Jeremy Mason
jeremy@beyondthescores.com
Chad Potter
chad@beyondthescores.com
Quick Poll
Now is a great time
to be a software developer
Variety of Languages
- C#/.NET
- Java
- Ruby
- Python
- Erlang
- Haskell
- JavaScript?
Variety of Frameworks
Server-side
- ASP.NET MVC + WebAPI
- Ruby on Rails
- Node.js
- Django
Variety of Frameworks
Client-side
- Angular
- React
- Ember
- Knockout
- ... and hundreds more
Variety of Frameworks
Mobile
- Native (Android, iOS)
- Hybrid
- PhoneGap
- jQuery Mobile
- Ionic
- Cross-Platform
- Xamarin
- ReactNative
Variety of Platforms
- Mobile
- Web
- Windows/Mac/Linux
- RESTful web services
Cloud Solutions
- IaaS - Amazon AWS
- PaaS - Heroku
- SaaS - Github
- Deploy - Docker, Chef, Puppet
Challenges
Challenges
Scalability - Compute
- Scale out, not up
- Cloud hosting (AWS, Azure)
Challenges
Scalability - Storage
- NoSQL databases (MongoDB, CouchDB, Redis)
- Full-text Search (Lucene/Solr)
Challenges
Real-time Features
- Mobile push notifications
- Pub-Sub (RabbitMQ)
- Real-time messaging (WebSockets)
Challenges
Multiple Platforms
- Mobile apps
- Multi-Browser support
- Laptop, Phone, Tablet, Apple Watch
- HTML5 + progressive enhancement
Challenges
Learning Curve
- The gap between what developers know and
what users know is growing wider everyday - Complex software still needs to be
easy to use and understand
Challenges
- More users
- More competitors
- More data
- Steep learning curve
How do you keep up?
How To Keep Up
Build something!
- Hobby projects
- Koans, Kattas
- Tutorials
How To Keep Up
Community
- Tech Conferences
- User Groups (Meetup.com)
- Hack nights
How To Keep Up
Read and Listen
- Blogs
- Technical Books
- Social Media
- Podcasts
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Server-side
- Amazon AWS (EC2, S3, Redis)
- ASP.NET MVC
- SQL Server + MongoDB
- Node.js + socket.io
- Nginx
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Client-side
- HTML5 + CSS3
- Angular.js
- Twitter Bootstrap
- TypeScript
- Sencha Touch + PhoneGap
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HTML5 + CSS3
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Responsive Design
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Responsive Design
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Club Management
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Meet Organization
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Reports
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