Conference Talks

Ruby Central

Game Show - Syntax Error

Entertaining and interactive coding game show testing Ruby knowledge through syntax challenges and programming puzzles.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Little Ideas Are the Catalyst for Big Change

Explore how small ideas can spark significant transformations, inspiring innovation and progress in technology and beyond.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

All the Things I Thought I Couldn't Do

Inspiring talk on overcoming self-doubt and achieving personal growth in software development, challenging preconceptions about technical abilities and career advancement.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Designing APIs - Less Data is More

Learn to design minimal, efficient APIs that meet consumer needs without unnecessary complexity or overhead.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Serverless Rails - Understanding the Pros and Cons

Explore serverless hosting for Ruby apps, examining abstractions, trade-offs, and implications. Learn to evaluate adoption and adapt code for serverless deployment.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Profiling to Make Your Rails App Faster

Learn to identify and optimize slow code in Rails apps using profiling tools and best practices for improved performance.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

ViewComponents in the Real World

Explore scaling ViewComponents in Rails, from implementation to open-sourcing, and learn about building reusable, testable view components for large-scale applications.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Beautiful Reactive Web UIs, Ruby and You

Explore creating reactive web UIs in pure Ruby using libraries like Stimulus Reflex and Hotwire, enabling Rails developers to build beautiful interfaces with minimal JavaScript.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Refactoring - A Developer's Guide to Writing Well

Learn practical tips to improve your writing as a developer, from commit messages to architecture docs, using advice from fiction authors and editors to enhance clarity and impact.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Implicit to Explicit - Decoding Ruby's Magical Syntax

Demystify Ruby's "magical" syntax by converting implicit code to explicit, enhancing comprehension of Rails models and config files. Gain a new perspective on Ruby and improve code reading skills.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Royal Institution

From Cowardice to Shellshock - Medicine, Psychiatry and the Great War

Explore the medical revolution of World War I, focusing on stretcher bearers and the evolution of 'war neurosis' diagnosis and treatment. Gain insights into the lesser-known impacts of the war on medicine and psychiatry.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Royal Institution

Return to the Home of the Blizzard

Explore the Australasian Antarctic Expedition's century-old observations and modern findings, comparing historical data with current climate changes in the Antarctic region.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

The Royal Institution

Science and the Media - Presentations

Experts discuss the differing needs of scientists and journalists in science communication, exploring challenges and opportunities for effective collaboration and public engagement.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Cooper

Of Mice and Keyboards - On the Security of Modern Wireless Desktop Sets

Exploring security vulnerabilities in modern wireless desktop sets, demonstrating practical attacks on AES-encrypted devices from various manufacturers.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

JetBrains

Evolving JUnit 5

Explore the latest features of JUnit 5, including declarative test suites, custom JFR events, and improved support for temporary directories, with insights from the JUnit Team Lead.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk