Date for Desert Code Camp - 2018 Saturday, October 6, 2018 8:00:00 AM - Saturday, October 6, 2018 6:00:00 PM

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.NET

The .NET Framework is a popular development platform for building apps for Windows, Windows Store, Windows Phone, Windows Server, and Windows Azure. The .NET Framework platform includes the C# and Visual Basic programming languages, the common language runtime, and an extensive class library.

State	Interested	Session
		.NET – Coming to Every Device Near You!	More Info
		A Lap around Sitecore 9	More Info
		ASP.NET Core in Linux and Windows containers	More Info
		Blazor - Getting Started	More Info
		Building apps with c#	More Info
		Building/Publishing a .NET Core website to AZURE on macOS using Visual Studio for Mac	More Info
		Clean Code - Best Practices	More Info
		Clean Code – The Art of Decoupling	More Info
		Design Patterns for Loosely Coupled Applications	More Info
		Entity Framework debugging using SQL Server: A Detective Story	More Info
		Entity Framework performance monitoring and tuning	More Info
		Going serverless on AWS with c# and dotnet core 2.0	More Info
		Improving code quality with Roslyn Static Analysis	More Info
		Introducing Integrated Architecture	More Info
		Naming Things	More Info
		Quantum Computing and the Future of Software Development	More Info
		React + Redux using Typescript with ASP.NET MVC	More Info
		What is this .NET Core thing anyway?	More Info
		What’s new in Entity Framework Core 2.1?	More Info

Agile

Talks on Agile practices such as SCRUM, Lean and eXtreme programming, software craftsmanship

State	Interested	Session
		Accelerating Message-Driven Software Design and Implementation	More Info
		Improve the Effectiveness of your User Stories	More Info

Artifical Intelligence (AI)

Artifical Intelligence

State	Interested	Session
		A Practical Example of SensorFusion in Autonomous System	More Info
		Beginner's Guide to TensorFlow	More Info
		Building AI Products that People Love	More Info
		Building Deep Learning Applications With Amazon SageMaker	More Info
		Coding VR is Easier Than You Think	More Info
		Create a Complete Standalone AI Vision App, with Googles $80 AIY Vision Kit!	More Info
		Deep Learning Basics	More Info
		Machine Learning for the Masses	More Info
		Risks in Social Media and Deep Learning	More Info

ASP.NET

State	Interested	Session
		Acceptance Testing with ASP.NET Core	More Info
		Getting pushy with SignalR and Reactive Extensions	More Info
		Rebooting the ASP.NET Franchise	More Info
		The Modern ASP.NET Tech Stack!	More Info

Cloud

Azure, Amazon, Oracle, etc.

State	Interested	Session
		A Lap Around Custom SharePoint Online Development	More Info
		ARM FTW – Azure Resource Manager For The Win	More Info
		Automating Single Page App Delivery - The Serverless Way!	More Info
		Azure IoT Hub in Action for Developers	More Info
		Building .NET Applications for any Cloud with Cloud Foundry	More Info
		Going serverless on AWS and keeping your sanity	More Info
		Hexagonal Architecture - Building Stable Systems with Unstable Dependencies	More Info
		Introduction to Azure Databricks	More Info
		Reactive Domain-Driven Design: Modeling Uncertainty	More Info
		Serverless Microservices with Service Fabric	More Info
		Using Databricks to develop scalable data solutions	More Info

Database (SQL/NoSQL)

State	Interested	Session
		Database DevOps with Containers	More Info
		DAX Context	More Info
		Effective DynamoDB and in-memory DynamoDB Acceleration (DAX) in AWS	More Info
		SQL for Data Scientists	More Info
		Writing More Advanced Queries in T-SQL	More Info

Design (UX/UI)

State	Interested	Session
		Material Design Spec: The “Why” for your CSS design	More Info
		Reduce Application Friction! Making Your UI Buttery Smooth!	More Info
		S.O.L.I.D	More Info

DevOps/System Administration

State	Interested	Session
		A Developer's Guide to Docker	More Info
		Accidentally DevOps : Continuous Integration for the .NET Developer	More Info
		DevOps Architecture Deep Dive, Canary Deployment	More Info
		Docker is more than just Kernel Virtualization	More Info
		Git-Good - Using Git effectively even on personal projects	More Info
		Kubernetes for the Docker Developer	More Info
		Setting up CI/CD with Azure DevOps (formerly known as VSTS)	More Info
		Simple CircleCI 2.0 setup for a Vue project with end-to-end tests and karma unit tests	More Info
		Structured logging with Seq	More Info

Functional Programming

Programming with Haskell, Clojure, F#, and other functional programming languages

State	Interested	Session
		Applied Functional Programming	More Info
		Just be Reasonable	More Info

Home Automation

Alexa Skills, Google Home, Cortana, etc

State	Interested	Session
		Home Assistant: open-source home automation platform	More Info
		Robot Vision Using ROS/ROS2	More Info

HTML/CSS

State	Interested	Session
		Email is back!	More Info
		Why Is My CSS Not Working!?	More Info

IoT

Internet of things, Ardruino, Raspberry PI, etc

State	Interested	Session
		IoT MQTT	More Info

Java

Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It's also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing.

