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pamela fox's talks

Here are all the talks I've given over the years.

Please note that many of the talks are outdated now, since web technology moves fast.

• Containerizing Python Web Apps Workshop
  A workshop about containerizing Python apps (using Flask as an example), running the Docker containers locally, and deploying them to Azure Container Apps.
  Given 45255 at GDI (Virtual).
• Python HTTP APIs Workshop
  A workshop about making HTTP APIs in Python, with either Flask or FastAPI, running them locally, and then deploying them to Azure.
  Given 44945 at GDI (Virtual).
• Using PostgreSQL inside VS Code Dev Containers & GitHub Codespaces
  A livestream about using Dev Containers inside VS Code and Github Codespaces to develop Python apps.
  Given 44939 at Python Pulse (Virtual).
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• Python Web Apps Workshop
  A workshop about making web apps in Python (via http/Flask/Django) and hosting them on Azure
  Given 44937 at GDI (Virtual).
• Turning a Regression Model into an HTTP API
  A talk about building a regression model from StackOverflow developer survey data using scikit-learn, and then turning that into a FastAPI HTTP API and deploying the API to Azure.
  Given 44866 at Berkeley, CA.
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• Python Web Apps
  A lecture about making web apps in Python (via http/Flask/Django) and hosting them on Azure
  Given 44859 at Berkeley, CA.
• The benefits of HTML slides for programming classes
  A lightning talk about why I prefer using HTML-based slides (Reveal.JS) when teaching programming classes.
  Given 44640 at SIGCSE (Virtual).
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• Education for All
  A talk for an education focused hackathon about how educational materials can be brought online in an accessible, scalable, and inclusive manner.
  Given 44053 at HackThis (Virtual).
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• CS+Social Good: Education
  A talk for BayCSC about how computer science can be used in education. Includes discussion and projects.
  Given 44028 at BayCSC (Virtual).
• Khan Academy AP CSP
  A short talk for AP CSP teachers and providers about updates to the Khan Academy AP CSP offering for 2020-2021.
  Given 43901 at SIGCSE Pre-symposium (Virtual).
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• Coding Everywhere
  A talk for Berkeley CTE about the many ways I've used coding, across school, college, career, and side projects.
  Given 43174 at BHS (Berkeley, CA).
• Cultivating Empathetic Joy
  A workshop about Empathetic Joy and how to train it, based on the Buddhist Immeasurable.
  Given 43019 at San Francisco, CA.
• JS Freakin' Everywhere
  A talk on how Woebot is built on a full JS stack - for the backend, "CMS", NLP, and more.
  Given 42984 at San Francisco, CA.
• Pamela Fox: Learner, Creator, Teacher
  A talk presented to a room full of Melbourne middle school girls, about my life story and jobs in the tech industry.
  Given 42829 at San Francisco, CA.
• Massive Online Learning Challenges
  A panel about putting on a "MOLC" (like Hour of Code), measuring its impact, and avoiding pitfalls. I talked about Summer of Scripting, a Khan Academy MOLC.
  Given 42435 at SXSW (Austin, TX).
• Making Computing Fun Again
  A panel talk about how Khan Academy shows students the passion, beauty, joy, and awe of computing.
  Given 42431 at SIGCSE (Memphis, TN).
• Pamela Fox: My Story
  A talk presented to a room full of Melbourne high school girls who were visiting Silicon Valley and learning about STEM.
  Given 42094 at SETI (San Francisco, CA).
• Programming is awesome
  A keynote to a bunch of high schoolers about why I think programming is awesome, and what they might get out of it.
  Given 42086 at CS Teals (San Francisco, CA).
• Why I love programming (and teaching it)
  A talk about how I got into programming, what I discovered I love about it, and what I love about teaching it at Khan Academy.
  Given 42021 at UTDallas (Dallas, TX).
• Innovación en Educación Secundaria
  A spanish-language talk about Khan Academy and how online education can change the classroom.
  Given 41965 at Madrid, Spain.
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• Teaching Programming Online
  A tech talk about how we teach programming on KA, going into the HTML5/JS that powers the frontend and Python that powers the backend.
  Given 41965 at CodeMotion (Barcelona, Spain).
• Hack On!
  Tips for students about to embark on a hackathon, from prototyping to committing to pitching.
  Given 41951 at HackSC (Los Angeles, CA).
• Creating Interactive Learning Experiences at Khan Academy
  A talk and live demo of the real-time editing environment we created for Khan Academy, including examples of the crazy stuff we have to do to make it work.
