Cool DBA Stuff

• automation
  ...with shell scripting

Cool DBA Stuff

• hardware-based database refreshes
  ...with RAID

Cool DBA Stuff

• crazy-fast systems
  • pin ALL data in memory
  • co-locate database and app server
  • multi-threaded PL/SQL using the oracle scheduler and thread-safe code

Analytic Functions

SELECT empno, deptno, 
COUNT(*) OVER (PARTITION BY 
deptno) DEPT_COUNT
FROM emp
WHERE deptno IN (20, 30);

     EMPNO     DEPTNO DEPT_COUNT
---------- ---------- ----------
      7369         20          5
      7566         20          5
      7788         20          5
      7902         20          5
      7876         20          5
      7499         30          6
      7900         30          6
      7844         30          6
      7698         30          6
      7654         30          6
      7521         30          6

11 rows selected.

Cool Java Stuff

• process/workflow applications

Cool Java Stuff

• Word document generation system
  ... with 2-way data  binding

Cool Java Stuff

• Java Stack

Cool Java Stuff

• SQL Injection Tool
  ... SQL parser (state engine)

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Cool Java Stuff

• Turn-Key canary page
  ... with threading, and result caching

Why?

Cool Front-End Stuff

• helped with Mobile Web Stack 2.x releases
  • local storage
  • at-rest encryption
  • base media queries
  • yeoman generator
    • & component sub-generator
    • & update-in-place
  • sass
  • Bower
  • BrowserSync
  • Gulp

Cool Front-End Stuff

• helped with donuts.js
  • gulp
  • JavaScript objects basics

Technologies to Learn

• JavaScript
• HTML5
• Sass & CSS
• Gulp
• Mocha, Karma, Chai
• Functional Programming
• Web Components
• AngularJS
• Node
• NPM
• Bower

• JQuery
• Grunt
• MongoDB (document storage)
• Firebase
• Local Storage
• Front-end security
  • OAuth
  • OpenID Connect
• REST
• MV*
• SPA
• User Experience
• Front End Design

Front-End Concerns

• Responsive Design
• User Experience
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Security
• Caching
• Mobile First
• CORS
• Testing
• Performance
• Information Architecture
• CDN

"We need smaller frameworks." - Ethan Marcotte

Training Resources

• Pluralsight
• CodeSchool
• Donuts.js
• egghead.io (when it was free)
• Code Academy
• Users Groups
• Lynda
• Stack Overflow
• A List Apart
• Safari Books Online

Books

• JavaScript Patterns
• JavaScript: The Good Parts
• CSS Mastery
• A Smarter Way to Learn JS
• * Douglas Crockford
  • ​Lectures
• ​Build Your Own Angular
• NG Book (electronic only)
• Code Complete
• Responsive Web Design
• Mobile First
• Web Form Design - Filling in the Blanks
• Secrets of a JavaScript Ninja

Don't Read These

• * Douglas Crockford
• * < 2004 re: JavaScript
• Paper Books :)

Sites, Blogs, and Tweeters

• Google
• Stack Overflow
• Front-End Stack Blog
• Integration Point
• JavaScript Reference
• CSS Reference
• HTML Reference
• Node Docs
• Gulp Site
• Chai API Reference
• Mocha Site
• Slashdot
• A List Apart
• DailyJS
• Channel 9
• NG Newsletter
• MDN
• Angular Podcast
• Angular Team Notes (on google docs)
• XKCD

• @paul_irish
• @jeresig
• @chriscoyier
• @_ericelliott
• @stubbornella
• @davidwalshblog
• @addyosmani
• @LeaVerou
• @nodejs
• @getify
• @snookca
• @CSS-Tricks
• @Smashburger
• ...

Conferences

Fluent Conf

Rich Web

JS Conf

NG Conf

Google I/O

NFJS

UBER Conf*

QCon

YAPC

Open West

AngularU

Angular Summit

Transition Challenges

• never a shortage of the old work
• never enough time to read and practice
• ocean is always larger than you imagined

What'll it Take

• time!!
• desire
• passion
• time!! (daily)
• mentor

don't get stuck in a rut

is it time to add another tool to your belt?
or sharpen the one you have?

"Complacency is the death of I.T." - Dan Bunker