This video was recorded at Code Elixir LDN 18: http://bit.ly/2vxJuxL Get involved in Code Sync's next Elixir conference: http://bit.ly/2Mcm4aS --- MANAGING EXTERNALITIES IN A FUNCTIONAL WORLD by Evadne Wu THIS TALK IN THREE WORDS: Everything is Connected TALK LEVEL: Intermediate ABSTRACT The modern software developer is spoilt with choice. With options available today, it has never been easier to build solutions, run experiments, and recover from mistakes. Cheap leverage however encourages incidental complexity, reduces inherent need for cooperation, and obviates common standards. Functional programming offers unprecedented leverage, which amplifies these externalities. Knowingly or not, the modern software developer wields tremendous power thusly, but at the same time walks on the knife edge. In this talk, Evadne will attempt to provide an overview of these externalities, the historical context, near- and long-term implications, and a few projections as to how things will play out. She will also share some ideas as to how we can mitigate these problems together as a community. Read the full abstract: http://bit.ly/2AX6mMd --- THE SPEAKER - EVADNE WU Software engineer at Faria Education Group Evadne is a technologist with design/implementation background in HCI and can offer a wide scope of expertise in software architecture, high-fidelity prototyping, service architecture, and operations management. Currently she work as a technology lead at an education SaaS ISV. Evadne contributes to open source projects in her spare time and sometimes speak at relevant industry conferences. More on Evadne Wu: http://bit.ly/2AX6mMd --- CODE SYNC & CODE ELIXIR LDN 18 Website: www.codesync.global Twitter: www.twitter.com/CodeElixirIO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CodeSyncGlobal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/code-sync/ Mail: info at codesync.global