  Given 41897 at @Scale (San Francisco, CA).
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• Look Ma, No Image Requests
  A discussion of 5 ways that we reduced image requests on our landing page, and the aftermath 4 months later.
  Given 41815 at Velocity (San Francisco, CA).
• Lowering the Barrier to Learning Programming
  A talk about why we need more K-12ers learning CS/programming, and the ways which we can all lower their barriers.
  Given 41815 at Velocity (San Francisco, CA).
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• Technical Interviews Make Me Cry
  An Ignite talk about how I broke down during a technical interview, and what I think we should change.
  Given 41811 at FooCamp (Sebastopol, CA).
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• Khan Academy Programming
  An overview for high school CS teachers of the Khan Academy computer programming community and culture.
  Given 41810 at CS4HS (Berkeley, CA).
• Reading, Writing, Arithmetic... JavaScript?
  A talk about what it might mean if everyone learnt JS as a kid-- and an investigation into how early that could be taught.
  Given 41710 at Fluent (San Francisco, CA).
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• Making JS More Learnable
  A discussion about what parts of JS are hard to learn and how we can make it easier to learn, like via better debugging tools and error messages.
  Given 41610 at DotJS (Paris, France).
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• Teach the World To Code
  A talk about why we need more developers and the non-traditional ways that we are creating more developers.
  Given 41596 at DreamForce (SF, CA).
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• Developer Experience
  A talk about what developer experience is and how to make it not suck.
  Given 41571 at APIStrat (SF, CA).
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• Teaching Programming Online
  A deep dive on how we teach programming online at Khan Academy.
  Given 41565 at Google DevFest West (Mountain View, CA).
• Engineering Culture
  A look at the ingredients of a great engineering culture, like code reviews, testing, and onboarding.
  Given 41562 at FIT (Guatemala).
• JS UI Library Design
  A talk about the best practices we discovered at Coursera for writing JS UI Libraries, like encapsulation, idempotence, configuration, and more.
  Given 41487 at BackboneConf (Boston, MA).
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• HTML5 Feature Detection & Fallback
  A talk about the shiny new HTML5 features available, and how we should decide when to use them and how to fallback.
  Given 41452 at SFHTML5 (San Francisco, CA).
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• When Bootstrap Attacks!
  The story of upgrading our Bootstrap 1 to Bootstrap 2, and what I'd recommend to everyone to avoid the pain that we went through.
  Given 41423 at CSSConf (Amelia Island, FL).
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• Feature Detection in the Real World
  A talk about feature detection vs. user agent sniffing, and the cases when feature detection just doesn't work and sniffing is the only way. (Revised for I/O)
  Given 41411 at Google I/O (San Francisco, CA).
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• Online Learning Made Social
  A joint talk with Google Hangouts PM Amit Fulay about how Hangouts can be used in online learning to make it more social, and what we've learnt at Coursera in our experiments.
  Given 41410 at Google I/O (San Francisco, CA).
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• Frontend Architectures
  A comparison of 3 frontend architectures at Coursera- Web 1.0, JS widgets, and single page web apps.
  Given 41387 at Orbitz/Gotocon (Chicago, IL).
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• Feature Detection in the Real World
  A talk about feature detection vs. user agent sniffing, and the cases when feature detection just doesn't work and sniffing is the only way.
  Given 41348 at Google DevFest (Mountain View, CA).
• Storylines: Pamela Fox
  The story of how I grow up and got to where I am today.
  Given 41317 at Storylines (San Francisco, CA).
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• Backbone: 3 Ways
  An introduction to Backbone and a walkthrough of the 3 ways that we use it at Coursera.
  Given 41307 at HTML5tx (Austin, TX).
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• JS in the front, REST in the back
  Behind the scenes of the JS-centric, API-oriented architecture of Coursera, and why I like it.
  Given 41209 at JSeverywhere (San Jose, CA).
• When Mobile Browsers Attack!
  A tale of the bugs I discovered in mobile web browsers and the horrible hacks that I had to deploy.
  Given 41203 at Remix South (Atlanta, GA).
• Backbone: 3 Ways
  An introduction to Backbone and a walkthrough of the 3 ways that we use it at Coursera.
  Given 41200 at AtlantaJS (Atlanta, GA).
• Beyond the Job Title
  A talk for the Stanford Society of Women Engineers about my job decisions from childhood to today.
  Given 41192 at SWE (Stanford, CA).
