CUSEC 2009 schedule

Unscheduled

• Bad Hackers Copy, Great Hackers Steal

  by Avi Bryant

  • Smalltalk
  Coverage video

• Blind Men and an Elephant: Thoughts on an Amorphous Profession

  by Francis Hwang

  People have been programming computers for less than a century–which might be why we don’t know much about what we’re doing, and why we keep comparing our field to others. I’ll share some thoughts on what the discipline of computer programming can take from other fields such as math, engineering, writing, law, and politics. I’ll also discuss the implications of such similarities on how we do our jobs, and how we conceive of our careers.

  • Career Advice
  Coverage video

• Developing for the Facebook Platform

  by Colin Smillie

  Developing for the Facebook Platform using the Facebook API, FBML, FBJS and FQL. Discussion will focus on Facebook Applications and the Facebook Connection platform with an overview of the Facebook Platform Architecture and Design.

  • Facebook
  Coverage video

• Swiss Army Knives and Duct Tape

  by Leah Culver

  • Career Advice
  • Open Source
  Coverage video