[KidzMash] Become a LEGO Master Builder With Teamwork!
Presented by: Thomas Haver
LEGO(R) sets are amazingly fun to build, but who has attempted to build a complete set without looking at the instructions? In this session, the kidz & adults will form teams and try to build one of sixteen different Creator sets without the instructions. Only one person from each team will be able...
Format: KidzMash SessionzAgile Pitfalls and How to Parry Them: A Practical Guide
Presented by: Arin Heinselman
Hey there, fellow conference-goers! 🎉 Imagine this: you've embarked on the Agile journey, armed with good intentions and high spirits, only to find yourself tangled in a web of chaos and confusion. Fear not, because our talk is here to save the day! 🦸♂️ ...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateBad Tendencies in Leaders and How to Manage Up
Presented by: Benjamin Dobrowolski
No matter where you’ve worked, we’ve all had those bosses that we’ve not gotten along with. ...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateBalloon Animals: Blowing things Up at Codemash
Presented by: Ilyana Smith
In this fun session, you’ll learn the basics of balloon animals, twisting your way to a variety of adorable creatures! We’ll bring the balloons if you’ll bring the imagination! Kidz of all ages are welcome (younger kidz – please assist your parents)! No experience necessary! You’ll leave...
Format: KidzMash SessionzBuilding Better Teams Through Play
Presented by: Jenny Bramble
Teams work incredibly hard to drive software and processes forward. Sometimes we neglect the emotional side of our hard work, leaving teams brittle and less able to adapt and bend. How do we release tension and form the strong bonds that a good team needs to be successful as well as honing some of...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateBuilding Relationships for Better Security
Presented by: Darylynn Ross
It's 2024 and software engineering teams and security teams are still struggling to figure out how we can all just get along. Engineering teams are commonly frustrated and annoyed at all the extraneous stuff security wants them to do. And security teams are commonly frustrated with the lack of...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewCan We Learn to Manage Uncertainty? Probably!
Presented by: Robert Herbig
When we’re asked when something will be done, it’s tempting to answer the question. “It’ll be done on March 32nd” or “it’ll take 182.5 days” or “we need 15 sprints”. It doesn’t matter if that answer is the best-case, average, or worst-case scenario. ...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewCreative Problem Solving
Presented by: Eric Potter
You're a developer. Solving problems is a big part of what you do. But how can you learn to think more clearly and more creatively about the problems you are solving? In this session, you will learn about the cognitive science of creative thinking. You will also learn some practical things you can...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewDeliver what the client wants instead of what they ask for! Getting them to tell you what they need.
Presented by: Angel Thomas
As software developers, our goal is to typically write software that meets the needs of our clients, whether they be internal or external clients. Often times, when we miss the mark, it is due to a communication breakdown between the developer team and the client team on what the actual requirements...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewDoodle with "Logo" the turtle
Presented by: Umang Nahata
Learn how to program and draw using "Logo" the turtle. The Logo programming language was invented over thirty years ago to make it easier for kids to learn how to program computers. ...
Format: KidzMash DivezDream Teams: Hiring (and Keeping) the Right People
Presented by: Michelle Smith
Everyone says that “your people are your most important asset.” But how do you find the RIGHT people? And once you have them, how do you keep them? In this entertaining session, we’ll turn the traditional hiring process on its head and share a new perspective on how to identify the right...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewFinding your Motivation and Managing When you aren’t Motivated
Presented by: Jennie Ocken
We are all motivated by different things. But most companies and managers only know how to encourage employees through money or title. By better understanding what motivates each of us, we can be better teammates, managers, and people. In this session we will learn: ...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateHybrid Agility: Working Conditions for Team Success
Presented by: Carina Silfverduk
Is your team or workplace working hybrid, with some in the office and some remote on any given day? Working hybrid is by far harder than either remote or on-site work because you need to accommodate both and then do something extra to keep everyone in the room and everyone on the call engaged. ...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateLearning, Giving Back, & the Art of Community
Presented by: Mike Nelson
As you journey through your career(s) in IT, it is becoming more critical for you to immerse yourself in the network of worldwide and regional communities that are available in just a few mouse clicks. The drive for continuous learning, combined with the passion for giving back through many...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewManaging a Rewrite Without Getting Stuck in the Tar Pit
Presented by: Randall Koutnik
It's a tale as old as time: our startup had finally found success and was ready to scale up, but we'd taken on a huge amount of technical debt to get there. In particular, our frontend still relied on an old templating system! How could we rewrite our frontend to take advantage of modern tooling...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewMultithreaded Income: How Developers Can Achieve Parallel Success
Presented by: Kevin Griffin
In an unpredictable tech industry, job security is fragile. How can developers harness their unique skills to create a diversified, resilient professional life? This talk presents the concept of "Multithreaded Income," a strategic approach to building parallel income streams inspired by the...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewNetworking for Introverts: Build, Maintain, and Use Networks Without Being Creepy
Presented by: Brian MacDonald
You've heard that having a professional network is important for career growth, for learning about your industry, and to help out in the event of a layoff. But how do you go about building one from scratch? Taking a transactional, goal-oriented approach may be good engineering design, but it tends...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewNeurodiverse Coders: Unlocking ADHD & Autism Superpowers in Tech
Presented by: Gaines Kergosien
In the tech world, diversity isn't just about backgrounds; it's also about how we think and process information. ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often pigeonholed as challenges. However, what if we told you that these so-called 'disorders' house superpowers that can be game-changers in...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateProduct Thinking and Tinkering
Presented by: BJ Allmon
Do you aspire to be an inventor one day? Maybe you have lots of ideas and don't know what to do with them. ...
