Cloud is a combination of extremes and lack of limits. In seconds, we can solve (almost) any problem by just throwing more CPUs, GPUs, and RAM at it. There is only the matter of cost. This talk will talk about money and how to spend it wisely in the cloud. Cloud architecture done good is cheap.

The core of presentation is my open-source solution (https://github.com/gpeipman/TemperatureStation) that I use to monitor fermenting and ice-distilling temperatures when brewing at home. The presentation focuses on technical and mathematical side of solution and gives very good idea about how to start building serious IoT solutions on Windows platform and how to back these with Azure and Office 365 services to save time and money. Presentation introduces briefly the some problems home brewers face when brewing more complex beers. After stating problems the presentation goes through brief analyzis and then focuses on how to build the solution. Presentation ends with live demo that emulates beer freezing process that is monitored by different apps, programs and web pages.

This is our story. We get the A-Team and we give them what they asked. First days were awesome. Fascination, a lot of new ideas, simple PoC and bunch of blog posts. But to be fair we knew nothing about the cloud. 12 months passed and we have learned a lot, really a lot. And today we would like to share our knowledge and experience. Without bullshit and marketing stuff. We will show you what worked and more importantly what didn’t. Buzzwords (Docker, k8s, serverless, PaaS, DevOps, magic&tricks, Oh my God!, F…K) live fast and die young. In our session, we will tell you why a cloud is like alcohol. When it is rather a cheap wine and when it is the best whiskey in the world. In FinAi we tasted them all and we know how to prevent a hangover.

A lot has been written about new features in HTTP/2 and performance improvements it’s bringing, so you have probably read some of it (don’t worry if you didn’t, there will be a brief recap). But we all know there is nothing for free in IT (and especially Web) world. There are no “no brainers” or “silver bullets”. This talk focuses on what to consider to get the most out of HTTP/2 without hurting yourself or your users in the process.

You did great job finishing this web app on time and budget. Design patterns, good code coverage, cutting edge frameworks and best CI ever. It goes to production and boom, clients complain it's too slow. They don't really care, if it's best engineering ever, if each view loads 2 seconds. My presentation will give you hints on how to look for bottlenecks. I will also share simple tricks to make the app work faster, or at least seem to work faster.

Quantum computing has existed as a theoretical concept for some time. I recently saw some talks on quantum computing and I’ve been inspired to start researching the field myself. There are now a handful of (known) quantum computers in existence, some of which, such as the “IBM Q Experience” allow you to execute real quantum programs. I’ll give an overview of the state of the art, what the potential of quantum computing is, what its limitations might be and a small dose of speculation on what applications could be suited to to quantum computers and when they might start to be really useful.

I’ve also designed a demonstration of Quantum Computing, using Microsoft’s Q# (not a real quantum computer, it is a simulator designed to run on a traditional digital computer) called “Clementine’s Cat”. I was inspired to make Clementine’s Cat when I described Shrodinger’s Cat to my daughter and she was horified that anybody would do such a thing to their cat. So Clementine’s Cat is a humane modern spin on the traditional quantum thought experiment in which no cats are harmed, either theoretically or in reality.

Individually creating software to get the tasks done is the easier part of the whole story compared to doing it as a development team. From conflict resolution between the team members to deciding what features goes into the product, the team needs to make countless of decisions everyday and I bet you want to do this fast in order to hold on to your business’ competitive advantage.

As being a Technical Lead to a software development team, I’ll share my experience in this talk on what the essential principles are for building and leading a fast-paced, customer-centric and effective software development team. By the end of the talk, I hope to leave you with a few ideas that you can experiment within your own teams.

Blockchain. Is there likely to be a bigger buzzword over the next few years? As more and more cryptocurrencies make their debuts, the underlying technology is starting to mature and businesses from a wide range of industries are starting to take note.

This talk will explore some of the key concepts from a JavaScript point of view. We'll start by putting together a simple blockchain, progress to adding peer-to-peer networking to allow the nodes in our network to communicate, proof of work so that those nodes can trust the data they receive, and finally a transaction system to put that blockchain to use.

You'll go away with a solid understanding of core blockchain and cryptocurrency concepts that should give you a great head start as we head into a landscape increasingly dominated by such technologies.

Painting Mona Lisa with Artificial Intelligence - Agnieszka Jach
We are slowly getting used to see cars driven by artificial intelligence or surgeries performed by robots. But have you ever wondered when being in an art gallery if it is possible to recreate famous paintings? Can an algorithm repaint glorious Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci? Would her smile be as intriguing as in original? Algorithm based on natural evolution, that determines which species are strong enough to survive and develop and which are going to extinct, can recreate paintings without any artistic talents.

Delivery Passion - Jakub Gutkowski
A few years ago, I had an idea. To create a meetup place that instead of delivering talks, will deliver workshops for free to everyone. It does not matter if you are junior, mid or senior or even principal dev. Our goal was to create a platform, where attendees could gain knowledge through workshops delivered by world class presenters or aspiring world class presenters. The ambition was so that both sides could gain. Attendees would learn something new, whereas the presenters would practice and receive live feedback. Our goal was to deliver one workshop per quarter - this was a huge underestimation! Since the first workshop we boast a 99% attendance turnover, with reservations that are distributed in less than 5 minutes from open registration for workshops in four different cities in Poland. This talk is about passion, and how one small idea can change into a snowball effect.

Cryptocurrency - The Dark Side - Piotr Stapp
Do I stick to my core investing values and principles and ignore the cryptocurrency craze? Or, do I succumb to the “dark side” and buy some Litecoin or Bitcoin, hoping that demand keeps rising and prices continue to soar?

Wrong!!! Instead, we should ask if using cryptocurrency is ethical?

Prolonged sitting is linked to myriad health problems and you can’t completely mitigate the risks by just exercising in leisure time. The solution to this problem is simple but not easy to implement. This talk will show you the first step to getting out of your chair and fighting for your health.