• Rewriting Django Admin
  Why and how I re-wrote Django Admin with a different architecture.
  Given 41185 at PyLadiesSF (SF, CA).
• Django Admin: Widgets & Widgetry
  Why we used Django Admin at Coursera (at first) and the crazy widgets we had to write for it.
  Given 41152 at PyLadiesSF (Palo Alto, CA).
• PhoneGap Pain Points
  A rant about what I found hardest about working with PhoneGap and mobile web browsers generally.
  Given 41110 at PhoneGap Day (Portland, US).
• PhoneGap: Why & How
  An overview of the strategies for making mobile apps, and then a deep dive on my PhoneGap architecture and workflow. Translated into spanish (click button).
  Given 41080 at SGCE (Mexico City, MX).
• localStorage: Use It, Don't Abuse It
  An overview of the ways to use localStorage with tips on ways to use it responsibly, to not slow down or break your site.
  Given 41075 at TxJS (Austin, TX).
• A Year of Hermit Hacking
  An Ignite talk about my year of hermit hacking - what I tried and what I learnt.
  Given 41071 at FooCamp (Sebastopol, CA).
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• The Developer Experience (Summit)
  Introduces the term "developer experience", talks about why it's important, gives examples of what makes a great experience, including a few makeover stories.
  Given 41061 at Atlassian Summit 2012 (San Francisco, CA).
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• Picking a Technology Stack
  An overview of the different components that make up a web app and a mobile app and thoughts on how to pick what's in your stack.
  Given 41050 at WWC Frontend Meetup (San Francisco, CA).
• Teach the World To Code
  A talk about why we need more developers and the non-traditional ways that we are creating more developers.
  Given 41025 at Mix-It (Lyon, France).
• Why & How I Use PhoneGap
  Based on the "Mobile App Strategy" talk, it starts with an overview of the strategies for making mobile apps, and then does a deep dive on my PhoneGap architecture and workflow.
  Given 41025 at Mix-It (Lyon, France).
• Mobile App Strategy
  Starts with an overview of the strategies for making mobile apps, and then does a deep dive on my PhoneGap architecture and workflow.
  Given 40957 at ValtechAB (Stockholm, Sweden).
• Client-side Storage
  Introduces the new HTML5 client-side storage technologies and does a deep dive on localStorage, with many examples of how it can be used.
  Given 40955 at Jfokus (Stockholm, Sweden).
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• Mobile App Options
  Gives an overview of the different strategies for outputting mobile apps, from native to runtime to cross compiled to hybrid.
  Given 40955 at Jfokus (Stockholm, Sweden).
• How I became a born again vegetable-tarian
  An ignite talk about my newfound love for veggies, my favorites, and tips for accepting veggies into your life.
  Given 40930 at ORDCamp 2012.
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• Client-side APIs
  Gives a history of client-side APIs and an overview of different types of APIs with interactive examples.
  Given 40804 at CapitolJS (Washington, DC).
• The Developer Experience
  Introduces the term "developer experience", talks about why it's important, and gives examples of what makes a great experience.
  Given 40738 at WDCNZ (Wellington, NZ).
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• No, Really, I'm Shy
  Explains that I'm actually quite a shy person, and introduces my hacks to workaround that shyness.
  Given 40673 at Google I/O 2011 (San Francisco, CA).
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• Writing Apps the Google-y Way
  Covers App Engine and the datastore, with Python examples. Slides also available for <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/wuzziwug/writing-apps-the-googley-way">Brisbane</a> version.
  Given 40513 at YOW 2010 (Melbourne, Brisbane).
• The Wonders of the "Onesie"
  Introduces the concept of the "onesie" - the head-to-toe footed pajama - and what makes it awesome.
  Given 40512 at Ignite Melbourne.
• Wave APIs: Now & Beyond
  Discusses the current state of the Google Wave APIs, and how they could be improved in future Wave implementations.
  Given 40493 at Wave Protocol Summit (San Francisco, CA).
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• Mashups as Art
  Talks about making data mashups, covering types of data sources, tools for making the data useable, tools for visualizing data, and example mashups.
  Given 40485 at Mix and Mash Mini (Wellington, NZ).
• Google's Client-side Web APIs
  Reviews the history of client-side Web API technology, then gives an overview of Google's offerings and what can be done with them. See also <a href="http://blog.pamelafox.org/2010/10/history-of-client-side-web-apis.html">this blog post</a>.
