Conference: Jun 13-15, 2016
Tutorials: Jun 16-17, 2016
Presentation: Stress and Depression – The Taboo and What We Can Do About It
Stress and stress-induced depression hit many knowledge workers, and yet it is still a taboo. In this talk I will discuss the taboo and explore why it hits knowledge workers so often, as well as offer several tips and tricks to prevent it.
“I am stressed” has become something we say every day, and it has almost become prestigious to say so; it shows that we are busy, important people. On the other hand it is a bit embarrassing to be really stressed and not being able to handle it.
The sad thing is that when it comes to the people who are really stressed we don’t hear it. We do not see it; we try not to talk about it. We feel awkward when people are stressed or come back from sick leave. It is so much easier with a broken leg -- we can carry stuff for them, hold the door, get them coffee, etc. -- but what do we do for a person with stress?
This talk is about my journey, and about what you can do to help yourself and others. I have been sick with stress and it took nine months to come back. It was the second time and it had to hit me hard before I took it seriously. I believe strongly in taking openly about stress and depression. It is the only way we can learn from it, and the way we can make it okay to say “I need help”.
Tracks
Wednesday Jun 10
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Applied Data Science and Machine Learning
Putting your data to use. The latest production methods for deriving novel insights
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Engineer Your Culture
Building and scaling a compelling engineering culture
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Modern Advances in Java Technology
Tips, techniques and technologies at the cutting edge of modern Java
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Monoliths to Microservices
How to evolve beyond a monolithic system -- successful migration and implementation stories
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The Art of Software Design
Software Arch as a craft, scenario based examples and general guidance
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Sponsored Solutions Track I
Thursday Jun 11
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Emerging Technologies in Front-end Development
The state of the art in client-side web development
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Fraud Detection and Hack Prevention
Businesses are built around trust in systems and data. Securing systems and fighting fraud throughout the data in them.
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Reactive Architecture Tactics
The how of the Reactive movement: Release It! techniques, Rx, Failure Concepts, Throughput, Availability
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Architecting for Failure
War stories and lessons learned from building highly robust and resilient systems
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High Performance Streaming Data
Scalable architectures and high-performance frameworks for immediate data over persistent connections
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Sponsored Solutions Track II
Friday Jun 12
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Architectures You've Always Wondered about
Learn from the architectures powering some of the most popular applications and sites
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Continuously Deploying Containers in Production
Production ready patterns for growing containerization in your environment
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Mobile and IoT at Scale
Users, Usage and Microservices
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Modern Computer Science in the Real World
How modern CS tackles problems in the real world
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Optimizing Yourself
Maximizing your impact as an engineer, as a leader, and as a person
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Sponsored Solutions Track III