Databases, Selenium, and MLBase - oh May!
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Jim B., Engineering Manager
- May 8, 2013
In addition to the public events we hold at Yelp, every Friday an engineer at Yelp presents on a topic they’re passionate about. The talks range from topics far afield from computers, to technical deep dives on some of the core trade-offs we make at Yelp. I’m happy to share one of the latter today, as Garrett J. takes us through the history of databases. From Codd’s description of the relational model, through the challenges Cassandra was designed to solve, this video gives a great overview of current options in database technology.
Slides - Navigating the Shifting Database Landscape
We’ve got an exciting month for public meetups! The SF Python group will kick things off this Wednesday by covering Selenium, a tool that we use extensively here at Yelp. If you’re developing a Python web app, how are you making sure it’s working for your users? Hear committer Santiago Suarez Ordoñez describe how to write solid functional tests. The very next day, we’ll be hearing about how to use next generation CSS development techniques from Nicole Sullivan. In the middle of the month, learn more about Scala, SuperHeroines, design, and Women Who Code. Wrapping up the month will be Ameet Talwalkar from UC-Berkeley’s AMPLab introducing us to MLBase. This research project aims to make machine learning more accessible by providing high-level abstractions over algorithm and data management patterns. See you at Yelp!
Upcoming May Events:
- Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 6:15PM - Selenium for Pythonistas ( San Francisco Python Meetup Group)
- Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 6:30PM - The Top 5 Performance Shenanigans of CSS Preprocessors - Nicole Sullivan ( San Francisco & Silicon Valley Web Performance Group)
- Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 5:30PM - Scala for the Intrigued ( The San Francisco Java User Group)
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 6:00PM - WonderWomen! The Untold Story of American SuperHeroines ( Spark)
- Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 6:30PM - The Enchantment of Everyday Things ( Designers + Geeks)
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 6:00PM - Lightning Talks ( Women Who Code)
- Thursday, May 30, 2013- 6:00PM- MLBase: A User-friendly System for Distributed Machine Learning ( SF Bay Area Machine Learning)