TUCS Tech Talks

About this original series

The UTAS Computing Society (TUCS) runs a regular series of Tech Talks and seminars, we post all talks here once recorded.

Category
Tech & Gadgets
# Episodes
28 episodes
Rating
TV-UN

Episodes of TUCS Tech Talks

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  TUCS Lightning Talks -- Semester 2, 2011
  
  The latest in TUCS' series of Lightning Talks, once again featuring the joys of Powerpoint Karaoke! In this instalment: Patrick Burns -- Hackerspaces; Matthew D'Orazio -- Your Audio Setup Is Crap; Josh Deprez -- Things; Matthew D'Orazio -- Access Doesn't Suck; Christopher Neugebauer -- Job Security (In Python); -and- Other talks by Tim Nugent & Andrew Bennett Enjoy!
  - Release date
    
    Apr 5, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    43:26
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  I Can't Believe It's Not Java!
  
  Through my time at Uni, I (hopefully) gained a reputation as a Java hater. Since then, I've been cast into what is (in some ways) a personal hell, by writing Java code full-time, developing apps for the Android platform. One thing I've discovered as I've looked into Java more is the inspiration it has provided to other areas of technology: technology that has been inspired by Java, but has built upon its good parts, and rejected its bad parts. This talk looks at how Java has influenced modern ...
  - Release date
    
    Mar 30, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    50:03
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  TUCS Lightning Talks, Semester 1 2011
  
  TUCS' traditional end-of-semester lightning talks, including talks on chickens, home networks, stolen laptops and philosophy.
  - Release date
    
    May 27, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    55:40
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  An Introduction to iOS
  
  Presenters: Tim Nugent & Nic Wittison This talk presents an overview of developing for iOS, including the Usability and Design that is required for any good app. It also includes a look at development using the Objective-C language and Cocoa framework that the iOS development provides. There'll also be a code demo showing how easy it is to get started with iOS development.
  - Release date
    
    May 25, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    54:49
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  "Hello, world?" - What really happens when you c...
  
  Presenter: Jonathan Adamczewski 29 April 2011
  - Release date
    
    May 3, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    50:17
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  Introductory iPhone Development
  
  TUCS Tech Talk, October 8 2008. Venue: Centenary Lecture Theatre. Speaker: Geoff Verdouw.
  - Release date
    
    Apr 18, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    27:29
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  You're Doing it Wrong!
  
  This is my first attempt at delivering a coherent talk about Java, in which I discuss four things about Java that annoy me due to their inherent uselessness. Enjoy!
  - Release date
    
    Apr 18, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    13:53
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  Introductory Python Programming
  
  Python is a Dynamically-typed, Interpreted Programming Language, with a clear, easy-to-learn syntax and a batteries-included Standard Library. In this talk, I discuss the Syntax and data types provided by Python. Speaker: Christopher Neugebauer Date: May 2, 2008.
  - Release date
    
    Apr 18, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    01:01:31
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  Python 3000
  
  * When: Wednesday, 24 September 2008, 1:00 PM * Speaker: Christopher Neugebauer * Skill Level: Any, Python knowledge desirable but not necessary In October 2008, two new releases of Python will be unleashed on a mostly-suspecting public: Python 2.6, a continuation of the current Python series, and 3.0 (also known as Python3000), the release in which the Python Developers break your code, confuse your development processes, cause global chaos, destruction, and other exaggerated, not-generally-n...
  - Release date
    
    Apr 18, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    58:05
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  Strategy Gaming Concepts
  
  TUCS Tech Talk, August 27 2008. Topic: Strategy Gaming Concepts Speaker: Alex Berry Venue: Centenary Lecture Theatre
  - Release date
    
    Apr 18, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    47:09