The Mobile Age is nearly becoming a century now. We create powerful devices and pair those with a variety of connectivity technologies. Our daily routine is accompanied by mobile devices because of the apps they run. We develop the beloved little helpers for our daily needs. But why and how do we develop apps. And how do we use them. This track deals with those questions.

Going through media coverage of 2015, one might get the impression that cyber security has never been more important than now. Electronic fraud incidents and security breaches have been increasing continuously and have caused damage worth billions of Euro. Security exploits such as Heartbleed and data privacy incidents such as the Sony Picture Entertainment data breach have not only cost money but also reputation. Also the revelations of Edward Snowden have led to a worldwide attention of privacy issues, data encryption and Internet security. This track will show you how you can protect your applications, servers and yourself from such attacks

Great ideas do not always result in great success. If you want your product to be at top of the notch, it has to be unique in more than one way. But how can you make your application stand out? And how can you build brilliant user experience around complex functionality? What are best practices, and where is room to improve and to be just different? Find out as we meet the experts in UX and product development.

Sometimes when I’m writing Javascript I want to throw up my hands and shout ‘this is insane!’ But I can never remember what ‘this’ refers to.” JavaScript is no toy language anymore and designing in the browser with CSS is far beyond being just en vogue. But with the fast and ever moving ecosystem of native client-side technologies, a lot of questions arise: Which framework is here to stay, and what do web standards have in store for us? Find out as we explore the depths of next generation web applications.

The development of server-side applications goes through some radical changes these days, challenged by the requirements of modern-day web and messaging architectures. In contrast to traditional application servers with central management and monitoring, modern system layouts adapt to the elastic capabilities of cloud deployment technologies such as Amazon Web Services and Docker. But it’s not just about the “cloud”, it’s also about “microservices”: Fine-granular, individually scalable services replace monolithic system architectures in many places, even in traditional data centers.

Java established a very strong position in enterprise systems over the past 20 years. At the same time, the Java ecosystem is alive and kicking, with a lot of innovation happening on top of and within the Java Virtual Machine. This track features current initiatives in the Java space: from core JVM technologies to next-generation application development stacks.

We want self organizing teams. We want direct communication channels between all stakeholders – developers, ops, customers, users. We want no hurdles or gates so our developers can optimize flow. How does management fit into this picture? The role of managers is shifting. Instead of managing the day-to-day work, we have to lead by setting goals. We have to encourage teams to use good development practices – without coercing them. We have to enable craftsmanship and pride in our work. Management does fit into this picture – But its role is changing.

The possibility of getting and staying connected to people and gadgets is emerging more and more throughout our society. With mobile devices getting more powerful and “smarter” from day to day, we do have a broad variety of new possibilities to make our dreams of the past come true. 3D Printing, Arduino, Rasberry Pi, Voice/Image Recognition, Augmented Reality, Beacons, Sensors, Location Awareness – all those technologies are great tools for “make-ing” a new reality. And this track shall give a glimpse into the future.

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