YOW! December is going ONLINE for 2020! Watch great talks online from the comfort of your laptop, be it at home or at work. Talks will be delivered live and after each session, we’ll head over to the conference Slack workspace where you can participate in an interactive Q&A with the speaker, chat about the last talk, visit our partner channels or network in the #hallway-track.
At YOW!, leading software industry experts from all over the world, handpicked by our program committee, come together for two days to provide amazing networking and learning opportunities. Their talks are designed to bring you the latest practices as well as future directions in software development and delivery. Meet your favourite authors and bloggers. Sign up for a workshop for an intense learning experience. Network with people who truly care about delivering great software.
Our goal, as always, is to provide you access to the cutting edge in software technology, practices, and tools to help you whatever your role as a software professional… so even if we can’t all get together face to face, you can still network, meet the experts and hone your skills all in one event!
Keynotes
Speakers

JavaScript: Skeletons in the Closet
- Allen
Wirfs-BrockProgramming Language Futurist/StandardistaWirfs-Brock Associates
Under Pressure: Expanding from Bare Metal Infrastructure to the Cloud
- Chris
ReadOwnerChris Read & Associates

Mistakes were made - Patterns & Anti-Patterns For Effective Feature Flagging
- Edith
HarbaughCEO & co-founderLaunchdarkly

A Game Designer Walks Into NASA Astronaut Training: What Other Industries Can Learn From Us
- Jennifer
ScheurleLead Game DesignerArenaNet

Full Stack Accessibility, and the Business Case for Inclusion
- Larene Le
GassickInclusion Engineerlarene.dev

Frictionless Frontends for Backend Developers
- Mandy
MichaelFront End Developer, Speaker, Dev ManagerSeven West Media

Interaction Protocols: It's All About Good Manners
- Martin
ThompsonHigh-Performance Computing SpecialistReal Logic

Automating Operations with Machine Learning
- Matt
CallananSenior Software Development EngineerExpedia Group

How Graphs Help Investigative Journalist to Connect the Dots
- Michael
HungerHead of Developer Relationshttps://neo4j.com

Growing Your Personal Design Heuristics
- Rebecca
Wirfs-BrockConsultant, Inventor of Responsibility-Driven Design & xDDWirfs-Brock Associates

Mature microservices and how to operate them
- Sarah
WellsTechnical Director for Operations and ReliabilityFinancial Times