Google Devs Florida

DevFest Florida 🌴🏖️ is not just a tech conference; it's an event that can change lives and careers, and I can vouch for that personally. Whether you're an employer or an employee, this is a must-attend event. Today, I want to share some of the significant benefits your team can enjoy from this incredible experience, infused with my own journey. By Javi

As a Google Developer Group organizer for years, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing many of our student members graduate from college and excel in their careers. In many cases, I believe that some of our teaching and coaching from Google developer group meetups have given our students an edge in the job market. We’re passionate about growing the next generation of technology leaders. With that in mind, we’re excited to announce a very affordable student and teacher ticket rate for the DevFest Florida conference  ($25) on Oct 14th. Learn more about student and teacher tickets here. Let me tell you about my good friend Tanya whom I met through GDG Macon, GA . During a GDG meetup, we were building a simple blog using Google App Engine in Python . She asked really thoughtful questions and seemed very engaged. While talking over some CSS stuff, she asked if my research center had any internship opportunities. I asked for her resume and connected her with our leadership team. As an intern...

TL;DR : The GDG for Central Florida recently hosted a memorable meetup with Randal Schwartz, renowned for his expertise in Dart and Flutter, and as co-author of "Learning Perl." He was also a co-host of FLOSS Weekly  from the TWiT Network , further cementing his position as a leading authority in the field. Joining virtually from Oregon, Randal delved deep into the history and capabilities of Flutter and Dart. Attendees also benefited from Randal's resource recommendations on Dart and Flutter. Randal's willingness to share his knowledge with the dev community was met with great enthusiasm, and it further elevated his status as a leader in the field. By Javi

TL;DR :  Joey deVilla, known as the Accordion Guy, used a unique blend of music and code to present Ren'Py, a beginner-friendly Android development tool, to a captivated audience at a developer meetup. His unconventional approach demonstrated the creativity possible in coding and left an indelible impact on attendees.  By Javi

Are you a leader, entrepreneur, or researcher looking for a system for making your organization more innovative?  In our economy, creativity has become a critical skill.   In a music context, the artists that continue to re-invent themselves find ways to remain relevant, fresh, and attractive to the market.   Organizations take huge risks when they don’t reflect on their product or service offerings and look for new ways to serve.   (When was the last time you used Kodak?  How about AOL?) Our book club at work just finished “Beyond the Obvious” by Phil McKinney, a book helping organizations create a disciplined culture of innovation.   Mr. McKinney was a director for innovation at HP. In this book, he shares his systems, plans, and soft skills required to organize an innovation team and create new products and services.   He has a wealth of experience from other technology companies he has directed too.   In my view, I found this book very pragmat...

Hackathon 2023 On behalf of GDG Central Florida , GDG Spacecoast , and GDG Tampa , we have the joy of announcing our winners for the Google IOExtended Hackathon 2023.   We enjoyed seeing our diverse community of developers connect with each other, brainstorm ideas, and roll up their sleeves to build some cool projects.   Across the board, I want to thank our organizers, Google developer experts (GDEs), and team members acting in generosity in their mentorship.   Through this experience, our community had the opportunity to gain deeper perspectives on AI and ML industry trends and work with the latest technology Google provides through its tools and api s .   It was cool to see teams reaching for Palm 2 API for conversational AI features.   Some teams enjoyed exploring pose estimation using TF.JS .  Several teams reached for ML models connected to computer vision.      It’s time to celebrate our hackathon wi...