ThunderPlains is a web and mobile developer conference that focuses on Community, JavaScript and related tech that make the web interesting.
ThunderPlains is organized and backed by Techlahoma – a volunteer-run 501(c)3 non-profit. Techlahoma is dedicated to advancing Oklahomans through accessible tech training and community building.
Before attending the conference,
please review the Thunder Plains Code of Conduct. The CoC applies to everyone (all attendees, speakers, volunteers,
and vendors) at official and unofficial events by
Techlahoma, including any location where attendees may be congregating.
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Registration — Coffee & Continental Breakfast
Welcome to our impromptu coffeeshop where you can be the connected smart barista! Create the coffee that blends with technology, hack & tamper with hardware, and brew an espresso from the command line - or from the browser!
Applying restrictions to the process of creating art is a great way to get unique and interesting results, so what happens when you strip away all of the art creation tools like 3d modeling and photo editing applications, and only sculpt and paint with code?
Tor is an open anonymized network and web browser. Millions of users connect with Tor every day. Is your code ready for them? This talk introduces Tor, provides an overview of how it works and the adversaries and attacks its designed to stop, and shows that optimizing your code for Tor is quite practical, and improves your code for everyone.
Learn to think like a user and uncover usability problems that might not be apparent at first glance. Hear some tips make your site more usable and accessible. User experience isn't just for designers to think about: everyone who works on a website has the opportunity to make the user experience better. Even little changes can make a big difference.
Recommender Systems are present in almost every application we use, from Spotify to Amazon, a lot of applications take advantage of data to recommend personalized items and retain users. Whilst those systems can be very robust and rely on a huge amount of data, we can still leverage basic Graph Theory to build a Recommender System.
Years ago, I had an idea to make the web better. It was going to be great, and I had the team to build it. Nine months of late nights and lost weekends later, we launched it! The problem: no one cared. A brilliant project isn't enough. Join me for a developer's guide to marketing. I'll share lessons on design, social networking, advertising, and analytics that will help you bring your ideas to the world.
Gourmet Buffet Lunch
2 entree choices, 3 side choices, salad, rolls, and assortment of mini-desserts
Coffee, Tea, Water, and Soda available
A-Frame is a web framework from Mozilla that makes VR ridiculously easy. A-Frame brings 3D & VR to HTML and JavaScript, allowing us to use the languages, APIs, and tools we all know and love as web developers & designers. Be amazed how easy WebVR can be integrated into your IoT & Robotics projects.
Abstract Remote working is becoming very prevalent, and even if you are not planning on working remotely, you will have to deal with someone who is. General consensus is that working remotely is not as effective, but this doesn’t have to be the case. Learn how to mitigate the challenges of understanding emotion in online communication, maintaining efficiency, preserving accountability, and learning to be complete in your communication.
There has recently been a proliferation of libraries and utilities that attempt to fix what is apparently broken in CSS by... writing it in JavaScript. This talk will deep dive into the methodologies of these CSS in JS tools, the benefits and drawbacks of using them, and plenty of examples of how to author your CSS in JavaScript--that is, if you leave thinking that there's validity to the practice!
Despite the rise of ES6, CommonJS rules the land forcing fans of ECMAScript modules to use special file extensions or cumbersome build steps. Will a code warrior emerge to save the day? Tune in to find out.
@ThePracticalDev on Twitter once created a fake book cover called 'Solving Imaginary Scaling Issues, at Scale'. I got carried away and came up with over 30 chapters for the book. This is a fast-paced, funny tour of the many silly things people do to solve scaling problems that don't exist, and genuine, practical advice on how to really scale, from the people who serve JavaScript developers over 2.5 billion downloads a week.
Closing Remarks & Prize Raffle
Afterparty
Dinner, drinks, and fun
Alcoholic drinks will be available from the bar for our guests 21 and over (max. 2 drink limit)
By the way...
Interested in sponsoring? We'd love to have your support this year!
Visiting OKC?
Check out our suggestions for folks looking to explore OKC. We included coffee shops, restaurants, and things
to do.
Hotels
Nearby hotels can range from $43 to $188 per night on 11/2/17-11/4/17.
Restaurants near the Conf
There's several
restaurants, cafes and pubs right next to the conference venue. Food options include sushi, Japanese steakhouse,
pubs, and southern comfort food.
This year, ThunderPlains will be held at the elegant Will Rogers Theatre in the crown heights district of Oklahoma City.
There will be two tracks - the main room (300) for headline talks, and the tasting room (60) for deeper technical talks.
Ticket sales will be capped at 325 so there will be plenty of room to move around.
Will Rogers Theatre
4322 N Western Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
[ map link ]
Check out some of these great talks from our previous years