Micah Silverman
Micah is Snyk's Director of AI Acceleration. With 30 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning) and 23 years as a security professional Micah's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book, and spoken at many conferences. He's a maker, who's built full-size MAME arcade cabinets and repaired old electronic games (http://afitnerd.com/2011/10/16/weekend-project-fix-dark-tower/). He brings his love of all things security and Java to a conference near you!
Sessions Montréal 2026
How I Became a Repo Man for a Day
Session en Anglais - Débutant
In summer 2024, I became a repo man for a day—legally reclaiming a vehicle without confrontation. In this talk, I share how I approached it like a capture-the-flag challenge: planning, intel gathering, analysis, and execution. I cover legal recovery, avoiding counterattacks, and lessons on personal security my adversary could have used to stop me.
Kicking JavaScript to the Curb with Vaadin
Session en Anglais - Intermédiaire
What happens when a long-time Spring Boot developer takes a Vue.js app built for a thriving accountability group and transforms it into an end-to-end Java solution with Vaadin Flow? In this fast-paced session, you’ll hear the lessons learned and practical strategies for tackling real-world challenges in coding, security, testing, debugging, and migration—all distilled into insights you can use immediately.
