This talk explains why web developers should be using Gulp to automates their development workflow, and how I've been using it in my development process at Minimill. While working on projects for Minimill, I developed a project template that has everything you need to get started on a new web project quickly.
The talk is based on a post I wrote called Respect Yourself! Use Gulp. If you're interested in more details on how we use Gulp at Minimill, or alternatives to Gulp, check out the post on Medium.
I gave this talk at Hackcon II this February. In it I talk about ADI's DevFest, and how ADI scales DevFest in accordance with our values: education, community, and technical excitement.
Check out the video from Hackcon II or read the slides.
Written as a natural extension of the my Accelerated Introduction to Web Development talk, this tutorial covers advanced topics in Flask, including building large Flask apps, managing dependencies, using a database, and processing form data.
Learning to program can be intimidating. This talk attempts to outline everything you need to do and know in order to learn to program.
This talk walks through all of the steps to learning to build your first web application. It covers Python, Flask, APIs, HTML, and CSS.
Too often, hackathon organizers focus on making their events “awesome”. However, this often results in losing sight of how to attract new members, grow our communities, and focus on learning. DevFest, Columbia's week-long workshop series and hackathon focus on education, community, and building. I gave this talk at HackCon in February, 2014.
Check out the video from the first Hackcon or read the slides.
Tired of people making fun of you for using Windows? Come on down to learn how to put the “Win” back in “Windows”! Get the spark back, with cool tips and tricks that"ll wonder how you ever lived without!
The traditional discussion of the role of video games in our culture is misguided. Can we think about video games differently?
This talk was influenced by Jane McGonigal's book Reality Is Broken.