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Code Summit is where we learned to be a little paranoid, but also to stop and enjoy life – to “remember to breathe”. On November 5, Code Summit heard from a diverse group of teen coders, privacy experts and the guy who’s built the Github for kids.
Here are a few highlights…
Breathe the pressure
.@jeffpulver: “We have what we have, there is no more or no less.” #LookUpToLife #WebSummit #code pic.twitter.com/hzI1rQz8oQ
— Alexander Meissner (@JoburgAlex) November 5, 2015
“At the end of the day, if you’re not able to breathe, no money in the world will be able to help you,” said Zula Co-Founder Jeff Pulver in a talk that really blew up. He chose to stay away from the technical aspects of code and gave us some life lessons.
Jeff Pulver. Best talk of #websummit by far. Smart man. Wise words
— Shay K (@famousseamus333) November 5, 2015
Best talk of #websummit so far is Jeff Pulver, nothing to do with coding. Almost nobody on mobile phones & greatest applause! Refreshing!
— Ray Fallon (@rfallon) November 5, 2015
“Sometimes it takes a major life event to figure out that all we have in life are moments.” @jeffpulver #WebSummit pic.twitter.com/FB8NSVazMs
— Alexander Meissner (@JoburgAlex) November 5, 2015
As you can see, he had the Code Summit audience buzzin’.
My view from the stage at #websummit. I am grateful to everyone who came out for my talk "Remember to Breathe." pic.twitter.com/qEaRVjoqrh
— Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver) November 5, 2015
Why we should all be a little paranoid

Nico Sell is the Co-Founder of Wickr – it’s considered the most secure messaging service of its kind. She’s said in the past that she’s “properly paranoid” – she told us why and how to protect our data on Code Stage.

Java is eating the world… And we’re gonna like it
Final day of #websummit, 1st up on #code – @ParseIt co-founder Kevin @Lacker on how #JavaScript is eating the world pic.twitter.com/lEICCrvsAX
— Eddy Carroll (@eddycarroll) November 5, 2015
Co-Founder and CTO at Parse Kevin Lacker told us JavaScript is taking over and that it’s a good thing. He chatted about Netflix’s move to Node JS and said that the JavaScript ecosystem simply helps to build better products in a talk called JavaScript is eating the world.
It’s all about the UX, baby
Stop adding features and start retaining users by improving the #Onboarding & #UX – @williamlegate #WebSummit #code pic.twitter.com/6gEaTFEH0n
— Alexander Meissner (@JoburgAlex) November 5, 2015
William Legate is Co-Founder and CEO at Ponder – he’s a teen entrepreneur who has 1 in 16 US teenagers using his apps. His advice on retaining users? “Create killer UX for apps. Focus on experience; not new features.”
Now a change of pace: Ponder's @WilliamLeGate on how to retain users at #code #websummit now pic.twitter.com/smO3Ju7so7
— Eddy Carroll (@eddycarroll) November 5, 2015
How many Fortune 500 accounts are hacked right now?

500. That’s according to F-Secure CRO Mikko Hyppönen. Having already spoken on Web Summit Centre Stage he came to Code Summit to talk about the online arms race.

From Lego to Githbub
#Kids want to create, not only consume. @teamkano helps by being a sort of "GitHub" for Kids. @alexnklein #websummit pic.twitter.com/Uz4lDTBkGJ
— Alexander Meissner (@JoburgAlex) November 5, 2015
Alex Klein co-founded Kano, a Lego-style computer kit that was developed to help children build computers from scratch. It’s now a Github-like community for young coders – he told us about Kano’s journey.
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