Announcing 8th DevClub.lv

At 8th DevClub.lv we will have following presentations:

• Eduards Sizovs from 4finance will talk about "SOLID principles"
  (Language – English)
  SOLID is a mnemonic acronym introduced by Michael Feathers for the "first five principles" identified by Robert C. Martin in the early 2000s that stands for five basic principles of object-oriented programming and design. The principles when applied together intend to make it more likely that a programmer will create a system that is easy to maintain and extend over time. Join to hear what SOLID is about and make it indispensable part of your daily toolbox.
  Tags: SOLID, Clean Code, Craftsmanship, OOAD

  Eduards Sizovs – Software Architect at 4finance is responsible for building a premier kick-ass financial platform speaking Java, running in the form of various products around the globe.

• Girts Laudaks from Mykoob will talk about Team, Technology and Product
  (Language – English)
  Which is a bigger challenge in development process – working with technology or working with people? Lessons learned throughout development of Mykoob. How team and technology influence the product. What happens when human boundaries are reached and technology is failing?
  Tags: Team, Technology, Product, Collaboration

  Girts Laudaks – Co-founder of Mykoob. Go-to guy. Friend. Boss. In the middle of technology and people.

• Maksims Rebrovs from Skype will talk about "NoSQL datastorage – myths and truths"
  (Language – English)
  Main points: What is NoSQL? What's the difference between using NoSQL and your old reliable SQL DB? When to use NoSQL? When not to use it? What problems you will be facing migrating from SQL to NoSQL? What NoSQL solutions exist out there? How to chose one?
  Tags: NoSQL, DB, Cloud, Scalability

  Maksims Rebrovs is a Senior Software Developer Engineer at Skype, member of Skype Calling team, developing and maintaining all Skype call-related features and components, including client-side logic, server-side components, DBs, gateways, cloud services etc. NoSQL datastorage is a crucial part of the cloud services his team is working on.

Don't forget to win Nokia Lumia 920 at Skype Challenge, it will be active until 4th March. And did you heard about C.T.Co's invitation for a tasty cup of coffee?

We would also like to thank our sponsors: Devtraining, 4FINANCE Group, C.T.Co. and Skype.