Session List

Breakfast

Build Your Own Portable Gaming System - Part 1

Presented by: Paul Pagel

Looking for a portable gaming system that you can hack on?  Want to learn how to solder and assemble your own  circuit board?  Perhaps you want to re-experience the classic games and computer systems of your childhood.  Maybe you want to make and process CD-quality audio from a variety of...

Building Your First Voice Experience with Alexa

Presented by: Jeff Blankenburg

This workshop will dive right in to getting you set up and started building a voice-based experience with Alexa. You will leave this session with a working Alexa skill that you can customize and publish as your own. ...

K3s - Half the Size, Twice as Awesome: Kubernetes for All of Us (Workshop)

Presented by: Chris Houdeshell

Getting started with Kubernetes is a daunting task. Everyone you talked to said it was a pain to get started, but it eventually paid off (unless you’re Docker). What if I told you there was a solution to the startup pain? What if it was something to get your feet wet with, cut your teeth on -- but...

The Boop and Beep: A Tale of the Arduino

Presented by: Curtis Darst

Hey, what's an AR-DWEEN-NO? Follow the story of the Arduino as we connect some circuits and play some games. Learn how to interact with the Arduino and how the Arduino will interact with you. Take home the fun after completing this session. *Small parts are involved.

Maker Museum and Open Lab (Tues)

Presented by: Greg Huber

Come visit the Maker Museum and Open Lab, in the Mangrove room. You will be able to: ...

Lunch

Create a Cloud Environment with Terraform and Ansible

Presented by: Gene Gotimer

Hashicorp Terraform allows you to define your infrastructure as code. You write code to define systems, networks, security groups, firewalls, and more, making standing up an environment repeatable and reusable. Red Hat Ansible lets you remotely interact with those systems you stood up, configuring...

From idea to physical series: A basic overview of the world of CAD and 3D Printing (Tues)

Presented by: Brian Carnes

This session will talk about the exciting world of 3D printing with a bit of the history of the technology. We will look at the lab’s printers as well as models made on them. We’ll then cover choosing a CAD app and will briefly cover using curated 3D printer object libraries and different CAD...

Rea11y Simple #A11y: A Focused Accessibility Workshop

Presented by: Chris DeMars

Accessibility on the web is increasing in visibility, yet some web creators are still unfamiliar with how to create an amazing, accessible user experience. Spoiler alert, it starts with design, but what happens after that? In this workshop, I will walk the attendees through a site that has multiple...

Intro to Bluefruit Circuit Python (Tues)

Presented by: Greg Huber

Want to learn how to make blinky light or beepy noise things? Or.. Possibly something a little more ambitious? Learn how to code the Adafruit Bluefruit Circuit Playground in the Maker Space. ...

KidzMash Makerz

Hands on STEM activities for all ages. Come be creative with Ozobots, Snap Circuits, friction, catapults and more! (Kidz must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

Learn to Solder (Tues)

Presented by: Jameson Hampton

Attend this session to learn how to solder electronic components by assembling a simple LED badge. *** A paid ticket is required for this session. It can be purchased on Event Brite where you bought your CodeMash ticket. ...

Breakfast

IoT from Sensing to Insights Workshop

Presented by: Brandon Lewis, Christopher Judd

In today’s world, everything from tooth brushes to cars are connected to the internet and collecting data from sensors. Having the ability to capture the data and turn them into actionable insights can improve efficiencies, reduce cost and increase safety. Creating a IoT solution requires a lot of...

Prepare Your ASP.NET Core Application for 🚀 Liftoff: Hardening Your Applications for Production 1/2

Presented by: Kevin Griffin, Kendall Miller

You're about to push your latest project out to the launch pad - nearly every feature is complete, it's quick, and you're excited for launch day. But are you ready to achieve orbit and stay there safely? ...

The Demystifying Docker DOJO

Presented by: Barry Tarlton, Mark Ramsey

Hearing all about the container craze, but haven’t had time to really learn about it yet? Well, this session has you covered. Come roll up your sleeves and get ready to learn all about Docker in this hands on session. There will be no long pontificating about how Docker is better than other...

[KidzMash] Collaborate on your LEGO(R) vision

Presented by: Thomas Haver

LEGO(R) sets are amazingly fun to build, but who has attempted to build a complete set without looking at the instructions? In this session, the kidz & adults will form teams and try to build one of sixteen different Creator sets without the instructions. Only one person from each team will be able...

