Desired State How React, Kubernetes and control Theory have lots in common - Branislav Jenco

More and more of our daily tools have moved from the imperative to the declarative paradigm. In this talk I present a framework of how to think about the architecture of tools like React, Kubernetes, Terraform and others which wrap stateful logic in a stateless, declarative API. I argue that all of them operate with the same idea of desired state reconciliation and how this idea comes up again and again in various areas of computing, from databases and streaming systems to control theory, UI engineering and programming language theory. Check out more of our featured speakers and talks at https://ndcconferences.com/ https://ndcoslo.com/

Keynote: After the AI Hype – What’s Real, and What’s Next - Richard Campbell - 2026
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Keynote: After the AI Hype – What’s Real, and What’s Next - Richard Campbell - 2026

Drinking a river of IoT data with Akka NET - Hannes Lowette - NDC Oslo 2021
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Drinking a river of IoT data with Akka NET - Hannes Lowette - NDC Oslo 2021

Five things every developer should know about building mission-critical systems - Loek Duys
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Five things every developer should know about building mission-critical systems - Loek Duys

Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains
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Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains

Kubernetes Zero to Hero: The Complete Beginner’s Guide (2025 Edition)
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Kubernetes Zero to Hero: The Complete Beginner’s Guide (2025 Edition)

Architecting Fortresses: A Deep Dive into Advanced Security Measures for ReactJS Apps - Jim Manico
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Architecting Fortresses: A Deep Dive into Advanced Security Measures for ReactJS Apps - Jim Manico

Kubernetes Crash Course for Absolute Beginners [NEW]
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Kubernetes Crash Course for Absolute Beginners [NEW]

Complete Kubernetes Course - From BEGINNER to PRO
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Complete Kubernetes Course - From BEGINNER to PRO

Above the Cloud: Building Data Centers in Space - Richard Campbell - NDC Copenhagen 2026
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Above the Cloud: Building Data Centers in Space - Richard Campbell - NDC Copenhagen 2026

System Design Explained: APIs, Databases, Caching, CDNs, Load Balancing & Production Infra
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System Design Explained: APIs, Databases, Caching, CDNs, Load Balancing & Production Infra

How Instagram Scaled Postgres to 2 Billion Users
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How Instagram Scaled Postgres to 2 Billion Users

ArgoCD Tutorial for Beginners | GitOps CD for Kubernetes
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ArgoCD Tutorial for Beginners | GitOps CD for Kubernetes

Creator of C++: Bell Labs, Negative Overhead Abstraction, Mistakes | Bjarne Stroustrup
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Creator of C++: Bell Labs, Negative Overhead Abstraction, Mistakes | Bjarne Stroustrup

NGINX Explained - What is Nginx
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NGINX Explained - What is Nginx

How We Built an Autonomous Development Workflow at Nordic Corporate Bank -
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How We Built an Autonomous Development Workflow at Nordic Corporate Bank -

Docker Core Concepts Every Developer Should Know
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Docker Core Concepts Every Developer Should Know

Docker Crash Course for Absolute Beginners [NEW]
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Docker Crash Course for Absolute Beginners [NEW]

Inside Anthropic, the $965 Billion AI Juggernaut | The Circuit
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Inside Anthropic, the $965 Billion AI Juggernaut | The Circuit

Mitchell Hashimoto’s new way of writing code
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Mitchell Hashimoto’s new way of writing code

Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found
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Something is jamming GPS over Europe. Here's what we found