💥 Tech Talks Weekly #21

2024-07-04: Featuring all the newly uploaded talks from PyCon US 2024, PyCon Sweden 2024, Spring I/O 2024, CITYJS London 2024 and many more!

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With that said, welcome to the 21. issue of Tech Talks Weekly! This time, we have plenty of new talks from 14 conferences including PyCon US 2024, PyCon Sweden 2024, Spring I/O 2024, CITYJS London 2024 and many more!

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🏆 Featured talks of the week

Here are the must-watch talks uploaded since the last issue:

1. "Strangler Things: How To De-risk Legacy Code Migrations" ⸱ Jul 04, 2024 ⸱ 00h 43m 40s

   Shawna Martell discusses a case study in which they disentangled systems with no customer impact and zero downtime, how they prioritize feature migration, tooling, and backwards compatibility.

2. "Continuations: The magic behind virtual threads in Java by Balkrishna Rawool @ Spring I/O 2024" ⸱ +4k views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 50m 49s

   There are plenty of good java virtual threads talks from the recent years, but this one goes deeper into the underlying mechanism and covers continuations. Highly recommended to watch.

3. "Tutorials - Sebastian Raschka: The Fundamentals of Modern Deep Learning with PyTorch" ⸱ +600 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 59m 31s

   This tutorial is aimed at Python programmers new to PyTorch and deep learning. However, even more experienced deep learning practitioners and PyTorch users may be exposed to new concepts and ideas when exploring other open source libraries to extend PyTorch.

4. "Tutorials - Renne Rocha: Gathering data from the web using Python" ⸱ +300 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 51m 13s

   In this tutorial, we will explore the basics of web scraping and how to implement it using Scrapy (a Python framework). Whether you are a data analyst, programmer, or researcher, this tutorial will equip you with the fundamental skills needed to create your own web scraper and extract valuable information from websites.

📆 New uploads

Here’s a list of all the recently uploaded talks since the last issue, grouped by conference and ordered by the number of views for your convenience.

1. PyCon US 2024

1. "Tutorials - Sebastian Raschka: The Fundamentals of Modern Deep Learning with PyTorch" ⸱ +600 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 59m 31s

2. "Tutorials - Aya Elsayed, Rhythm Patel: No More Raw SQL: SQLAlchemy, ORMs & asyncio" ⸱ +600 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 01h 58m 18s

3. "Keynote Speaker - Simon Willison" ⸱ +400 views ⸱ 02 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 43m 32s

4. "Tutorials - Reuven M. Lerner: All about decorators" ⸱ +300 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 14m 32s

5. "Tutorials - Cheuk Ting Ho: PyO3 101 - Writing Python modules in Rust" ⸱ +300 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 03h 19m 14s

6. "Tutorials - Renne Rocha: Gathering data from the web using Python" ⸱ +300 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 51m 13s

7. "Tutorials - Daksh Gupta: The world of High Performance Distributed & Async Task Queue(s) with Celery" ⸱ +200 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 44m 37s

8. "Tutorials - Yan Yanchii: Pointers in Python" ⸱ +200 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 25m 31s

9. "Tutorials - Gil, Jim, Naty, Phillip: Introduction to Ibis: blazing fast analytics with DuckDB..." ⸱ +200 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 02h 15m 42s

10. "Keynote Speaker - Jay Miller" ⸱ +200 views ⸱ 02 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 44m 47s

2. PyCon Sweden 2024

1. "Python in Excel, a big step for finance by Daniel Roos" ⸱ +200 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 36m 02s

2. "Keynote: Modern Python through FastAPI and friends by Sebastián Ramírez" ⸱ +100 views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 58m 01s

3. "Kivy: Cross-platform App development for Pythonistas by Mirko Galimberti" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 26m 52s

3. C3 Dev Fest 2024 and TechLeadConf 2024 by GitNation

1. "What AI Can, Can’t, and Shouldn’t Do for Games - John Romero, C3 Dev Fest 2024" ⸱ +9k views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 20m 39s

2. "How to Turn Engineering Work into a Promotion – Anna J McDougall, TechLeadConf 2024" ⸱ +7k views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 20m 19s

3. "Scaling Fast – Engineering Lessons From ~15 Years of Tech Startups – Swizec Teller, TechLeadConf" ⸱ +4k views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 19m 25s

4. "Less Cruft, More Power: Leverage the Power of the Web Platform - Una Kravets, C3 Dev Fest 2024" ⸱ +3k views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 26m 22s

5. "Adapting to the Future of Work in Tech – Bassem Dghaidi, TechLeadConf 2024" ⸱ +3k views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 22m 00s

6. "Bring the Power of AI to Your Application - Krzysztof Cieślak, C3 Dev Fest 2024" ⸱ +1k views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 23m 49s

4. QCon San Francisco 2024

1. "Strangler Things: How To De-risk Legacy Code Migrations" ⸱ Jul 04, 2024 ⸱ 00h 43m 40s