Using Python to Develop a Discord Bot

Presented by: Raphael Gotfryd

**Requires Free Ticket** Discord is the best way to communicate with your gamer friends. But what if I told you that you could create games with it? Well, you can in the form of a Discord bot. In this session we will go over many details about the Discord bot, and have a code along where you can...

Intro to Bluefruit Circuit Python (Weds)

Presented by: Greg Huber

Want to learn how to make blinky light or beepy noise things? Or.. Possibly something a little more ambitious? Learn how to code the Adafruit Bluefruit Circuit Playground in the Maker Space. ...

Decouple and Scale Applications with Queues

Presented by: Curtis Darst

Queues are not just for theme park rides. Understanding the process of decoupling your application to support massive scale. Session includes discussion and examples around queue type, security, delivery, DLQ, and integration with your existing applications. ...

From idea to physical series: A basic overview of the world of CAD and 3D Printing (Weds)

Presented by: Brian Carnes

This session will talk about the exciting world of 3D printing with a bit of the history of the technology. We will look at the lab’s printers as well as models made on them. We’ll then cover choosing a CAD app and will briefly cover using curated 3D printer object libraries and different CAD...

Prepare Your ASP.NET Core Application for 🚀 Liftoff: Hardening Your Applications for Production 2/2

Presented by: Kevin Griffin, Kendall Miller

Part 2 of "Prepare Your ASP.NET Core Application for 🚀 Liftoff: Hardening Your Applications for Production"

Learn to Solder (Weds)

Presented by: Jameson Hampton

Attend this session to learn how to solder electronic components by assembling a simple LED badge. *** A paid ticket is required for this session. It can be purchased on Event Brite where you bought your CodeMash ticket. ...

From idea to physical: A demo of how to make CAD models in Rhino3d. (Weds)

Presented by: Brian Carnes

This lab is intended to be a fast-paced technology walk-through of the process of creating a 3D printed object. We will focus in on the process of using CAD to create our model with a NURBS modeler called Rhino3D and will walk through the UI and how Rhino uses basic curves and shapes to create more...

From idea to physical series: Additional Castle project walk-through Rhino project. (Weds)

Presented by: Brian Carnes

Can’t get enough model building? Want to make something more advanced than your basic cups/keychains/challenge coins? We’ve noticed we have some repeat students each year on our kids track that just love to build models, and we’ve also run several years of our introductory track for adults. We...

Welcome Reception

Dark UX Patterns

Presented by: Vitaliy Matiyash

Congratulations! You are the 1,000,000th visitor to our website. Click here to redeem your prize! Just provide your date of birth and phone number to get started. ...

Life in the Fastlane: App Store Deployments That Won't Make You Lose Your Mind

Presented by: Keith Kurak

Imagine deploying your shiny new app to the Apple App Store- creating certs, uploading your app to Testflight, adding testers, taking screenshots on four different devices, filling in dozens of fields on the store description, clicking through EULA’s, and resubmitting five times because the...

The Art of Readable Code: Rethink Your Approach to Coding

Presented by: Steve Green

We all have a lofty goal: programming style as documentation. Inspired by Steve McConnel’s “Code Complete,” Uncle Bob’s “Clean Code,” and Andrew Hunt’s “The Pragmatic Programmer,” this session will: ...

Watch How The Giants Fall: Learning from Bug Bounty Results

Presented by: John Melton

Security is hard. We all miss things. Attackers find things. ...

[KidzMash] Fun Things To Do With Alexa

Presented by: Jeff Blankenburg

This session will introduce KidzMashers to Alexa, and show them some of the cool things they can do with just their voices. We will have devices to play with, tons of things to try, and an interactive game.

Asynchronous JavaScript: Livin' On A Prayer

Presented by: Bob Fornal

There is a unique world where Single-Threaded JavaScript manages to be much more. JavaScript interacts with its environment in ways that allow it to handle Asynchronous activities. Using several detailed code examples, we will examine these examples in a unique way to show how these interactions...

Effective Data Visualization

Presented by: David Giard

We spend much of our time collecting and analyzing data. That data is only useful if it can be displayed in a meaningful, understandable way. ...

Regex is for .*

Presented by: Jean Lange

Regular expressions are a powerful tool available to coders in many programming languages - but they’re so cryptic and hard to read/work with! Let’s explore what they can do for you and where you might want to use them. Then we’ll dive into regex101.com and the regex crossword for practical...

The Four Principles of Accessibility

Presented by: Homer Gaines

Within the WCAG 2.1, web-accessible content is broken into four principles collectively referred to as POUR. This acronym stands for Perceivable, Operable, Understandable, and Robust. These four areas specifically target areas where users have the most trouble when accessing digital content and...

