Becca Refford

Philly ETE 2022 — Using Dapr, Every Developer Can Build Microservice Applications — Mark Fussell

Abstract Applications built using microservice architecture offer compelling benefits, however building them is hard and comes at a cost of having to understanding distributed systems. Developers should focus on business logic and instead they end up solving the same problems such as state management, resilient calls and event handling with limited portability across public clouds. … Read More

Philly ETE 2022 — Building Observability for 99% Developers — Jean Yang

Abstract The rise of SaaS and APIs means that it’s easier than ever before to build applications quickly. A small, otherwise under-resourced engineering team can quickly deploy more functionality than they were ever able to before—but what about making sure the system keeps running, or deploying changes with confidence? As it turns out, we’ll also … Read More

Philly ETE 2022 — A Guide to Mobile App Migrations: Lessons Learned in Making the Leap to Flutter — Ryan Gallagher

Abstract This discussion will cover the ins and outs of migrating an existing native iOS/Android app to Flutter. For developers considering migrations, we’ll discuss comparing technologies, key architectural considerations, and more. The efficiency potential for mobile apps to be write-once can’t be overstated, but it’s important to understand what the real costs are. NeuroFlow’s Director … Read More

Philly ETE 2022 — Serverless: The Fine Print — Kiki Carter

Abstract Historically, getting your software into a “server environment” required coordination with a tightly controlled infrastructure or operations team. Bottlenecks, both technical and bureaucratic, resulted in delays, waning developer productivity, and crushed morale. Luckily for developers, cloud providers came to the rescue with ways to quickly get started with infrastructure. The democratization of cloud-based infrastructure … Read More