THAT Conference WI 2023

Day: Tuesday, July 25

Time: 10:30 AM

Prepare your digital life for the day that you hope never comes.

This talk exists to help you get your digital life in order, in case the unexpected comes up, and you are no longer able to access technology in general.

There will be a helpful worksheet that you can use to make your own digital legacy plan!

This talk is going to focus on the “life” part of your digital life, so topics are going to be:

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Day: Thursday, August 18

Time: 9:40 AM

Hear about Impostor Syndrome from a software developer with a Psychology degree.

In this talk, you will learn what Impostor Syndrome is, why it matters in today’s workplace, and strategies for conquering it. You will learn ways to be an advocate for others in tech, from people who are just considering a career to long-time industry veterans.

After listening to this talk, you will gain insights about yourself and your co-workers, and you will learn how to be a better person, employee, and advocate for others.

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THAT Conference 2022

Day: Tuesday, July 26 Time: 4:00 PM

In the past, tools like Jupyter notebooks have allowed folks to create interactive, shareable data experiences using languages like Python and R. However, with .NET 6, you now have the interactivity and ease of combining markdown and executable code cells to create interesting and novel experiences with your existing .NET skills.

During this session, I will introduce .NET notebooks and show you some of the things that they can do. I will then show you an example of .NET interactive in action, and provide some suggestions on how you can use .NET Interactive in your projects!

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THAT Conference 2022

Day: Thursday, June 26 Time: 2:30 PM

Are you working on a side project and aren’t close to your development machine? If you have access to a web browser, you can code right now if you develop in the cloud!

As cloud resources and web-based source code management tools improve in quality and affordability over time, the days of needing a dedicated development machine may no longer be necessary for all development workflows. This is a discussion on developing in the browser, with me showing several examples of projects that I’ve worked on in Gitpod and GitHub Codespaces. I will then give some instructions on how to set up your own cloud development environment!

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THAT Conference 2021

Day: Tuesday, July 27 Time: 10:30 AM

Are you working on a side project and aren’t close to your development machine? If you have access to a web browser, you can code right now if you develop in the cloud!

As cloud resources and web-based source code management tools improve in quality and affordability over time, the days of needing a dedicated development machine may no longer be necessary for all development workflows. This is a discussion on developing in the browser, with me showing several examples of projects that I’ve worked on in Gitpod and GitHub Codespaces. I will then give some instructions on how to set up your own cloud development environment!

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