Rather than jumping into a sea of microservices, mitigating security vulnerabilities, and testing strategies for the latest JavaScript Framework-of-the-Month, why not dip your toes into a different pond: one which stimulates your senses and not just your mind, using tools and technology which are different than anything you've ever worked with before? How about writing software which you can actually play?

In this session, we will be using the most powerful and prolific real-time audio development environment on the planet: MAX.

MAX is a vast and powerful visual programming environment, unique not only in its structure but in its purpose: it was designed specifically for human interaction, to be tinkered and played with while you develop. You'll walk out of this session understanding the basics of sound synthesis, the essentials of MAX, and the knowledge to build your very own musical instrument!