Past Talks
Functional Relational Programming in Modern UI Development
May 24 - 26, 2016
This talk explores the origins of Functional Relational Programming (FRP), its advantages (and disadvantages), and which parts of it are prominent in today’s UI development.
Parser-Combinators in Javascript
April 20, 2016
We follow Tyson (my dog), on his journey to write a DSL with a parser written on Javascript, and learn about Parser-Combinators along the way.
Application Configuration Strategies in Kubernetes
March 31, 2016
A brief introduction of different ways to configure applications in Kubernetes.
Clojurescript for Javascript Developers
January 26, 2016
Introduction survey of clojurescript, from developing with it the first time to react-based asynchronous applications.
Functional Programming Basics
January 27, 2015
RefactorU Guest Lecture
RefactorU Guest Lecture
The What, Why, and How of functional programming for new programmers.
Building a Custom Infrastructure
November 17, 2014
Detailed description on how and why I built Rafflecopter’s custom infrastructure, including platform services, cluster management, and request routing.
Javascript Concurrency Patterns
September 23, 2014
RefactorU Guest Lecture
RefactorU Guest Lecture
Patterns for harnessing asynchrony, targeted at new Javascripters.
Book Club Moderator: SICP
March 2014
Ad Hoc Book Club
Ad Hoc Book Club
Led discussion, picked material, worked examples to help others explore this amazing book.
MongoDB Indexing
July 25, 2013
Examples, explanations, gotchyas and practical advice on MongoDB Indexing.