London
Watch the talks from Beyond 2015
Our speakers will inspire you to go beyond the beaten track. They’ll share their top tips for success, and get you writing better code.
Depending on where you draw your measurements from, the first programming languages for use on ‘modern’ electric computers were designed in the ’40s and ’50s.
CSS, on the other hand, is a mere adolescent—born in 1996, it’s just 18 years old. This means that...
When I managed developers, I found myself fixing the same problems repeatedly.
This talk will cover getting the most out of your role as a developer or person new to development including; how to negotiate a salary, how to spot and make the most of...
As a person who is new to the Open Source world, contributing back can sound like the least likely outcome to you.
But it’s not as scary as it sounds. With a few rare exceptions, everyone’s just winging it like you are.
The open...
“You used to be much more...muchier. You’ve lost your muchness.”
We all begin our careers in programming full of play. There's curiosity, joy and wonder of discovery. So how do we stay like Alice, choose always the red pill and fall deeper down into the...
The Heroku dashboard is a large client side JavaScript app which was rewritten with Ember last year. Since then the project has gone from a promising greenfield of perfect code to a bit of a mess and lately, back again.
This is a story about...
Developers often talk about optimising their code bases, but what about optimising our personal development?
This session is about my journey with open sourcing my life.
In October 2014, I put my personal goals on GitHub (things I want to learn and do), set up...
When getting into software development, we tend to focus exclusively on writing excellent code. But what about the people that we’re coding for - the end users of our product?
In this 15-minute talk I’ll be bringing things back to them; introducing you to...
Looking at web performance advice can be overwhelming: everything comes with caveats, disclaimers, and sometimes one piece of advice can seem to actively contradict another.
Phrases like “the DOM is slow” or “always use CSS animations!” make for great headlines, but the truth is...
Moodnotes is an app to improve your thinking habits, and was launched this year as Ustwo’s first move into the health space.
Partnering with psychologists based in Los Angeles and getting the MVP out in just 2.5 months forced us to focus on what would...
Learn a new skill at one of our workshops. There’ll be four for you to choose from, each one packed with practical tips and tricks. You'll be able to register for your chosen workshop two weeks before the event.
At Beyond, the focus is on helping people step up and go further with their code, no matter who they are. To that end, we want to make sure we’re providing an environment where all delegates can feel comfortable and encouraged to learn. Before joining us, please make sure that you feel the same way. Read our code of conduct here.
Entry is free but places are limited, so make sure to nab one when you book your conference ticket.
