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Falling off the Edge: Practical Uses for Edge Computing

Unlock the full potential of edge computing with this session. We’ll dive deep into what edge computing is, how it works, and how it can enhance the software you build.

Learn about new runtimes and frameworks like Deno and Fresh that can take advantage of edge computing. See how easy it is to deploy to the edge and understand what it means to deploy your code as close as possible to your users and the benefits it brings.

The session will give you real-world examples and uses cases of edge computing so you can apply it to your work. We’ll also cover the limitations of the edge and when it may not be the best fit for your project.

You will walk away from this session with the knowledge and skills to get the most out of edge computing.

Alexander Karan

Co-Founder & CTO @ ClimateClever. JavaScript dev, TedX speaker and blogger with a passion for software architecture.

Alexander is the co-founder and CTO at ClimateClever – a climate-tech company helping businesses of all sizes to accurately measure and reduce emissions, focusing on aggregating supply chain emissions.

A full-stack developer with over ten years of experience, he previously ran an App development agency, managing various teams from design and marketing to web and native mobile app developers in Australia and abroad.

Alexander’s strengths are system architecture design and communicating complicated tech to everyday people. Having helped scale tech at numerous startups, he is passionate about making a positive difference.

When not working, you can find him writing tech articles and teaching Javascript and React at SheCodes, an initiative helping to get more women into tech. He regularly gives talks on various topics, focusing on the impact the technology we build can have.

Alexander is devastated by the state of the world, loves a good political rant and can often be swearing at no one in particular. He enjoys building things in Node, Deno, React, Svelte, MongoDB and Rust.