Video: The Kansas City Developers Conference ‘is blowing up’
June 24, 2016 | Bobby Burch
The Kansas City Developers Conference on Friday wrapped up its week of connecting techies with one another and some of the biggest ideas in technology.
Jon Mills, co-director of the KCDC, and Alice Anderson, an attendee at the conference, join us for this video.
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