Calling all developers, tech enthusiasts, and industry professionals! Join us at GDG Adelaide Google I/O Extended.

Whether you're looking to explore the newest trends or to connect with other passionate tech enthusiasts, Google I/O Extended Adelaide is the place to be.

Date: July 12, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Venue: CORE Innovation Hub Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, 5005

Note: Please use this link for accurate location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/v4gutf6z7Q72Jvfs5

Talk 1: You build it, Google runs it (serverlessly) in containers
Focus on your application’s features by running and scaling out containers in a serverless way, managed by Google. Scaling to billions of users is something Google knows very well. You don’t need to know Kubernetes to scale applications on the cloud.

Learn how to operate containers on Cloud Run to propel your company ahead even without a DevOps engineer. In this session, we’ll explore other GCP services like Cloud Build, and Cloud Logging to help you achieve business goals. You’ll gain practical knowledge and useful tips on running most workloads on serverless containers that can scale to zero when there is no traffic.

About the speaker, Geshan Manandhar:
Geshan is a seasoned software engineer, with over 15 years of software engineering experience. Currently, in Sydney, Australia serving Simply Wall St. as a senior software engineer. He prioritizes business value over language or framework choices, showcasing his language-agnostic approach. He has spoken at tech conferences in multiple countries. Actively involved with the developer community, he is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) for the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and has been blogging since 2007.

Talk 2: Build a word puzzle with Flutter

We’ll run through one of Google IO 2024’s Flutter codelabs. Imagine being asked whether it's possible to create the world's largest crossword puzzle. You recall some AI techniques that you studied at school and wonder whether you can use Flutter to explore the algorithmic options to create solutions to computationally intensive problems.

In the codelab, you do exactly that. By the end, you build a tool to play in the space of algorithms for constructing word grid puzzles. There are many different definitions of what is a valid crossword puzzle and these techniques help you build puzzles that fit your definition.

About the speaker, Mark Videon:

Mark is a software engineer building products for mobile, desktop and the web at Appliquette, a digital agency right here in Adelaide, Australia. Mark was an early adopter of Flutter & Dart and is an active contributor to the open-source ecosystem. A game developer at heart, Mark is optimistic about the potential for Flutter & Dart evolving into the best available technology for making games.