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Celebrate the power of tech skills

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It’s time for Tech Skills Day 2023! Join us Thursday, April 20, to connect with a thriving tech community and explore new career paths. It’s the free Pluralsight event everyone’s talking about. Secure your spot today.

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Angie Jones

VP of Global Developer Relations, TBD @ Block

Sam Aaron

Creator, Sonic Pi

Scott Hanselman

Partner Programs Manager, Microsoft

Sophy

Software Engineer, Code by Sophy

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Learn how and why Dr. Sam Aaron created Sonic Pi, the live coding music synth accessible to everyone—even beginners as young as 10. Then dive into some core technical innovations that enable powerful, live music expression. And by "dive into," we mean enjoy a live performance.

Sonic Pi

11:05 A.M. ET

Your Tech Skills Day host, Microsoft MVP for Azure, and resident llama wrangler, Lars Klint, kicks things off and introduces you to the day ahead.

Welcome to Tech Skills Day

11:00 A.M. ET

Keynote

Principal Developer Evangelist, Pluralsight

David Neal (moderator)

Creator, Sonic Pi

Sam Aaron

Senior Developer Advocate, Pluralsight

Lars Klint

Software Engineer, Code by Sophy

Sophy

Partner Program Manager, Microsoft

Scott Hanselman

Scott and Sophy go live to share what you can discover during a lifetime of learning. How do we stay focused? How do we get comfortable with being uncomfortable but still grow as technologists? They both enjoy making things but suffer from imposter syndrome. Hear how they learn from each other despite their differences. By the end, you'll realize anyone can learn and mentor, no matter their age or experience.

Our path to success was failure

11:45 A.M. ET

Keynote

Founder and CEO, Black Tech Pipeline

Pariss Chandler

Director of Developer Relations, Pluralsight

Aisha Blake (moderator)

Listen in as our experts discuss barriers to entry in tech and how everyone (companies and individuals) can break through them. You’ll hear about policies and practices that have made work more inclusive and walk away empowered to excel in tech.

Overcoming barriers in tech

12:30 P.M. ET

Panel

Americas DevRel Lead, Okta

Corey Weathers

Engineering Manager, Airbnb

Jessica Tai

Senior Software Engineer, Netflix

Laurie Barth

Let's live code a LEGO wishlist site! Using React and JavaScript, you'll learn about key skills like components, hooks, and events. A great introduction for new learners and a fun refresher with some tried and true patterns for everyone else.

One brick at a time: Building with React

1:05 P.M. ET

Solution Architect, Red Hat

Angela Andrews

Senior Developer Advocate, Pluralsight

Jeremy Morgan (moderator)

Principal Training Architect—AWS, Pluralsight

Faye Ellis

Senior Engineering Manager, Dutchie

Adrienne Lowe

In today's whirlwind tech world, is it better to be a specialist or a generalist? Do certifications matter? Does a college degree and your major affect what you can do? Join our panel of experienced tech experts as they dive into the advantages and disadvantages of each path, the value of certifications and upskilling, and how to navigate your career on your own terms.

Specialist vs. generalist: Unlocking your tech potential

1:40 P.M. ET

Panel

Full Stack Manager, Avanade; Owner, PJG Creations

Pete Gallagher

Run through everything you need to build a robot arm with .NET 7, Raspberry Pi, Blazor, and SignalR.

Building a robot arm with .NET 7, Raspberry Pi, Blazor, and SignalR

2:15 P.M. ET

VP of Global Developer Relations, TBD @ Block

Angie Jones

Major advances have been made in developing applications that utilize some form of AI, and software developers are now using tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to help them code their projects. However, there's not nearly as much consideration given to how to test these applications. Angie will share her experiences with testing today's cutting-edge, innovative applications that utilize AI and the challenges of ensuring that they actually work the way we intend them to.

The reality of developing an artificial world

3:25 P.M. ET

Keynote

Principal Developer Advocate, Pluralsight

Mattias Andersson

In a tech career, your ability to learn is your #1 skill. And like any skill, you can get better at it. So, let’s learn how to learn more effectively and efficiently. We’ll take a quick look at how the brain learns, then look at some different techniques and practical tips you can apply.

Learning: The most important tech skill

2:50 P.M. ET

VP of Global Developer Relations, TBD @ Block

Angie Jones

Q&A with Angie Jones

4:00 P.M. ET

Creative Director & Principal Author, Pluralsight

Simon Allardice

Farewells and final hurrahs

4:20 P.M. ET

Senior Developer Advocate, Pluralsight

Lars Klint

*Agenda and exact times subject to change.

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