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Sam is a Lead Android Engineer at Capital One, Google Developer Expert for Android and Instructor at Caster.IO. He has been working with Android since 2011 and has over 14 years of professional experience with software development. Check out https://handstandsam.com where he shares tips and tricks about Android and software development.

Talk: DIY Dependency Injection with Kotlin

Dependency Injection seems like this SUPER complex topic that only the most senior developers understand. At the end of the day, it’s just “inversion of control” where instances of objects/classes are provided to you, instead of created by you. Kotlin’s language features allow us to do this concisely, without a library, and in this talk I’ll show you how to DO IT YOURSELF. This talk will demystify dependency injection and help you understand the huge benefits it provides for testing, maintainability and modularity.

Links

* DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/sam_edwards* Website: https://handstandsam.com/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/HandstandSam

John Papa is a Principal Developer Advocate with Microsoft and an alumni of the Google Developer Expert, Microsoft Regional Director, and MVP programs. He’s passionate about Web and mobile technologies and often enjoys speaking around the world at keynotes and sessions for conferences including NgConf, Build, Ignite, VSLive and AngleBrackets. John is a co-host of the popular Adventures in Angular podcast, author of the Angular Style Guide, several books, and many popular Pluralsight courses. You can reach me at johnpapa.net or on twitter at @john_papa.

Talk: Debugging Your Node.js Apps

Are you still console-logging all of your Node.js code? Would you like to learn to debug with zero configuration? How about debugging docker? Or logging messages without changing your code with console.log? Would you like an easier way to pair when you just need a second set of eyes to debug your app? Join me and learn how easy it can be to find and squash those bugs in your code!

Links

* DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/john_papa* Twitter: https://twitter.com/John_Papa* Github: https://github.com/johnpapa* Website: https://johnpapa.net/

Vikram Tiwari: Building scalable web and data platforms for high availability, resilience, and security. Co-founder, Tech @omnilabsinc #GDE @GoogleCloud

Talk: End-2-End Machine Learning on GCP

Machine learning is hard, but setting up pipelines around ML shouldn’t be. We will go through build a ML model on local, deploying it to Google Cloud ML engine and then use the exposed APIs to get predictions.

Links

* DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/vikram_tiwari* Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Vikram_Tiwari* Linked: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikramtiwari/* Medium: http://medium.com/@vikramtiwari

Joey deVilla is the Lead Product Manager at Sourcetoad, a development shop in Tampa, and an author on the Android Team at the tutorial site RayWenderlich.com. In former lives, he’s been a platform evangelist at SMARTRAC, GSG Telco, and Shopify. He was also at Microsoft, where he was a Windows Phone Champ, and tried in vain to make Windows Phone happen. In his spare time, Joey wreaks havoc on karaoke bars with his rock and roll accordion performances.

Talk: Jumping into Jupyter Notebooks

Jupyter notebooks are tools for people who work with data to collaborate. IBM uses them to “distill data into insights”, Netflix uses them to scale up their ability to work with their copious amounts of data, and you can use them to craft reports that completely show your work — the data you collected, the code you use to process it, along with your writeup of your findings and reasoning.

In this talk, I’ll walk you through the process of creating your first notebook, and using it to write your first data analysis report, complete with an executable part that performs the analysis, and a human-readable part that contains your conclusions. If you want to get into data science, Jupyter notebooks will be a key part of your toolkit, and this talk is your opportunity to get started!

Links

* DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/joey_devilla* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeydevilla/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/accordionguy* Website: http://www.globalnerdy.com/

Santosh is a Microsoft Azure MVP and a public speaker who has spoken at tech events including codecamps and regional/international conferences. He is an Azure Consultant @ Nebbia Tech and brings 20 years of experience in the software industry. Before Nebbia, he was involved with tech startups, where he architected greenfield applications providing services in nearly a dozen countries by leveraging the cloud. He has co-authored multiple approved software patents. Santosh is deeply involved with the local community as leader of the Orlando .NET User Group and co-organizer of the Orlando Codecamp. He also runs a boutique software consulting company with his wife.

