Powerful Pattern Matching in F# / UX Techniques

6PM - 7PM BYOB/snacks and social time 7PM - 9PM Presentations

Powerful Pattern Matching in F#

F# opens a whole new world to .NET developers: the functional world. Pattern matching is one of the killer features of functional languages, and F# takes pattern matching to a whole new level. This talk will introduce the phenomenal cosmic power of custom patterns in F#. See this cool language in action and learn a new way to think about some common programming problems.

About Jessica Kerr:

A software developer in Saint Louis, MO, I aim to gain familiarity with many technologies and in-depth knowledge of key languages and frameworks; use this to bring value to our clients; and share this knowledge with other developers through writing and speaking. http://www.jessitron.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/jessitron

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UX Techniques

Heuristic evaluation? Mood boards? Contextual inquiry? Iterative low-fidelity comparative guerrilla prototype testing?!?!? What is this stuff? The world of user experience is full of evolving and expanding tactics and techniques that can be mixed, matched and molded to find answers to your technological dilemmas. Each technique offers different insights into user behavior, and almost all include a bit of jargon. All of these options can be daunting, and can cause undue focus on just a couple of the most popular UX methods.

About Jake Truemper:

Jake Truemper is a User Experience professional with over six years of service. He currently works for 4ORCE Digital, where he heads up the effort to make interfaces user-friendly along side a group of extremely talented designers, developers, content specialists, and marketers. https://twitter.com/#!/trump29/