002 - Communicating and Caring about Slow Code

Tech industry professionals come together and share their stories.

Agenda:
· 18:00 - Snacks
· 18:30 - Session 1
· 19:00 - Session 2
· 19:30 - Done

· Session 1 - Let's Talk. A Talk about Communication
· Chris Swan
We take a brief look at communication, how it makes us human, and matters in our every day lives.
We investigate at some problems faced that could be improved with communication and what can be done to improve how we communicate.

· Session 2 - Why Is My Code Slow and Why You Should Care
· Jason Chalom
My experiences optimising slow code both for web-apps and scientific computing.