Talk: Not all data is created equal: NoSQL

This talk is an Intro to NoSQL and an impassioned argument on why you should never host your own NoSQL instance. Do you work on MySQL, SQL Server, Postgres (or other RDBMS) full time? Have you ever wanted to dip your toes into the NoSQL world? Ever wonder about the hype surrounding NoSQL? What is the difference between MongoDB, Redis, Neo4j, and Cassandra? Get a gentle intro to the NoSQL world and more importantly, when to use it and when not to use it. More important, we will discuss decision metrics for picking a cloud-based NoSQL solution that is right for you; between major cloud providers like Google (Datastore), Amazon (DynamoDB), and Microsoft (Azure CosmosDB). We’ll have a spirited discussion on why cloud based/managed NoSQL hosting will help you avoid becoming a news story for the wrong reasons

Links

* DevFest: https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/santosh_hari* Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_s_hari* Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santoshhari/* Website: https://santoshhari.wordpress.com/

We are LIVE at DevFest Florida 2019… The most MAGICAL developers conference. DevFest Florida brings together the world class experts in Android, Web and Cloud technologies to Orlando for 1 day of sessions, workshops and showcases.

Florida’s most magical developer conference. Held steps from the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and offering over 30 expert speaker talks on all the hot topics in technology.

Speaker Interviews

* Santosh Hari – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/santosh-hari-devfest-florida-2019/* Joey deVilla – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/joey-devilla-devfest-florida-2019/* Vikram Tiwari – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/vikram-tiwari-devfest-florida-2019/* John Papa – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/john-papa-devfest-florida-2019/* Sam Edwards – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/sam-edwards-devfest-florida-2019/* Emily Fortuna & Lara Martin – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/emily-fortuna-lara-martin-devfest-florida-2019/* Siva Kumar – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/siva-kumar-devfest-florida-2019/* Michele Cynowicz – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/michele-cynowicz-devfest-florida-2019/* Aygul Zagidullina – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/aygul-zagidullina-devfest-florida-2019/* Mike Herchel – https://www.thundernerds.io/2019/01/mike-herchel-devfest-florida-2019/* Jar...

In this episode we get to chat with some of the speakers at this year’s DevFest Florida: Michael Prentice, Eva Sofianos, Joey deVilla, Santosh Hari, Betty Pierce, and Siva Kumar. We discuss the topics of their talks, and dive into their core takeaways.

This year’s DevFest Florida is going to be packed with amazing speakers, subjects, and experiences that will fuel your career and soul for a long time to come.

DevFest Florida brings together the world class experts in Android, Web and Cloud technologies to Orlando for 1 day of sessions, workshops and showcases.

Get 25% off your ticket!!! https://www.thundernerds.io/devfest

https://devfestflorida.org/

Speakers on this episode

Michael Prentice

* Talk: Composing Accessible UI’s With Angular Material Components* Link: https://devfestflorida.org/schedule?sessionId=106* Twitter: @Splaktar https://twitter.com/splaktar

Eva Sofianos

* Talk: Nailing the Tech Interview* Link: https://devfestflorida.org/schedule?sessionId=401* Twitter: @EvaSofianos https://twitter.com/evasofianos

Joey deVilla

* Talk: Jumping into Jupyter Notebooks* Link: https://devfestflorida.org/schedule?sessionId=304* Twitter: @AccordionGuy https://twitter.com/accordionguy

Santosh Hari

* Talk: Intro to NoSQL and how to pick a cloud based NoSQL provider* Link: https://devfestflorida.org/schedule?sessionId=307* Twitter: @_s_hari https://twitter.com/_s_hari

Betty Pierce

* Talk: React Native Up and Running* Link: https://devfestflorida.org/schedule?sessionId=102* Twitter: @UIBusyBetty https://twitter.com/UIBusyBetty

Siva Kumar

In this episode we get to speak with the DevFest Florida team: Hendrix Tavarez, Michael Prentice, and Michael Rosario. We talk about the origins of the conference, the speaker lineup, and what to expect on January 19, 2019. DevFest Florida brings together the world class experts in Android, Web and Cloud technologies to Orlando for 1 day of sessions, workshops and showcases.