  Given 40449 at GDD Tokyo 2010.
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• Google Data APIs & Docs List API
  Talks about the history of RSS/ATOM, gives an overview of the Google data protocol, then goes deep into the Google Docs Data API.
  Given 40429 at USYD (Sydney, AU).
• Google APIs: A-Z
  Gives an overview of the many APIs that Google offers, in terms of API types, API genres, and API monetization techniques. Slides also available for version in <a href="http://prezi.com/o_rjk6jtcf3j/google-apis-a-z-melbourne/">Melbourne</a>, <a href="http://prezi.com/ps-kkzjmqiks/google-apis-a-z-brisbane/">Brisbane</a>, <a href="http://prezi.com/5esfckg3fubw/google-apis-a-z-dc-gtug/">DC-GTUG</a>, <a href="http://prezi.com/-dsgyuhbboti/google-apis-a-z-nca-gtug/">NCA-GTUG</a>, and <a href="http://prezi.com/ll1bptvrmile/google-apis-a-z-mi-gtug/">MI-GTUG</a>.
  Given 40367 at YOW! Nights (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), and GTUG (DC, NCA, MI).
• Wave Robots API: Behind the Scenes
  Starts with a explanation of the Wave protocol basics, reviews the history of the robots API, and explains several API design decisions.
  Given 40358 at PyCon AU (Sydney, AU).
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• Google Wave API Design Principles
  Gives suggestions for designing Wave extensions (gadgets and robots) for a better and more Wave-y user experience.
  Given 40318 at Google I/O 2010 (San Francisco, CA).
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• Google Wave Gadgets API & Examples
  Explains how the Gadgets API works and shows examples.
  Given 40305 at WebDU 2010 (Sydney, AU).
• Google Wave Robots API & Examples
  Explains how the Robots API works and shows examples.
  Given 40305 at WebDU 2010 (Sydney, AU).
• Google Wave: Product, Platform, Protocol
  Zooms through different features of Google Wave, like the real-time typing, threaded comments, extension platform, and federation.
  Given 40290 at Adelaide Tech Talk (AU).
• Google Wave: The Protocol
  Shows some of the key concepts in the Wave protocol, operational transforms and the conversation model.
  Given 40289 at Australia University Tech Talk Series 2010.
• Google Wave Robots API: Java
  Explains how the Wave Robots API works, with code snippets and examples in Java.
  Given 40289 at Enterprise Java Australia (Melbourne, AU).
• Google Wave Gadgets API & GWT
  Explains how the Gadgets API works, with code snippets and examples using the Google Web Toolkit in Java.
  Given 40289 at Enterprise Java Australia (Melbourne, AU).
• Google Wave Intro
  Gives a brief overview of Wave and presents a series of screenshots showing how it can be used.
  Given 40289 at Enterprise Java Australia (Melbourne, AU).
• Making More than Just a Map
  Highlights what features turn simple map mashups into full web applications, like linkability, subscription, editability, import/export, and searchability.
  Given 40288 at TEDxNAB (Melbourne, AU).
• Google Wave for Students
  Presents a series of suggestions (as screenshots) for how students can use Wave for groupwork.
  Given 40287 at RMIT Tech Talk (Melbourne, AU).
• Google Wave: What's New?
  Summarizes new features added to Wave since launch, across the product, platform, and protocol, like better scaling, more APIs, and enterprise use. Concludes with a series of example uses.
  Given 40285 at DevFest Mexico.
• Lowering the Barriers to Communication
  Takes a look at the different methods of communication out there, from traditional snail mail to more modern forms, and how each of them encourages or discourages participation.
  Given 40283 at HASTAC Virtual Conference.
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• Innovation @ Google
  Gives an overview of how innovation happens at Google - from finding the ideas to making it possible for engineers to implement them.
  Given 40281 at Mexico.
• Google Wave Conversation Model
  Explains the Google Wave conversation model - waves, wavelets, and blips.
  Given 40264 at DevFest Mexico.
• Google Wave APIs
  Shows a brief overview of the various Google Wave APIs.
  Given 40264 at DevFest Mexico & WebDu (Sydney, AU).
• Google Wave Gadget APIs
  Shows a brief overview of the Google Gadgets API.
  Given 40264 at DevFest Mexico.
• Google Wave Robots API v2 & Third-party Integration
  Explains how the Robots API works inside Wave, shows the new features of the Robots API v2, and showcases some real uses of the API.
  Given 40264 at DevFest Mexico.
