February 2024 Meet Up

Le Wagon Cape Town, 97 Durham Avenue, Cape Town, 7925

GDG Cape Town

Join our first Google Developer Meetup event for 2024 where we'll talk about using Gradle Convention Plugins to tame Gradle Configuration in a MultiModule Android App. We'll also discuss practical tips for successful job hunting, interviewing, and navigating the initial stages of employment or internships.

Feb 7, 4:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

We invite you to our Google Developer Meetup event for 2024. Let's get the year going with a couple of tech talks to inspire us to achieve a whole lot more this year. 

In this month's event, the current Cape Town lead organiser, Ugo, will talk about "Gradle Convention Plugins: DRYing your Gradle Configuration in a MultiModule Android App". He'll aim to provide hands-on guide to taming the complexity of Gradle scripts when building multi-module android apps.

Thereafter, our guest speaker, Christopher de Layton-Melville, will present his talk on "The Experience Conundrum".  This talk aims to empower first and early-stage job seekers by addressing the challenges of gaining relevant working experience. The speaker will delve into strategies for effectively showcasing education and life experiences to stand out to potential employers. He'll also provide practical tips for successful job hunting, interviewing, and navigating the initial stages of employment or internships. Additionally, insights into global employment challenges will be shared, shedding light on innovative approaches to tackle youth unemployment.

Our partner, JetBrains, have graciously sponsored 🎊 a prize 🏆 of a complimentary 1-year subscription to any of the JetBrains IDEs, which we will give away to a lucky attendee at our event by means of a raffle draw.

So, Come join us, network with developers, and learn. Reserve your spot now.

When

When

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (UTC)

Speakers

  • Ugo Mmirikwe

    iOS+Android+Flutter Developer

  • Christopher de Layton-Melville

    Global Employment Challenge

    Global Impact Officer and Partner Development Lead

Partners

Le Wagon Cape Town logo

Le Wagon Cape Town

Jetbrains logo

Jetbrains

Organizers

  • Ugo M

    GDG Organizer

  • Siso Ngqolosi

    Quicket

    GDG Organizer

  • Onesmus Maenzanise

    APS Holdings

    GDG Organzier

  • JESSICA HANNAH RANDALL

    University of the Western Cape

    GDG Organizer

  • Boitumelo T.

    Postgraduate student and Mobile Developer

    GDG Organiser

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