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TEQnation – Joel Lord – NodeJS, ML, K8s and Unethical Face Recognition

How nice would it be to be able to remember everyone’s name? What if you could just walk into a room and know everyone’s Twitter handle? Kubernetes is a great tool that is being used more and more for deploying applications, but it can also be used in the context of machine learning. In this […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Bouke Nijhuis – The art of bug fixing

Every developer has to fix bugs, but hardly anyone talks about it. Creating greenfield applications is cool, but would it not be more beneficial for you to learn something you will do more often? I think every developer would benefit from sharpening this skill. In this talk I will show you what I have learned […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Bram Zijlstra & Joanna Krajewska – You can judge a video by its cover

With the rise in popularity of video streaming services, many traditional TV operators want to offer a similar platform to their viewers. One of the key aspects of a good user experience for streaming platforms is having thumbnails that are visually interesting and informative about the content. During this session, we describe how we create […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Erwin de Gier – HOWTO: Get rid of your fear of bugs!

Mobile apps can be used for productivity, entertainment and communication, but did you know they can also be used for science? In this talk we will explain how we developed a mobile app to aid research on anxiety treatment. Children with specific fobia, like fear of spiders or dogs, can mitigate these fears by practising. […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Graeme Rocher – Accelerating Productivity with Micronaut and Java Records

The introduction of Records has simplified many common use cases in server-side applications. In this session, the co-creator of Micronaut will demonstrate how to get the most out of Micronaut and Records in your applications.

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Hanno Embregts – These Songs Would Make Some Great Code Comments

Besides being useful, comments in source code can also be fun! Sometimes a well-chosen joke put into source code can lighten the mood at work and make your developer life just a bit better. Now, because I am both a developer and a musician, I tend to use song lyrics to lighten up my code. […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Kory Becker – Self-Programming Artificial Intelligence

Is it possible for a computer program to write its own programs? While this kind of idea could seem far-fetched, it may actually be closer than we think. This presentation introduces “AI Programmer”, a machine learning system, which can automatically generate full software programs requiring only minimal human guidance. The system uses genetic algorithms coupled […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Lisa Noorlander & Ramon Ankersmit – AI, How do we deal with it?

In the present age of information technology, many data processing machines govern our daily lives: from servers that keep records of our financial transactions to mobile phones that track our voices and locations. Every day these machines become more independent and intelligent. Using artificial intelligence techniques, organisations and governments can lighten their employees’ workloads, find […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Nadia Alshahwan – Improving the Quality of Apps at Facebook with Virtual Alpha

Apps use Alpha and Beta programs to test changes on a smaller scale before releasing to the wider user population. This helps limit the impact of code quality issues on the wider population. However, Alpha and Beta programs are still subjecting real users to crashes and performance issues which is something we always want to […]

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July 3, 2021

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TEQnation 2021 – Piet van Dongen – What is resilience engineering?

The coronavirus pandemic has taught us developers two things: 1) all online systems will fail eventually and 2) they will fail in unpredictable ways. But have no fear, resilience engineering is here! Building and maintaining event-driven, highly scalable and quickly adaptable systems are a pain in the neck. Resilience engineering embraces this complexity and helps […]

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