Over 30 speakers from top tech companies and development experts across industries and tool stacks. Learn more about Angular, Flutter, Android, App Scripts, UX, Machine Learning, Firebase, Cloud, Web, and other technologies. Local talent as well as other experts from around the world speaking and sharing their expertise on multiple technologies.

Show Links

* DevFest Florida:

* Website: https://devfestflorida.org/

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devfestflorida/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/devfestfl/

* https://devfestflorida.org/speakers/

* Get a discount of 25% on our ticket: https://devfestflorida-orlando.eventbrite.com/?discount=THUNDERNERDS

* FAQ Discounts: https://devfestflorida.org/faq

* Sponsorship Proposal: http://bit.ly/devfest-florida-partnership

* Guest’s LinkedIn:

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/hendrixtavarez

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellprentice/

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelprosario

* Guest’s Twitter:

* https://twitter.com/htavarez

* https://twitter.com/Splaktar

* https://twitter.com/michaelrosario

* The GDG: https://developers.google.com/programs/community/gdg/

* GDG Space Coast – Google Developers Group:

* https://www.meetup.com/GDGSpaceCoast/

* https://twitter.com/gdgspacecoast

* Google Developer Group Central Florida:

* https://www.meetup.com/GDG-Central-Florida/

* Google Developers Experts: https://developers.google.com/experts/

In this episode we get to speak with Jenny Shen: Strategist, Speaker, Mentor, and Senior UX/Product Designer. We discuss Jenny’s career journey and what she is up to now in Amsterdam. We talk about such points as: how to build your brand, getting involved in the community, and gender equality in our industry. We also dive into the ways that Jenny is giving back to the community by providing UX design mentorship, and additionally contributing to the Ladies that UX Global Leadership Team.

Show Links

* Jenny’s Twitter @jennyshen https://twitter.com/jennyshen

* Jenny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyshen1/

* Jenny on Medium:  https://medium.com/@jennyshen

* Jenny’s Website: http://jennyshen.com

* Mentorship: http://jennyshen.com/mentorship.html

* I set a goal to speak at 1 conference by end of 2017. Here’s how I overachieved it by 4X: https://medium.com/women-talk-design/i-set-a-goal-to-speak-at-1-conference-by-end-of-2017-heres-how-i-overachieved-it-by-4x-4ca4e77935e7

* Ladies that UX: http://ladiesthatux.com/

* Greater Than Code: http://www.greaterthancode.com/2018/09/20/098-designing-for-inclusion-with-jenny-shen/

* Join Jenell Pizarro at Monthly Code & Coffee @ Krungthep: https://secure.meetup.com/register/?ctx=ref

* 64,000 employees in corporate America (of different races and ethnicities and LGBTQ women) were surveyed on their workplace experiences. This study includes stats like how more women especially people of color and lesbians face microaggressions than men. https://womenintheworkplace.com/

* My ‘How to raise awareness of UX and build a community’ Medium article: https://medium.com/@jennyshen/how-to-raise-awareness-of-ux-and-build-a-ux-community-fd61c6d7637f

* Buffer’s Transparent Salary Calculator https://buffer.com/salary

* 2018 UX Industry Study (with salary ranges from different countries) https://www.loop11.com/ux-industry-study/

* The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713

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In this episode we get to speak with Pedro Marques: Sr. Product Designer, Speaker, Musician, and Coder. We chat with Pedro about his career journey, life in Amsterdam, and designing AI & machine learning. We discuss how and where Pedro shares his knowledge, and the benefits of contributing to community. We also get a surprise musical performance from Pedro.

Episode Links

* Pedro’s Twitter: @pmarquees https://twitter.com/pmarquees

* Pedro’s Website: http://www.pedromarques.io/

* Pedro’s Dribbble: https://dribbble.com/pmarquees

* Pedro’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pmarquees_/

* Pedro’s Medium: https://medium.com/@pmarques

* Pedro’s LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/pedromarks4/

* Pedro’s Music: https://www.youtube.com/user/pedromarksdesign

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