DevClub.lv

This time on XX DevClub.lv:

• Janis Zaharans from RTU Robotikas klubs will talk about “Robotics is cool”
  (Language – Latvian)
  An introduction to robotics – neccessary knowledges and skills to build a robot, what components do a robot consist of, and things to consider when building a robot.
  An overview of robots that have been built by RTU robotics club and their accomplishments in robot tournaments all over the world.
  Tags: robotics, sumo robots

  Janis Zaharans is an enthusiast interested in robots and everything related to electronics and embedded system design. At the moment he works in his company Raksts Design and in Institut of Atomic physics and Spectroscopy as an electrical engineer. Janis also is a member of RTU Robotics club where he and other members build different robots and compete with them in both local and international tournaments. He is also into spreading his knowledge and skills to others by running a robotics club in Riga State gymnasium No.1.

• Andrejs Olins from Accenture Latvia will talk about: “Start IT and Schools”
  (Language – Latvian)
  Strart(IT) educational programme for schools in Latvia – IT education in Latvia, problems faced, attempts to solve them, how well did we?
  The talk will be about the approach, technical solutions and marketing experience of this project. The project can be treated as a start-up, so there will be couple of insights of working with end users and leveraging their influence.
  Tags: education

  Andrejs Olins is a Java developer with 10 years experience and an IT teacher since 2000. He works at Accenture Latvia as a technical lead and combines it with Start(IT) and also programming tutoring for scholars.

• Eduards Sizovs from Craftsman’s Passion will talk about “Software Craftsmanship Essentials”
  (Language – Russian)
  Are you doing all you can to further your career as a software developer? With today’s rapidly changing and ever-expanding technologies, being successful requires more than technical expertise. In this talk Eduards outlines the practices used by software craftsmen to maintain their professional ethics and simple Dos and Don’ts for teams who want to be considered professional craftsmen.
  Tags: software craftsmanship, professionalism, clean code, tdd

  Eduards is software craftsman passionate about every aspect of software development. During his IT journey towards mastery he’s been walking in programmer’s, architect’s, technical leader’s and IT manager’s shoes, attacking the most pressing issues of huge enterprises and cozy start-ups. Eduards strongly believes that mix of right attitude, mastery and vision can make software industry flourish. Eduards runs his small software consultancy house in Riga, actively contributes to open source projects, speaks on conferences and consults various teams around the world on technical and organisational aspects of software development.

Devtraining has several ISTQB training on the calendar.

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This time on XIX DevClub.lv:

• Philip Torchinsky from JetBrains will talk about “Hidden Gems in IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio”
  (Language – Russian)
  “My talk is about some less known features of IntelliJ IDEA and Android Studio, introducing new practices for Android developers such as Layout Editing with a new plugin, work with SQLite database directly from the IDE (IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate), and showing some more new features that are not well known yet.”
  Tags: intellij, android, java, mobile

  Philip Torchinsky is a technology evangelist at JetBrains. His main specialization is UNIX technologies, his main interests at the moment are cloud technologies, issue trackers, and other developer tools. Philip has led trainings for IT specialists since 1993, wrote two books on UNIX, and used to work at Sun Microsystems before he joined JetBrains.

• Dmitri Nesteruk from JetBrains will talk about “Coding at the Speed of Thought”
  (Language – Russian)
  How quickly do we solve problems? Do the tools really help us with that? In this talk, I’ll demonstrate some of the ways that modern software development tools and practices ease the burden of code creation and manipulation.
  Tags: resharper, intellij, productivity, code generation, domain modeling

  Dmitri Nesteruk is a developer, podcaster and frequent speaker at developer conferences. His passions include modern software development patterns and practices and efficient use of both software and hardware resources in solving challenging problems in IT. Dmitri has been a Microsoft MVP (C#) since 2009. He works as a developer evangelist for JetBrains. He currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden.

• Philip Torchinsky or/and Dmitri Nesteruk will talk about “YouTrack 101”
  (Language – Russian)
  This is an introductory talk on YouTrack. We’re going to see some of its features, take a look at developing for YouTrack, and look at its support for agile methodologies.
  Tags: issue tracking, bug tracking, agile

And you know what? JetBrains guys will raffle 1 ReSharper and 1 IntelliJ IDEA licence!

Please vote and write down the topics you would like to hear at our next DevClubs!

C.T.Co is looking for new team members, please take a look!

Kanban in Action! training by Joakim Sunden is on Devtraing’s calendar!

Save the date – next DevConFu will be held on 28th-30th May!More info comming soon.

See the slides and pictures from 12th February’s Devtraining Free Event with Wei-Meng Lee – “Exploring iBeacon and Bluetooth Low Energy in iOS7”.

Thanks to our sponsors: Devtraining, Accenture, C.T.Co and JetBrains – we are able to make DevClub.lv events.

This time on XVIII DevClub.lv:

• Alexey Buzdin will talk about “Mobile Fresh”
  (Language – Russian)
  In this talk Alexey will once again compare Web and Mobile, but this time with a little twist. alexey will be talking about the problems he encountered in Mobile, which does not arise in the Web, and what solutions were found. Talk will have a number of plot twist and will include the following topics:
  – Why Web and Mobile are so different?
  – Common pitfalls in Mobile projects
  – Comparison of Mobile solutions
  – How can we improve Mobile
  Tags: technologies, mobile, android, iOS

  Alexey Buzdin – Java and Android enthusiast working at C.T.Co. Likes to talk and teach Mobile as well as research the newest technologies in that area. Can be seen participating and hosting different activities in many Latvian user groups.

• Devtraining Library for DevClub.lv book club:
• Andris Briedis will share his insights about the book Test Driven Development for Embedded C by James W. Grenning
  (Language – Latvian)
• Uldis Kirsis will share his insights about the book The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Reis
  (Language – Latvian)
• Lindards Liepins will talk about “21st century way to develop high-quality software”
  (Language – Latvian or English (depending on attendees))
  In this talk Linards will talk about his experiences in few popular Continuous Integration solutions and will suggest some secrets to use them at the best.
  Common questions will be:
  – Why you need it?
  – When you need it?
  – How you need it?
  – How to always ensure you have made the right choice!
  Tags: DevOps, CI, CD, Technologies, Solutions

  Linards Liepins – Continuous Integration and Delivery enthusiast, working with multiple build scripting technologies like Ant, NAnt, Phing; OOP like Delphi and Java; installation scripting like NSIS and Wise. Can bee seen in various different IT activities and meet-ups.

You can be the next who gets to read one of these books by writing to info@devclub.lv! And you can vote what other books we should have for you to read at our Devtraining Library for DevClub.lv!

Devtraining have different Mobile training on the calendar (iOS, Android, Windows 8)!

C.T.Co company is looking for cool and professional Interaction Designer/UI Developer. Apply or inform C.T.Co if you know someone who fits the requirement.

Save the date – next DevConFu will be held on 28th-30th May!

Another great event to attend – Devtraining Free Community Event: Q&A About Scrum with Jens Ostergaard – the world’s first Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) and one of the first Certified Scrum Trainers (CST) worldwide on 27th January in Riga!

Thanks to our sponsors: Devtraining, Accenture, C.T.Co and JetBrains – we are able to make DevClub.lv events.