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In addition to discussing diversity in technology, Laine is happy to talk databases, open source, and other topics, especially the following:
Steve is here to talk to you about new ways of thinking about systems in your work: human, social, technical, and so on. Bring him your questions about:
Are you ready to go beyond waterfall charts for visualizing data? Come talk to Mark about new techniques for viewing performance data and making responsive sites fast, including:
Bring all of your security-related questions to Stephen. He’ll be glad to help you with them, and talk about the following:
Tammy and Kent are happy to talk to you about any of your performance-related quesstions, including:
Ask her anything. Mandi will field any and all of your questions about Chef and a broad range of topics (anything, really), including:
If you’ve ever wondered how you can maximize the performance of your apps without sacrificing user experience, then come chat with Abel about the following:
RWD may (or may not) be the answer. If you’re still trying to work it out, come chat with Estelle about:
Michael and James are happy share their experiences about working with government. They’ll discuss the following, and more:
Stop in and chat with Tobias about web performance measurement. He’s happy to talk with you about the following and anything else you care to ask:
Kornel is here to answer your questions about image compression pipeline: encoding, serving, and responsive images. He’s ready to chat about the following:
If you are trying to instigate change for the better in your organization, then Andy has hands-on experience to share. Come talk about:
If you’re interested in building a device lab similar to Etsy’s, then join Lara and Destiny for an Office Hours discussion. They’ll cover all aspects of device labs, including:
Yavor welcomes any discussions related to his talk, including uilding software cleanly and in a reproducible way and why this matters, as well as:
Dvir will be glad to answer any of your questions about moving applications to the cloud, but he’s also looking forward to chatting with you about:
Andrew is here to chat with you about emerging web technologies, especially on mobile. He’ll discuss solutions for managing complex front-end data like color palettes, SASS magic, and any of the following:
Are you ready for an intense, exciting, and rewarding exploration of the jungle of startups? Adam will head you in the right direction. Come talk about any of the following and more:
WebPageTest is a great tool for ad hoc monitoring, but if you’re looking for continuous monitoring of your web apps, come talk to Uwe and Nils about:
Want to use your skills to benefit society? Come talk to Vanessa about strategies related to the following topics:
Do you want to talk about the challenges of delivering optimal images in a multi-device world? You’ll want to talk to Joshua about these topics and others:
Mobile web performance is the topic of the day with Max. Come for a lively discussion on this subject, including:
If you’re interested in running CoreOS and managing a distributed platform in production, bring Kelsey your questions about CoreOS, etcd, Docker, and cluster management using tools like Fleet and Kubernetes, including:
Do you want to know how BBC Sport addresses architectural and performance challenges when engineering solutions for major online sporting events? Keith is happy to share experience and discuss any relevant topic, including but not limited to:
Is there an ideal way to teach programming? What are the pros and cons of online education? Pamela is happy to discuss these issues and talk with you about any of the following:
If you’ve got questions about Java and web performance, then you’ll want to bring them to Ben. Ask him about:
Ryan is here to chat with folks about how they can improve their monitoring systems’ alert notifications. He’s excited to talk about:
You’re looking to get started with performance testing. Ian has plenty of experience to share. Come chat with him about:
If DevOps seems like the right solution for your enterprise, you’ll want to stop by and talk to Yuval about a realistic vision for your organization, including:
You have Chef questions. Jon is the person to answer them. Come by and talk shop with him. He’ll cover the following and more:
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