Tim Berglund
ÜberConf
Denver · June 24 - 27, 2014
VP Developer Relations at Confluent
Tim is a teacher, author, and technology leader with Confluent, where he serves as the Vice President of Developer Relations. He is a regular speaker at conferences and a presence on YouTube explaining complex technology topics in an accessible way. He tweets as @tlberglund, blogs every few years at http://timberglund.com. He has three grown children and two grandchildren, a fact about which he is rather excited.
Presentations
The Data Structures [You Think You] Need to Know
If you're like most developers, you can get through most of your projects with just lists and maps. Then every once in a while you read a blog post about a mind-blowing problems that can only be solved efficiently because of a data structure you've never heard of, and you wonder where long years of computer science education really got you. Or better yet, maybe you never
Gradle Jumpstart (Bring a Laptop)
Gradle is a compelling new build tool that incorporates the lessons learned from a decade of Ant and Maven. More than just a compromise between declarative and imperative build formats, or between convention and configuration, Gradle is a sophisticated software development platform that simple builds easy and complex, highly automated continuous software delivery pipelines possible to build. Using its extensible APIs and expressive DSL, you're equipped to build your next build.
Gradle Jumpstart (Bring a Laptop)
Gradle is a compelling new build tool that incorporates the lessons learned from a decade of Ant and Maven. More than just a compromise between declarative and imperative build formats, or between convention and configuration, Gradle is a sophisticated software development platform that simple builds easy and complex, highly automated continuous software delivery pipelines possible to build. Using its extensible APIs and expressive DSL, you're equipped to build your next build.
Discrete Math You Need to Know
What do you need to know about combinatorics, number theory, and the underpinnings of public key cryptography? Well, maybe more than you think!