KidzMash Makerz

Hands on STEM activities for all ages. Come be creative with Ozobots, Snap Circuits, friction, catapults and more! (Kidz must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

Are You Ready for a Senior Role?

Presented by: Jenny Bramble

Moving from being a mid level engineer a senior role can feel like a huge leap--especially when your new responsibilities aren't well defined. What does it mean to embrace a senior role? It's not just about experience and years on the job; it's an entire mindset shift. ...

Common Accessibility Pitfalls: Climbing out, when you fall in.

Presented by: Chris DeMars

You, your users, and Alice from Wonderland have something in common. At one point, everyone has fallen into a hole of perplexity, confusion, and sometimes hysterical madness. Unlike Alice, we can navigate ourselves and our users around the chaotic abyss that we call the web. Shipping inaccessible...

Let's Talk Bluetooth

Presented by: Leah Vogel

Bluetooth has its own lingo. Don't know much about it? Want to learn to speak it? You’ve come to the right place! ...

Unravelling the Rubik’s

Presented by: Benjamin Fox

Did you know that the world record for solving a Rubik's Cube is 3.47 seconds? If solving the Rubik’s cube seems like an impossible dream, then this session is for you! Come and learn some of the basic history of the Rubik's cube, the terminology for various pieces, and some simple steps to solve...

Where has Jane Gone?

Presented by: Karen Linden

Have you ever been told if you were like that male developer over there you get somewhere? Have you removed you first name from your Resume to get more interviews? Have you been excluded from a meeting because afraid that they will offend you? Have you ever been called bossy? Have you ever...

10 Ways to Write Clean JavaScript Code

Presented by: Avindra Fernando

Written in just 10 days, JavaScript continues to be very successful in modern software development. The flexibility of JavaScript empowered rapid innovation in software. But, this flexibility comes at a cost of readable, maintainable, and scalable JavaScript code.

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Dungeons, Dragons, and Graph Databases

Presented by: Guy Royse

Are you an adventurer? Do you want gold? Experience? Levels? Of course you do! And where do you get these things? The dungeon, where else? That wonderful container of all things adventurous! But, unfortunately, dungeons aren't setup for the convenience of adventurers who wish to extract these fine...

Finding Your Flow With Kanban

Presented by: Jeremy Jarrell

More and more teams are discovering that they're more productive and more effective with Kanban. Many of these teams who choose Kanban do so out of a desire to work in an agile way, but without the overhead of sprints. But, if your team has adopted Kanban simply because there are no sprints, then...

The Human Side to Testing

Presented by: Amanda Perkins

We’re known for breaking things and testing the limits, and patience, of our team and our systems. We advocate for quality in all things and we advocate for the end user. But, none of us actually think about how our varied backgrounds influence what we do and how we test. In this session...

Enterprise Observability with OpenTelemetry

Presented by: Christopher Judd

Enterprise applications are complex. A transaction starting in the browser will go through proxies, api gateways, security appliances, application performance monitoring tools, logs, microservices and more microservices. Historically there has been no standard way to get observability and...

Implementing an Event Sourcing strategy on Azure

Presented by: Eldert Grootenboer

In recent years the Event Sourcing pattern has become increasingly popular. By storing a history of events it enables us to decouple the storage of data from the implementation of the logic around it. And we can rebuild the state of our data to any point in time, giving us a wide range of...

Rock-Solid Components with TypeScript and GraphQL

Presented by: Mat Warger

Most recent javascript frameworks bring a solid component model to modern web development, but how can you guarantee that your components work correctly? In this session, you learn how the features of TypeScript can be leveraged to bring clarity and dependability when constructing components with...

Time traveling in the cloud. Time series analytics with Microsoft Azure.

Presented by: Sam Vanhoutte

The data collected in IoT scenarios are often thought of as a ‘time series”. Through this data it’s possible to understand the past and use this data to anticipate the future. But time traveling is never straight forward. That’s why in this session Sam will walk you through the processing of...

Absurd Taco Machine

Presented by: Daniel Pries

**Requires Free Ticket** This session is geared towards 10-17 years olds in which the audience will participate with the speaker in a guided session of creating a basic platformer video game using Phaser 3 and Typescript. The audience will participate in four, 20 minute sessions growing in...

KidzMash Makerz

Hands on STEM activities for all ages. Come be creative with Ozobots, Snap Circuits, friction, catapults and more! (Kidz must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

`create table user` considered harmful: reasons you should outsource your aut

Presented by: FusionAuth (Sponsor)

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DAPR & Hot Chocolate GraphQL | A Tale of Turning .NET Monoliths into Manageable Microservices

Presented by: United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC (Sponsor)

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Rethinking Cross Platform with Ionic & React

Presented by: Ionic (Sponsor)

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Code that Snack!