• Google Wave: Communication Evolved
  Shows how Wave combines features from many different communication products into one.
  Given 40254 at SF Wave Meetup & Hacks/Hackers (San Francisco, CA).
• Google Wave Robots API v2
  Explains how the Robots API works inside Wave, and shows the new features of the Robots API v2.
  Given 40238 at SF Wave Meetup (San Francisco, CA).
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• I'm a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World
  Introduces the ultra feminine Computer Engineer Barbie, and why it’s a damn good thing.
  Given 40237 at Ignite Sydney 4.
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• Get Creative with Google APIs
  Showcases creative uses of various Google APIs, like Youtube, Maps, and Social.
  Given 40206 at Singapore Creative Brief.
• Understanding & Extending Wave
  Shows the underlying XML structure of wavelets and blips, and then explains the fundamental concepts behind gadgets and robots.
  Given 40205 at GTUG Melbourne & LCA Wave Mini-Conf (Wellington, NZ).
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• Google Wave: Product, Protocol, Platform
  Zooms through the three "P"s of Google Wave.
  Given 40205 at GTUG Melbourne & Joomla Day Sydney.
• Google Wave 20/20: Product, Platfom, Protocol
  Introduces the various aspects of Google Wave.
  Given 40147 at APUGS Sydney.
• Making Wave-y Extensions
  Zooms through a series of tips on making extensions wave-y, based on the extension design principles doc, including suggestions like showing user locations in a gadget and making robots respond to natural trigger.
  Given 40137 at DevFest Mexico & LCA Wave Mini-Conf (Wellington, NZ).
• Collaborative Mapping with Google Wave
  Introduces Google Wave and then presents ideas about how it can be used with mapping and geography.
  Given 40107 at Ignite Spatial (Sydney).
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• Making Maps Mashups
  Zooms through a breakdown of the Maps API, an overview of all the Google Geo APIs, and a look at the various ways of rendering data on a map.
  Given 40103 at HCSNet Mashups (Sydney).
• Mashups & APIs
  Gives an overview of mashups, Web APIs, and highlights a few Google Web APIs.
  Given 40100 at Mashups Australia Hack Night (Sydney).
• A World of Words
  Introduces languages, etymology, and how words are intricately connected.
  Given 40094 at Ignite Sydney 3.
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• Google Products: Deep Dive on Google Maps
  Discusses how products are born at Google, and goes into a deep dive into what makes a product like Google Maps challenging.
  Given 40071 at Google Sydney.
• Web APIs & Google APIs
  Gives an overview of Web APIs generally, then Google’s offerings, then specifically Google’s offerings in Sydney.
  Given 40055 at Google Sydney (Anita Borg Retreat).
• Google Maps APIs: Overview
  Begins with a general discussion of Web APIs, goes into depth on how the Google Maps JS API works, reviews the various Google Geo APIs, and finishes with examples of different ways developers can render their data on a map.
  Given 40022 at HCSNet Mashups (Sydney).
• What You Don't Know About Geo APIs Can't Hurt You
  Reviews a grab bag of features added to the Google Geo APIs in the year before: Panoramio, Reverse Geocoding, 3d Maps, Driving Directions, and more.
  Given 39960 at Google I/O 2009 (San Francisco, CA).
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• Performance Tips for Maps API Mashups
  Provides tips on reducing latency for your maps mashup, discussing topics like marker management, clustering, custom tiles, static maps, flash maps, encoded polys, light markers, latency oriented features of the JavaScript Maps API, and more.
  Given 39960 at Google I/O 2009 (San Francisco, CA).
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• Growing up Geek: My Dad, the Computer Scientist
  Summarizes my life growing up with two geeky parents and explains how I got involved in web development and related areas.
  Given 39951 at Google I/O Ignite (San Francisco).
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• Google App Engine (Java)
  Introduces the basics of App Engine and the datastore (BigTable), and ends with a coding walkthrough of a Java App Engine App (<a href="http://best-website-ever.appspot.com">The Best Website Ever</a>).
  Given 39942 at JAOO Sydney & JAOO Brisbane (AU).
• Google App Engine
  Gives a basic overview of Google App Engine and its components (datastore, APIs).
  Given 39930 at Google Sydney.
• Tips for Improving Usability of Maps Mashups
  Discusses the most common usability problems in Maps mashups, and various solutions for those problems. The problems range from "too many markers" to "not enough navigation controls".
  Given 39921 at Web '09 (Auckland, NZ).