2. "Building a Culture of Continuous Experimentation" ⸱ Jul 03, 2024 ⸱ 00h 32m 56s

3. "Being a Responsible Developer in the Age of AI Hype" ⸱ Jul 02, 2024 ⸱ 00h 46m 04s

5. NDC Sydney 2024

1. "Figma meets .NET developers - Nick Randolph - NDC Sydney 2024" ⸱ +2k views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 01h 02m 19s

2. "Implementing scalable messaging patterns in Azure - Will Velida - NDC Sydney 2024" ⸱ +1k views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 54m 42s

3. "From Core to Containers to Orchestration - Modernizing my Compute - Mike Benkovich" ⸱ +1k views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 01h 06m 09s

4. "Azure Developer CLI Deep Dive - Jason Taylor - NDC Sydney 2024" ⸱ +800 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 01h 03m 03s

5. "Architecture Modernization: Aligning Software, Strategy, and Structure - Nick Tune - NDC Sydney 2024" ⸱ +800 views ⸱ 03 Jul 2024 ⸱ 01h 11m 39s

6. "Backwards Compatible- Lessons from a Quarter Century in Software - Anjuan Simmons" ⸱ +700 views ⸱ 30 Jun 2024 ⸱ 01h 01m 10s

7. "Dev & Test Environments in Azure finally fast, cheap, and somewhat easy - Magnus Mårtensson" ⸱ +700 views ⸱ 03 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 58m 02s

8. "Distributed GraphQL APIs - Michael Staib - NDC Sydney 2024" ⸱ +600 views ⸱ 30 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 55m 46s

9. "Drones, RemoteID and the Thrilling Future of UAS Flight - Heather Downing - NDC Sydney 2024" ⸱ +500 views ⸱ 29 Jun 2024 ⸱ 01h 01m 08s

10. "Building a green supercomputer in the cloud - Anders Lybecker - NDC Sydney 2024" ⸱ +400 views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 58m 17s

6. Spring I/O 2024

1. "Continuations: The magic behind virtual threads in Java by Balkrishna Rawool @ Spring I/O 2024" ⸱ +4k views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 50m 49s

2. "Serverless Java with Spring by Maximilian Schellhorn & Dennis Kieselhorst @ Spring I/O 2024" ⸱ +2k views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 50m 59s

3. "Introducing Spring AI by Christian Tzolov / Mark Pollack @ Spring I/O 2024" ⸱ +2k views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 48m 40s

7. Droidcon Italy 2023

1. "The Art of Hiding Sensitive Info in Plain Sight: Secure Your App | Droidcon Italy 2023 Talk" ⸱ +200 views ⸱ 02 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 30m 45s

8. CITYJS 2024

1. "Tony Edwards - Midi Birds" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 02 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 25m 12s

9. Lambda Days 2024

1. "Programming for the planet by Anil Madhavapeddy | Lambda Days 2024" ⸱ +300 views ⸱ 02 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 57m 18s

10. Data Science Conference ADRIA 2024

1. "Hands-on Quantum Computing | Petar Korponaic | DSC ADRIA 24" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 03 Jul 2024 ⸱ 01h 22m 14s

2. "How to scale AI in organization | Tomislav Krizan, Sinisa Slijepcevic & Stefano Biondi |DSC ADRIA 24" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 40m 42s

3. "From Prototype to Production: A Framework for AI Implementation Solutions | R. Apostol |DSC ADRIA 24" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 25m 57s

11. GOTO 2024 and GOTO 2023

1. "Mastering Tech Leadership in 50 Minutes • Tim Berglund • GOTO 2023" ⸱ +4k views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 50m 45s

2. "GitHub Copilot & GitHub Advanced Security - A Quick Tour • Karl Krukow • GOTO 2024" ⸱ +4k views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 41m 43s

3. "Complexity is the Gotcha of Event-driven Architecture • David Boyne • GOTO 2024" ⸱ +3k views ⸱ 02 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 46m 58s

4. "How Architecture & Culture Go Hand in Hand • Eoin Woods & Charles Humble" ⸱ +700 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 36m 21s

5. "How to Lead your Organization's Al-Transformation • Rasmus Lystrøm • GOTO 2024" ⸱ +600 views ⸱ 03 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 29m 13s

12. J On The Beach 2024

1. "Value, performance and values - assesing the impact of data" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 04 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 30m 19s

13. JAVAPRO 2024

1. "Developer Productivity Engineering: What's in it for Java Developers? | Brian Demers (EN)" ⸱ +100 views ⸱ 28 Jun 2024 ⸱ 00h 43m 50s

2. "Deploying to production with confidence | Andres Almiray (EN)" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 03 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 44m 50s

3. "Open sourcing a library: how hard can that be? | Johan Hutting (EN)" ⸱ <100 views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 49m 06s

14. CSS Day 2024

1. "Layout and Reading Order | Rachel Andrew | CSS Day 2024" ⸱ +1k views ⸱ 01 Jul 2024 ⸱ 00h 50m 47s

Enjoy the weekend ☀️ and see you next week!