Presented by: Leah Vogel

Have you ever eaten a sandwich? Could you tell someone else exactly how to make one? ...

Designing Reusable Components…That Are Actually Reusable

Presented by: Cory House

Modern UIs are often composed of reusable components written in React, Vue, Angular, whatever. In these modern technologies, creating a component is easy. However, creating a truly reusable component is hard. In this session, we'll explore the tradeoffs inherent in reusable component design, and...

Failing Successfully

Presented by: Cassandra Faris

Failure is normal. It’s so normal that many software development teams encourage people to fail and fail fast. Failure is also scary. It makes us feel vulnerable. We may even worry that our jobs, relationships, or goals are on the line. Yet we hear countless stories of people turning failure into...

Keeping your Kubernetes Cluster Secure

Presented by: Gene Gotimer

Many organizations are shifting to containers and Kubernetes, and that move means learning new ways to secure their environments. Kubernetes clusters have to be hardened at different levels. We have to consider the nodes where the Kubernetes control plane is running. We also need to secure the...

From idea to physical series: Additional Castle project walk-through Rhino project. (Thurs)

Presented by: Brian Carnes

Can’t get enough model building? Want to make something more advanced than your basic cups/keychains/challenge coins? We’ve noticed we have some repeat students each year on our kids track that just love to build models, and we’ve also run several years of our introductory track for adults. We...

Better Interviews, Better Work

Presented by: John Lange

Being an interviewer for technical jobs is hard. Checking for technical competency can feel impossible. Asking questions that start with "tell me about a time when" can feel like it has no value. And for many people giving interviews, there is no training; you're left to figure it out on your own. ...

Getting started with Kubenetes Policy Development

Presented by: Robert Sirchia

This session is designed to get a user started in writing Kubernetes policies in Rust. We will, touch on what is a policy. How we are going to leverage Rust and Web Assembly to write our policy. What tools you will need to develop a policy. Build out a sample policy and test it on a local...

Monolith Decomposition and Evolutionary Architectures: How to Safely Modernize Legacy Systems

Presented by: Ben Hoffman

Replacing and re-engineering a new system to replace a legacy or monolithic system, in its entirety, is risky. And after significant investment, the new system often suffers from many of the same issues the old system had. When you combine long development times with big-bang-style deployment, the...

How would you print that? (Thurs)

Presented by: Brian Carnes

We have a wealth of different perspectives reflected with our 3D printing room staff- including tinkering hobbyists, hardcore makers, and even that of using multiple printer types repeatably in a small business setting. We thought it would be fun to share these various perspectives on how we...

Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Tournament

Party! - Carnival Games & Casino

Breakfast

Crafting an interpreted programming language in 60 minutes

Presented by: Granville Schmidt

Are you curious how programming languages are designed and implemented? Do you have nightmares about the “magic” that happens when you run/compile your code? Have you ever wanted to create your own programming language from scratch? ...

RediSearch: Completing the Beyond SQL Story with Search

Presented by: Brian Sam-Bodden

Do you automatically reach for a relational database for your application’s data needs? There is an unspoken impedance mismatch between expected rates of maturity between an application’s model and its data model. NoSQL/NewSQL and now “beyond SQL” solutions are often met with incredulity...

Understanding Probabilistic Data Structures with 112,092 UFO Sightings

Presented by: Guy Royse

There are three reactions to the title of this talk: ...

Web A11y Patterns and Pitfalls

Presented by: Robert Cochran

The internet is no longer an optional aspect of modern life. It is how many of us conduct business and maintain relationships. A tool as critical as the internet needs to be usable by everyone. It is our responsibility to create a good user experience for ALL users. ...

What are the chances that you will have fun in this session?

Presented by: Vicki Glenn

In this hand on class, you will learn about probability, games of chance (G-rated), and build a dice tower to use with your newly learned games. The kidz will walk away with their own dice tower and directions to a variety of family friendly games.

KidzMash Makerz

Hands on STEM activities for all ages. Come be creative with Ozobots, Snap Circuits, friction, catapults and more! (Kidz must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.)

Consistent cloud environments with Infrastructure as Code

Presented by: Matthew Sheehan

Your SaaS app is doing great, but your cloud environment is growing more and more complex. After years of provisioning additional resources to keep it growing, nobody on the team remembers all of the dependencies anymore, and deployments are hitting snags because the development, testing, and...

