Past Talks.

Moving from Database Tokens to JWT for RESTful API

Presenter: Chad Zink
Date Given: 2019-05-01
Abstract: An overview of user authentication in RESTful API's using stateful sessions or stateless database tokens, followed by methods to implement Javascript Web Tokens (JWT) to provide secure stateless authentication. We will be ending with how to handle cross-origin resource sharing and short live VS long lived sessions.

Using Postgresql to Great Effect

Presenter: Nathan Fritz
Date Given: 2019-04-03
Abstract: This talk covers many of the features that makes Postgres great including replication.

Intro to Git

Presenter: Casey Neubauer
Date Given: 2019-03-06
Abstract: This talk is an introduction to Git for a new user. Topics covered include concepts, basic usage, and branching/merging.

Building an Alexa skill

Date Given: 2019-01-09
Abstract: How to build a "skill", adding your own custom code underneath Amazon's Alexa voice system.

Intro to AWS

Presenter: Michael Akopov
Date Given: 2018-11-05
Abstract: In this talk, I will give a brief overview of some of AWS's most commonly used features, why you'd want to use them and how they integrate together. This talk will be a high-level overview.

Refactoring: How to renovate you code

Presenter: Joe Weakley
Date Given: 2018-10-03
Abstract: Using ruby and javascript examples, I will be going over some legacy code. I will point out some common mistakes and ways to solve them. I will also go over how I like to approach refactoring code.

Wildland's TrailHead To Start an App

Presenter: Chad Zink
Date Given: 2018-09-06
Abstract: How to use Wildland Labs' trailhead to start a Ruby on Rails app with an Ember JS front end. This can serve as an example for how a Rails/Ember app can be built.

Neural Networks & Facial Recognition

Presenter: Asher Mancinelli
Date Given: 2018-08-01
Abstract: I will cover the motivation behind neural networks, the math, history, and theory behind them, and how they are used today, specifically in the area of facial recognition and image processing.

Gitlab Pipelines

Presenter: Rick Richardson
Date Given: 2018-07-11
Abstract: Rick will demonstrate how Gitlab's pipelines allow us to combine the power and majesty git and docker for super easy continuous integration and testing.

Git Remotes: A simple example

Presenter: Casey Neubauer
Date Given: 2018-07-11
Abstract: A quick dive into Git, its fundamentals and more.

Gatsby.js

Presenter: Sam Clopton
Date Given: 2018-07-11
Abstract: A quick introduction to gatsby.js and integrating with WordPress.

Kubernetes

Presenter: Ian Smith
Date Given: 2018-07-11
Abstract: An introduction to kubernetes and minicube

Compiler extension

Presenter: Trevor Marvin
Date Given: 2018-07-11
Abstract: Pre-preprocessor compiler extension and assembly programming

Building a website with Laravel

Presenter: Michael Akopov
Date Given: 2018-06-06
Abstract: In this session, I will build the fullstacktc.org website from scratch, all the way from the database to the interface using the Laravel framework. Laravel is a powerful web framework written in PHP, it can be thought of as the Ruby on Rails of PHP. The source code can be found here - https://github.com/makopov/fullstacktc

A walk with Bootstrap 4

Presenter: Kevin Haro
Date Given: 2018-05-02
Abstract: You will learn about the history of boostrap, what Bootstrap is, the difference between Bootstrap versions, and how to navigate the Bootstrap documentation.

Introduction to Docker

Presenter: Michael Akopov
Date Given: 2017-07-05
Abstract: An introductory talk into Docker, building containers, deploying to DockerHub and using docker-compose, a brief overview of architectural concepts and as well as Docker Swarm