DevClub.lv

More than eighty IT developers from Latvia and Estonia gathered in Riga for the first DevClub.lv on June 21st. The event took place in the pleasant premises of TechHub Riga.
Ingus Rūķis from DraugiemGroup shared his experience about the technical structure of the biggest social media Draugiem.lv in Latvia and how this project was technically developed, experiencing a number of radical changes. Ingus himself came to Draugiem.lv as a trainee, now he has been working in the company already for seven years and is the main programmer. He shared his practical experience, problems he encountered with during the project’s history, and what solutions were used. This story attracted the attention of many participants because Draugiem.lv is a very popular local project.

Aldis Ērglis from FMS presented his vision about the advantages of service-oriented web architecture (SOA) and its solutions – how and why it is advantageous to use. Inthe methodology of SOA software components are used as separate services which can later be used elsewhere. You can find the successful examples of SOA on a video.

Aleksandr Motsjonov from Zero Turnaround talked about the new and current technology – CoffeeScript, its application possibilities and benefits. The main idea of this technology is to reduce JS code that makes it more readable and the programming – faster. There was an opportunity to see CoffeeScript code examples, as well as there were pros and cons of the technology discussed.
The first DevClub.lv proceeded thanks to its supporters – FMS, Devtraining, TopConf, Skype, TechHub Riga, DevClub.eu.
During the evening there were 2 lucky winners who won the sponsors’ gifts: • Hugo Duksis won – a free ticket for TopConf worth 550€ • Uģis Ozols won – a voucher worth 850 LVL from Devtraining with a possibility to choose between Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Scrum Product Owner class.
Participants appreciated the possibility to ask additional questions and discuss about these topics during the presentations as well as collectively having snacks and drinks. The event gathered programmers both from Latvia and Estonia – a lot of familiar faces, including the opportunity to get new friends and acquaintances. Visitors shared their emotions of what they had heard, discussed about presentation topics and talked about different work issues. In general, the event passed in a very positive atmosphere which resulted in participants’ interest for the next visit.
Those, who were not able to attend DevClub.lv, are welcome to watch video presentations that will be soon added to the event site DevClub.lv. There will be also information provided about the meeting next month, topics and registration.
We remind that this event is open and democratic – everyone can participate in it. You are welcome!