• Living in the Cloud: Hosting Data & Apps Using the Google Infrastructure
  Provides an overview of two technologies - Google App Engine and the Google Data APIs - that aim to make web development and data portability easier.
  Given 39909 at Australia University Tech Talk Series 2009.
• Google Spreadsheets APIs & Gadgets
  Introduces the Google Data APIs, Google Spreadsheets API, JSON/JSONP, and Google Spreadsheets Gadgets.
  Given 39882 at Google Sydney.
• Client Killed the Server Star
  Explains how new technology like Gears, HTML5, and Google App Engine could be used to create websites where the caching, storage, and computing is done primarily in the browser/desktop and the server is used merely as a backup store.
  Given 39863 at Webstock 2009 (Wellington, NZ).
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• Gears & Offline Apps
  Introduces the Gears APIs (local server, datastore, workers) and includes two offline demos.
  Given 39854 at Google Sydney.
• Flash, Flex, & The Maps API for Flash
  Reviews the differences between Flash and Flex, the power of AS3, and discusses the reasons that developers might choose the Flash API over the JS API. Includes several demos of the Flash API.
  Given 39847 at Google Sydney.
• Flex vs. HTML5 for RIAS
  Compares Flex versus HTML 5 in terms of features that compose a typical RIA (rich internet application).
  Given 39834 at Ignite Sydney 1.
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• OpenSocial Intro
  Introduces the OpenSocial platform and Gadget APIs.
  Given 39795 at OpenSocial Hackathon (Google Sydney).
• Open Maps (Or Close Enough?)
  Gives a look at the various open source/open data options for an open maps stack - OpenStreetMap, OpenLayers, etc - with a deeper dive on the Mapstraction library.
  Given 39784 at OSDC '08 (Sydney).
• Socializing Apps
  Discusses the different ways of adding a social layers to apps inside social networks.
  Given 39783 at ICSOC '08 (Sydney).
• Moving the Web Forward with HTML5
  Introduces new features in HTML5, like video, canvas, and new form tags.
  Given 39761 at FOSS.my 2008 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
• Google Maps APIs Overview
  Starts with an introduction to the Google Maps JavaScript API, then discusses several newly added features such as the AJAX Common Loader, Reverse Geocoding, ClientLocation, Flash API, Static API, and more. Ends with a description of KML and geo sitemaps. Slides also available for <a href="http://docs.google.com/Present?skipauth=true&docid=dggjrx3s_2298dr8k9jdn">Beijing</a> version.
  Given 39738 at Google DevFest Shanghai & Beijing.
• Maps API Tips & Tricks
  Suggests various ideas for more seasoned developers of the Google Maps APIs, such as using web services for more data, using spreadsheets as a database, or hosting on AppEngine.
  Given 39732 at Google Maps API Hackathon (Tokyo, Japan).
• Using Maps + AJAX APIs in AS3/Flex
  Reviews what the Maps API for Flash can do, and show how to easily integrate it with other libraries for parsing XML/GeoRSS/KML/JSON. It also shows how to use it with the non-JS version of the Google AJAX libraries. Includes an introduction to AS3, Flex development, and Flex controls.
  Given 39651 at Mountain View, CA.
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• Static + Flash Maps
  Introduces the Static Maps API and Maps API for Flash, and various reasons for using them - like using the Flash API for faster vector graphics, or using the Static Maps API for reduced latency on webpages.
  Given 39623 at Google Developer Day '08 (San Francisco).
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• From Mashups to Mapplets
  Introduces Google Mapplets in detail, explaining how they relate to the Google Gadgets API, how they work behind the scenes, and how to develop them.
  Given 39623 at Google Developer Day '08 (San Francisco).
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• Producing Custom Maps with the Google Maps API
  Discusses the different ways of overlaying custom map data on top of the Maps API mashups, covering the spectrum from the easiest technique (ground overlays) to the more difficult but sophisticated techniques (data-driven clickable custom tile layers).
  Given 39623 at Google Developer Day '08 (San Francisco).
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• Maps Mashups UI + UX
  Introduces ways to improve the usability of maps mashups, like with custom markers, indicative icons, better infowindows, and customized controls.
  Given 39421 at SV Web Builder Meetup (San Francisco, CA).
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• Open Source Maps API Library
  Gives a brief run-down of the various open source extensions available in <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gmaps-utility-library">the utility library</a>.
  Given 39233 at Google Developer Day '07 (San Jose).
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