Speaking

Talks and podcast appearances, going back to 2012.

Talks

2015

Space, time and stateBlending functional approaches with Reactive Extensions to manage state, exploring what it means to mix traditionally imperative design patterns with functional reactive programming.
Dualizing IEnumerable and IEnumeratorBreaking reactive extensions down to their essence, combining concrete examples with the mathematical foundations behind this style of programming.
Level up with HypermediaTo level up an API you need to shield clients from server-side changes, in essence provide a stable API over time. One way to do this is to take advantage of Hypermedia in ASP.NET Web API.
Not MacGyver's JavaScriptPatterns for keeping client-side JavaScript from becoming a soupy mess as your application grows, illustrated with Backbone.js but applicable to any library.
Reactive Extensions: The whyThe first in a series of screencasts exploring reactive extensions and reactive functional programming, starting with why we'd use a reactive style of programming in the first place.

2014

Enemy of the StateA critical look at the state and event-handling patterns applied in common JS frameworks, and tactics for embracing both state and events without sacrificing clarity in your architecture.

2013

2012

Podcasts

2015

2013

Cloud Confusions with Amy PalamountainTen things learned about developing applications to run on cloud infrastructure, from the GreenButton era.