best practices of regular expressions in programming, including their origins, language-specific variations, and strategies for efficient usage.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Symbolic Numeric Programming in Julia

Explore Symbolics.jl for computer-algebra metaprogramming in Julia, enabling powerful code transforms, optimization, and automatic differentiation with symbolic techniques.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Distributed File System for Secure P2P Applications

Explore WebNative File System: a content-addressed, encrypted forest of blocks enabling secure, user-centric collaborative software without platform dependence. Learn its applications in decentralized, multiuser scenarios.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Building Observability for 99% Developers

Exploring techniques for simplified observability in modern web applications, focusing on API-layer visibility and control for small engineering teams without extensive DevOps resources.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Python Performance Matters

Explore Python's unique performance challenges and discover Scalene, a cutting-edge profiler offering faster, more accurate, and actionable insights for optimizing CPU, GPU, and memory usage.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Commerce-centric Approach to Queuing Fairly at High Throughput

Explore Shopify's evolution from edge-tier rate limiting to application-tier user queueing, enhancing fairness and UX during high-traffic events. Learn strategies for load testing and migrating throttling mechanisms.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Programmable Ink

Explore innovative research prototypes combining stylus computing with dynamic behavior, merging the intimacy of ink with computational power for enhanced idea exploration and creative expression.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Secure Software Supply Chain

Explore tools and live demos for securing the software supply chain, addressing industry-wide attacks and shifting approaches to writing and shipping software.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Leveraging AI for Global Health

Explore AI's potential to address healthcare inequalities in low- and middle-income countries, focusing on adaptive interventions for diseases like Tuberculosis, HIV, and Malaria.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk