Australia's longest-running conference for OS X and iOS developers and designers, /dev/world/2016, returns to Melbourne for its ninth year! We've been working for years to build a community that also welcomes tinkerers, artists and scientists. Software isn't just about making money with in-app purchases—come and see a wider world. /dev/world/2016 workshops run on Monday, 29 August 2016, followed by the conference on Tuesday, 30 August 2016, and Wednesday, 31 August 2016.

Venue

We're back at RMIT University, bigger and better than ever!

RMIT University

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sessions

Monday workshops will run midday to 6PM, on Tuesday, the conference will run from 9AM to 6PM, followed by dinner until late, and on Wednesday the conference will run 10AM to 5:30PM.

Download the event guide or the
official iPhone app for the schedule.

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Feature Presentations

  • Marc Edwards (Bjango) and Russell Ivanovic (Shifty Jelly): Building an entire iPhone app, live on stage!
  • Paul Fenwick Dinner Keynote: The Future of Space Exploration: The next 400 years

Sessions

  • A little of column A, a little of column B
  • Accessibility in the Land of Mac [The Good, The Bad, The Voice Over]
  • Add some (augmented) reality to your app
  • Advanced Patterns for Functional Reactive Programming in Swift
  • Advanced Xcode: Configurations, Targets, and Schemes
  • Apple and the Serpent: Writing native applications for Apple platforms in Python
  • Architecturing with a Difference
  • Automate Your Life with Fastlane
  • Building apps like Lego. A practical guide for iOS developers and designers.
  • Building Back-End for iOS and OS X Without Managing Servers
  • Cocoa design patterns and principles
  • Design 101 for programmers
  • Designing engaging motivational apps
  • Develop Swiftly: Useful libraries, tips and tricks for developing in Swift
  • Developing Apps on iOS devices using Python
  • Great apps take time
  • HyperCard
  • I Have No Idea What I Am Doing: The Psychology of UX Design
  • Integrating with Siri
  • Keep Calm and Pew Pew Pew!
  • Let our Powers Combine. Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! ...Apps?
  • Native vs Hybrid: The Never-Ending Battle
  • Planning Project Migrations to Swift
  • Prototype and design App Store ready App in Interface Builder
  • Size Classes or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love iOS 9 Split Screen
  • Spec-tacular Design
  • The Long Road To Finishing Short Projects: Producing Yourself
  • The Power ⚡️ and Responsibility 😓 of Unicode Adoption ✨
  • UI Automation tests suck*
  • User Notifications in Depth
  • Using C Libraries in Modern Apps

Workshops

Workshops will run the day before the conference begins, on Monday, 29 August 2016, and are included with all tickets.

  • Swift Test Driven Development (TDD)
  • CloudKit JS
  • A 10 Step Program For Great Tech Talks

FAQs

The conference will be held at RMIT Swanston Academic Building in Melbourne.

/dev/world is run by the AUC. It is not an academic conference, and is designed for everyone working on iOS and Mac OS X software. Got questions? Feel free to email the organising team via devworld AT auc.edu.au or learn more about the AUC on our website.

We don't endorse these hotels, but they're all within walking distance of our venue:
On Monday, 29 August 2016, we'll be running pre-conference workshops in the afternoon. The workshops are included in all the ticket types. A list of available workshops will be announced soon.

Speakers

Meet our amazing feature presenters, speakers,
and workshop leaders!

  • Marc
    Edwards
  • Russell
    Ivanovic
  • Paul
    Fenwick
  • Audrey
    Tam
  • Nic
    Wittison
  • Josh
    Deprez
  • Katie
    McLaughlin
  • Ashton
    Williams
  • Liam
    Esler
  • Adam
    Shaw
  • Jessica
    Lethbridge
  • Zac
    Fitz-Walter
  • Tom
    Brodhurst-Hill
  • Jimmy
    Ti
  • Matt
    Gray
  • Axton
    Pitt
  • Stephen
    Tramer
  • Giovanni
    Lodi
  • Carol
    Mak
  • Deline
    Neo
  • Phill
    Farrugia
  • Esther
     
  • James
    White
  • Matt
    Delves
  • Mira
    Kim
  • Sam
    Jarman
  • Samantha
    Connelly
  • Sebastian
    Beswick
  • Chris
    Robinson
  • Donny
    Kurniawan
  • Hector
    Zarate
  • Aimee Maree
    Forsstrom
  • Jake
    Lin
  • Russell
    Keith-Magee
  • Sebastian
    Grail
  • Thomas
    Karpiniec
  • Tim
    Oliver
  • VM
    Brasseur

Partners

/dev/world/2016 would not be possible without our amazing sponsors and supporters.

Presented by


AUC in partnership with RMIT University

Gold Sponsor


Commonwealth Bank

Gold Sponsor


Sportsbet

Aluminium Sponsor


Appcelerator

Supporters


Secret Lab
O'Reilly Media

/dev/world/2016 sponsors and supporters are highly valued members of the community, and the event would not be possible without them. Please note that our sponsors do not necessarily endorse each other. If you'd like to sponsor /dev/world/2016, or enquire about a future event, please email sponsorship AT auc.edu.au