Thijs Feryn
As the Technical Evangelist at Varnish Software, Thijs Feryn focuses on web performance, software scalability, and content delivery. He demonstrates this through presentations, videos, books and blog posts.
Thijs is a published author and wrote Getting Started with Varnish Cache and Varnish 6 by Example. As a public speaker, he has a track record of over 300 presentations in 21 different countries, where he is often praised for his energetic and engaging presentation style.
Montreal 2024 sessions
Accélérez vos API avec Varnish Cache
French session - Beginner
Cette présentation va élaborer la puissance des mécanismes de cache de HTTP dans Varnish Cache, ainsi que des cas d’usage d'accélération API pour implémenter une mise en cache intelligente avec le langage de programmation VCL intégré dans Varnish.
Avec VCL on peut influencer les décisions de mise en cache, se connecter à divers backends, décharger l'authentification et même créer une expérience de mise en cache personnalisée pour vos API.
Pushing Wasm from the browser to the edge with slEDGEhammer
English session - Beginner
WebAssembly (Wasm) is a binary instruction format that programming languages can use as a compilation target for deployment on the web. This talk covers the basics of Web Assembly and how to run Golang and Rust programs in the browser and through NodeJS.
I’ll also introduce slEDGEhammer, a research project that explores Web Assembly execution in Varnish Cache through a Wasm module, allowing users to run Wasm programs on the edge.
