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Past events
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How AI changes the skills needed for software engineering and data science
Dr James Kuht MBE , Inversity
How AI changed the skills I hired for in Software Engineers and Data Scientists... and what this means for A-level CompSci students skills. Reflections of a former CTO AI changed the game in my last job - and it also changed the skills I valued most in the software developers and data scientists I hired. In this talk, I’ll share insights from my role as CTO of a large Specialist Military Unit, including case studies of where AI was useful and useless(!) and how it changed the role of our software developers and data scientists. My hope is that it empowers Computer Science, Digital T-level and other STEM educators with some insights as to how AI might be changing the skills required of their students by employers now and in the future.
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Intro to OOP … Or …. Why Everything is an Object
Dave Hartley
Object Oriented Programming (or OOP) is the most commonly used paradigm in the software industry. Games, Finance, Engineering, Cybersecurity and more take this approach. Why? In this session, you will Find out Why OOP is central to the software we build today. Learn about the foundation concepts of encapsulation, inheritance, classes, methods, and properties. Have a go at designing objects to solve a problem and maybe even get to some coding. The goal of this session is to demystify the topic, sell you on why it's cool, and give you resources to help you teach it.