Last month we introduced a new topic in this podcast when we visited the Manchester Java User group. That JUG already exists for nearly 10 years, so they had a lot of history to share. In this episode, we talk to the organizers of the Dubai JUG that started in May of 2022. Let’s learn what the challenges are for a new JUG, how the culture of Dubai and Hawai are alike, possible upcoming conferences, and much more

Guests

• Jad Salhani (@JadSalhani)
• Chris Thalinger (mastodon.social/@christhalinger, @ChrisThalinger)

Podcast host

• Frank Delporte (@[email protected], @frankdelporte)

Content

• 00'00 Intro and music 
• 00'10 About the topic of this podcast 
• 00'35 Introduction of Jad and Frank
• 01'46 About the start of the JUG
• 03'20 About the developer community 
• 04'23 The challenge of finding local speakers and attendees
• 07'40 About the first JUG sessions
• 08'50 The mix of Java experience 
• 10'10 Education, universities, and courses 
• 11'18 Plans for the next JUGs
• 14'40 Support by companies
• 16'48 Side activities
• 18'38 Support of Azul to start the JUG
• 20'09 Chris joins the call, introduction
• 21'04 Comparing Dubai and Hawai and 
• 32'44 Working on VoxxedDays Dubai 
• 35'41 How to get in contact
  • https://twitter.com/dubaijug
  • https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-otgagdwa/
  • https://twitter.com/voxxedDubai
• 36'43 Conclusion