State	Interested	Session
		Creating an Alexa Skill w/ the newest Alexa Skill Kit for Java :: Impl. an AWS Lambda function in Java, building and deploying w/ AWS CodeBuild	More Info
		Java 8 Lambdas and Streams - Good practices	More Info
		Reactive Domain-Driven Design with the vlingo/platform	More Info
		Spring-Kafka	More Info

Javascript/Node.js

JavaScript (JS) is an interpreted computer programming language.^[5] It was originally implemented as part of web browsers so that client-side scripts couldinteract with the user, control the browser, communicate asynchronously, and alter the document content that was displayed.^[5] More recently, however, it has become common in server-side programming, game development and the creation of desktop applications.

State	Interested	Session
		Abstract Syntax Trees	More Info
		An Introduction to VueJS	More Info
		Building a Web Site with Angular	More Info
		Building reactive client experiences with RxJs	More Info
		Getting Started in React	More Info
		Getting started with Angular Material	More Info
		Going serverless on AWS with Typescript and Node.js	More Info
		How I overcame my fears and just learned React already. 5 Month React Journey Through Central America.	More Info
		Introduction to JavaScript and Node.js	More Info
		JavaScript Async Deep-dive	More Info
		JavaScript LevelUp	More Info
		JavaScript Tests in Node, the Browser, and CI	More Info
		Just Vue It	More Info
		Learn RESTful APIs: Design, Implement and Test	More Info
		Lights, Music, and Robotics! Pushing data through bluetooth, usb, and MIDI all from the decentralized web.	More Info
		React / Redux / rxJS	More Info
		React with Redux(and Immutable)	More Info
		Rethinking Testing React Applications	More Info
		Step Up Your Portfolio Game => Use Gatsby.js, a Blazing-Fast React Static Site Generator	More Info
		Up and Running with Angular in 60 Minutes	More Info
		Why I Am Learning TypeScript Instead	More Info

Mobile (Android/iOS/Microsoft)

State	Interested	Session
		Build Your Own Controls!	More Info
		Essential Tools for Xamarin Developers!	More Info
		Flying High with Xamarin!	More Info
		Getting started with React Native	More Info
		Video and Audio Capture for iOS Applications	More Info
		What can Visual Studio do for Mobile Developers?	More Info
		Xamarin.Forms Takes You Places!	More Info

Other

State	Interested	Session
		A No-Slide, Code-Only Intro to Solidity and Dapp Programming on the Ethereum Blockchain	More Info
		A Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Primer: Or, why we can trust people on the internet.	More Info
		Accessibility for Web Developers	More Info
		Anatomy of a Web Request	More Info
		Apache Kafka: A brief introduction	More Info
		Computer Science for Imposters	More Info
		Distributed application development for Ethereum with the Computable Protocol	More Info
		How to Create a Chrome Extension in 15 Minutes	More Info
		Introduction to Docker	More Info
		Introduction to Rust: From Zero to Crate in Sixty Minutes	More Info
		Learning Go's Concurrency Through Illustrations	More Info
		Leveraging Go to Build a FaaS Platform	More Info
		LinkedGo or PokemonIn - how to actually use LinkedIn to connect to the right people, not just "catching them all"	More Info
		Micro:bit: the Perfect Programming Device for Kids (and Adults)?	More Info
		OG;IoT	More Info
		Programming With Security In-Mind	More Info
		Taking control of your technical career	More Info
		The Language of Actors	More Info
		The Mikado Method: refactoring for love and profit	More Info
		Unreal Engine and/or Unity	More Info

Python

Python is a programming language that lets you work more quickly and integrate your systems more effectively. You can learn to use Python and see almost immediate gains in productivity and lower maintenance costs.

State	Interested	Session
		A Complete Beginners Guide To Django	More Info
		Build a Slack Bot in Python	More Info
		Data Analyst to Data Scientist: Learning Python with an Excel Mindset	More Info
		Learn python	More Info
		Python Programming for Network Engineers	More Info
		Python Programming for System Administrators	More Info

QA/Testing

State	Interested	Session
		Best Practice of SW Development and Test in C/C++	More Info
		Getting started with TSQL Testing	More Info
		Move over Selenium: UI Testing with Cypress	More Info
		TDD (Test Driven Development)	More Info
		Web Security for Developers	More Info

Soft Skills

Soft skills are the personal attributes you need to succeed in the workplace. These are often related to how you work with others – in other words, these are people skills. Soft skills are different from hard skills, which are directly relevant to the job you are applying for. These are often more quantifiable, and easier to learn. A hard skill for a carpenter, for example, might be the ability to operate a power saw or use framing squares.

State	Interested	Session
		5 Steps to Having a Difficult Conversation	More Info
		Accidentally Manager – A Survival Guide for First-Time Engineering Managers	More Info
		Be Confident Giving a Presentation in Front of Any Audience	More Info
		Being unyieldingly organized	More Info
		DUPLICATE TALK	More Info
		Effective Remote Teamwork	More Info
		Fight for the customer: Why customer obsession matters	More Info
		Magic Snippets: Life-Pro-Tips for a Better Career and Life	More Info
		Mr. Potato Head Branding	More Info
		So you want to be a Developer Advocate?	More Info
		Soft on People, Hard on Code: interpersonal approaches that promote high quality software	More Info
		State of Coding as a Career	More Info
		Tackling Tribal Knowledge: Communication for the Benefit of All	More Info
		Things You Should Know Before Becoming An Engineering Manager	More Info
		User Experience at Every Level of Business	More Info