Format: KidzMash SessionzReaping the Benefits of Ritual and Routine
Presented by: Arthur Doler
Software is as close as humans are ever going to come to actual magic. You type arcane incantations using cryptic symbols, crafting messages incomprehensible to most mortals and communicating them to vast, unknowable systems, to be executed blindly by idiot machine gods who follow our instructions...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewScrambled - Solving a Rubik's cube!
Presented by: Yajat Nahata
Have you ever wondered why solving a Rubik's cube is so much fun yet challenging! In this session, I will share how I solve a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube using the beginner's method and making it fun and exciting. ...
Format: KidzMash Divezself.clone();//Passing On Your Passion
Presented by: Barry Tarlton
When you've written your last line of code, what will be your legacy? Will your applications live on forever in Production or at least until AI takes over? Will your Github repos be archived and immortalized? Will there be patterns or tools named after you? For most of us, there probably won't...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewSpaces, squares, and circles - an intro to UI design
Presented by: Ash Banaszek
Are you a techie that has found yourself in charge of laying out and designing screens? Do you find yourself staring at screens that just don't "feel right" but it is hard to pinpoint why. Maybe a few design basics can get you back in the game. In this talk, [Redacted name] (an experienced UX...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewSurvival Under Fire: How to Stay Whole During Adversity
Presented by: Arthur Doler
Each of the last few years have hit like a brick to the temple. It felt like the entire world was upended. There’s been radical shifts in the way we work, endless video conference calls, social and political unrest, and lots of tough choices about our health and the health of those we love and...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewThe Developer Relations Playbook: How to build bridges by putting people first
Presented by: Dan Vega
Are you passionate about technology and love engaging with communities? Ever wondered how you could turn these interests into a fulfilling career? Look no further! "The Developer Relations Playbook: How to Build Bridges by Putting People First" is your comprehensive guide to becoming a Developer...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewThe Five Code Reviewers You Meet At Work
Presented by: Aaron Salvo
When you review code at work do you simply trust your peers have written bug-free code? Does a co-worker infuriate you when they block your pull request over indention? Are you a freshman engineer who worries they'll get an atomic wedgie by the coffee maker if you point out a syntax error in a...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateThe Hazards of Sitting: An Osteopath’s Approach to Preventing Work-Related Injury.
Presented by: Michele Parsley-Lanning D.O.
My training as an Osteopathic Physician prepared me to counsel my patients about injury and disease prevention. However, I did not realize the full impact of spending a majority of my time sitting at a desk would have on my overall movement and flexibility. ...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewThe Other Side of the Table - Salary Negotiation from a Management Perspective
Presented by: Nick Stewart
Salary negotiation is a daunting task, and it can be made all the more confusing, if you don’t understand the position management often has to take. One of the best strategies for a successful negotiation is to determine what the other side values, and it’s not always the lowest number. In...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewThe Subtle Art of Communication
Presented by: Natalie Hylton, Tristan Chiappisi
We probably don't need this session. Technologists are excellent communicators, aren’t they? But for those who would like to learn (and practice) a new thing or two, here is a session packed with experiential learning. Amongst the things that we will cover: ...
Format: PreCompilerLevel: IntermediateThinking Architecturally
Presented by: Nathaniel Schutta
Rich Hickey once said programmers know the benefits of everything and the trade offs of nothing...an approach that can lead a project down a path of frustrated developers and unhappy customers. As architects though, we must consider the trade offs of every new library, language, pattern or approach...
Format: PreCompilerLevel: IntermediateVerbs, Not Nouns: Writing Documentation Users Want to Read
Presented by: Brian MacDonald
Documentation should be complete and comprehensive, but that doesn't mean it has to be dull and boring. Engaging documentation focuses on what your users want to do, the tasks they're trying to accomplish, the problems they want to solve. Writing documentation with the focus on your user, instead of...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewVisual Storytelling: How to be a Superhuman Communicator
Presented by: David Neal
Who says communication has to be dry, dull, and boring? Simple, hand-drawn illustrations are a compelling and fun way to engage, inform, and win your audience of readers and viewers! ...
Format: General SessionLevel: Introductory and overviewWhat a Character!
Presented by: Matt "Kelly" Williams
What do games, stories, books, movies, and comics all have in common? ...
Format: KidzMash DivezWhat is Your Working Genius? (Workshop)
Presented by: Kyle Jenkins
The working genius model is a productivity model developed by Patrick Lencioni with the goal of accomplishing a simple concept: bringing more joy and fulfillment at work! When you and your team understand where your geniuses are and how to (and when not to) use them, it can improve meetings, reduce...
Format: PreCompilerLevel: Introductory and overviewWhen in Doubt... Improvise
Presented by: Matt "Kelly" Williams
Join us for a fun filled deep dive into the world of improvisation. In this hands on deep dive you will learn and practice techniques and skills to create something out of nothing. These skills, in turn, can help any time you need to speak in public or work in groups. Come ready to be a little...
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