Performance tuning for Azure Cosmos DB

Presented by: Hasan Savran

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed service that takes database administration off your hands. Fully Managed Database sounds good, but developers end up with some of the database administration work anyway. ...

The Case for GraphQL

Presented by: Kyle Schrade

We will be diving into why someone would want to use GraphQL and what are the benefits of using it. Starting from what is GraphQL and ending with how it can make your stack much more flexible and improve your day-to-day developer experience. We will look at many examples from our work at StockX that...

Intro to Bluefruit Circuit Python (Fri)

Presented by: Greg Huber

Want to learn how to make blinky light or beepy noise things? Or.. Possibly something a little more ambitious? Learn how to code the Adafruit Bluefruit Circuit Playground in the Maker Space. ...

ChatOps and DevOps: How to Use Comms as Incident Response

Presented by: Pj Hagerty

The most important tool in your DevOps toolbox is communication. Without it, nothing can be accomplished, especially resolving incidents when they occur. ...

Finding Bigfoot with Redis + RediSearch

Presented by: Guy Royse

Bigfoot has been a staple of American folklore since the 19th century. Many are convinced that Bigfoot is real. Others suggest he’s merely a cultural phenomenon. And some just want to believe. There is even a group, the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, that tracks Bigfoot sightings and...

Supercharge Your ASP.NET Core Applications

Presented by: Kevin Griffin

For many developers, the transition from ASP.NET 4.0+ to ASP.NET Core was a minor change. Depending on your application's complexity, you could make a couple syntax changes and be fully upgraded within a couple of days. ...

CSS Houdini - Just what CSS needed, more JavaScript

Presented by: John Lange

Coming soon to a browser near you is a brand new technology that will revolutionize your websites. Finally, JavaScript can be embedded into your CSS! ...

How to build an Android application with JetPack Compose and Kotlin

Presented by: Aaron LaBeau

The world of mobile development is constantly changing and evolving. Google's new JetPack Compose framework for Kotlin allows developers to write mobile applications quickly by using design principles from functional programming while keeping the learning curve down. In this session, Aaron LaBeau...

Stop your instincts from ruining your career: the science behind emotional intelligence

Presented by: Natalie Hylton

According to the Center for Creative Leadership, 75% of careers are derailed for reasons related to emotional competencies, including inability to handle interpersonal problems, unsatisfactory team leadership in times of difficulty or conflict, or inability to adapt to change or elicit trust. ...

Something from Nothing

Presented by: damian synadinos

Improv(isational) theater is, essentially, making something from nothing - performers create and perform shows spontaneously, without a script, props, or costumes. But, to be successful at improv, you should learn, practice, and use a few, fundamental improv "rules" - principles and skills that are...

Blazor Stability Testing Tools for Bullet Proof Applications

Presented by: Progress Software (Sponsor)

(Presented by Ed Charbeneau) .NET in the browser may sound like Blazor's strength, however the story of Blazor testing may just be its biggest potential upside. In this session we'll discuss what makes Blazor an ideal candidate for: Unit Testing, Integration Testing, and Automated System Testing.

Learn to Solder (Fri)

Presented by: Jameson Hampton

Attend this session to learn how to solder electronic components by assembling a simple LED badge. *** A paid ticket is required for this session. It can be purchased on Event Brite where you bought your CodeMash ticket. ...

Observability Will Kill the Monitoring Star

Presented by: Scout APM (Sponsor)

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[KidzMash] Get Creative with Duct Tape!

Presented by: Keith Kurak

Duct tape is super-sticky, flexible, and waterproof, and can be used as a quick fix for just about anything that’s broken. It’s even been used to repair spaceships! But, it also can be used to make art. You’ll learn briefly about the science and history of duct tape before we turn you loose to...

Easy Domain Driven Design

Presented by: Ryan Foote

Software development is hard. Even with the best intentions, and the most deliberate design processes, we often end up mired in the “big ball of mud” scenario. Where modifications are tedious, enhancements are fraught with unknown side-effects, and troubleshooting is downright nasty. By...

Moving Massive Mountains of Magnificent Data

Presented by: Barret Blake

Data over here. Data over there. These days there are massive piles of data everywhere. Companies use many different systems. Those systems need to interact and share data to be useful. But how to get that data from place to place? Most of the time, what's built in to these various systems doesn't...

Surfing in Maui

Presented by: Sam Basu

You are invested in .NET and Xamarin technology stacks. But there are some pain points in the present reality. Perhaps you crave for cohesiveness, maturity and want to have more confidence in the Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms ecosystem? ...

Closing Ceremonies