Strange Loop Conference Courses

Minimalist Piano Forever

Explore generative music using Erik Satie's minimalist piano works. Learn about Markov chains, MIDI, and browser-based audio to create endless, evolving compositions and dynamic sheet music.

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

Ruby on the Apple II - Adventures in Retro Programming

Explore Ruby on the Apple II, blending modern language with retro hardware. Learn about 8-bit computing, assembly programming, and the challenges of implementing Ruby on limited resources.

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

The Strange Loop Making Parasitic Insects Our Friends

Explore the intersection of ecology and functional programming, focusing on parasitic insects for biological pest control. Learn about population modeling and the open-source Python package Generations.

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

Automating Operations of a Global CDN

Explore Netflix's transition to an in-house global CDN, focusing on automation challenges, microservices architecture, and lessons learned in streamlining content delivery operations.

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

Myths and Metaphors of Open Source

Exploring myths and metaphors in open source software, examining their impact on perception, value, and funding models for a healthier ecosystem.

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

RGB to XYZ - The Science and History of Color

Explore the science, history, and perception of color, from early color spaces to modern applications. Gain insights into color theory and its practical use in design and technology.

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

Watch the Watcher - Facial Recognition and Police Oversight

Explore facial recognition technology's impact on police accountability and learn how OpenOversight uses it to empower citizens. Discover ethical and legal considerations in leveraging AI for community oversight.

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

Probabilistic Scripts for Automating Common-Sense Tasks

Explore probabilistic scripting for automating common-sense tasks, focusing on data cleaning. Learn how to encode domain knowledge and leverage probabilistic programming for efficient problem-solving.

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

Securing Cloud Applications and Their Credentials

Learn about securing containerized cloud apps, common security issues, and advanced tools for protecting cloud-based systems. Explore strategies to enhance container and scheduler-level security in modern architectures.

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

Formal Specification and Taming Other People's Tech

Explore formal specifications for everyday system design, untangling assumptions and reworking designs. Learn to apply this approach to common technologies like load balancers and message queues.

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

How to Build with Data Trust and Privacy as a Baseline

Explore tactical approaches for data stewardship, privacy, and trust in software development, including differential privacy techniques, in the face of growing regulations.

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

Learning to Love JavaScript

Explore JavaScript's global impact, its role in web development, and why its imperfections may have contributed to its widespread adoption and enduring popularity.

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

Community Driven Development

Explore community-driven development for social justice through an open-source project with New Sanctuary Coalition. Learn strategies for effective collaboration, sustainability, and building a tech community to support immigrant rights.

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

Zipline - A Declarative Feature Engineering Library

Explore Zipline, Airbnb's declarative feature engineering library for ML, reducing data preparation time from months to days and enabling efficient point-in-time correct feature generation.

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

Realtime Hybrid Reinforcement Learning at Scale

Explore hybrid reinforcement learning for next best action recommendations, addressing challenges in incomplete feedback, dynamic actions, complex objectives, and real-time decision-making at scale.

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