The JAMStack is a new way to approach creating a website or web application. In the past if you wanted to get something online, you’d have to spin up a server that was always online. If you wanted to keep costs down that server would have to be small, but that meant you couldn’t handle large traffic. If you wanted to scale cost-effectively, that meant you’d have to use someone else’s platform, which meant you lost some control.

With every increasing speed of delivery required and a great need for exception devs, the amount of companies that can afford to employ a dev for every platform is quickly draining. Additionally, small projects have enough to decisions to make when trying to build the right app for their customer. Every project would benefit from being able to remove the decision of which platform to deliver to first. If it were possible to deliver a responsive app, while still developing for all platforms, it would be a no-brainer.

The conversation around privacy and encryption is a tough one. On their own neither one is an easy topic to discuss, but increasingly there seem to be more and more agendas to the debate. It seems as if every day divide becomes even greater. In this talk I quickly cover some historical and current events to take note of. Then we take a high level look at some current encryption methods like RSA and look at some old algorithims like Shamir’s Secret to solve new problems.

This talk covers the importance of challenging yourself to keep learning and exploring new tech. We as an industry we need to push the envelope of tech, experimenting with new projects. We take a look at how to create value for both startup and enterprise developers, allowing us to give actionable information when consulted by our businesses or clients. Then we take a look at how to practice some of these ideas and lifehack our learnings.