GDSC APU x Google Developer Groups Presents: Code Chat Apps That Bridge Communities

Ever wonder how WhatsApp/Telegram handle 1M+ live messages per second? 🚀 Discover the secret: Golang’s blazing concurrency! Join GDSC APU’s Web Dev Leads for a 3-hour hands-on workshop where you’ll build a real-time chat app with Go backend + React frontend — all while advancing UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty through tech for community empowerment.

🔥 What You’ll Build & Learn

• ✅ Go fundamentals: Write clean, efficient backend code (no prior Go experience needed!)

• ✅ Real-time magic: Implement WebSockets for live chat (not just theory — you’ll code it!)

• ✅ Key features:

  • HTTP health checks (pro-level monitoring)

  • Chat room join/leave (user presence tracking)

  • Live message broadcasting (the "wow" factor!)

• ✅ Frontend-backend glue: Connect React to Go APIs like a pro

👨‍💻 Led by GDSC APU’s Web Dev Experts

• William Jonathan (Web Dev Co-Lead) — Go concurrency specialist

• Wei Hup Tan (Web Dev Lead) — React/Next.js guru (from our Next.js workshop!)

📅 Event Details

• When: Tue, 23 Sept 2025 | 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM (4 hours, PHYSICAL ONLY)

• Where: S-08-02 (APU Campus — small room, high demand!)

• For: Total beginners to Go (basic Node.js/npm/git required)

• Pax: 30–50 spots — first-come, first-served!

• Bring: Laptop + charger (power outlets available)

⚙️ Prep Checklist (MUST DO BEFORE WORKSHOP)

1. Install Node.js + npm (nodejs.org )

2. Install Git (git-scm.com )

3. No Go installation needed! We’ll set it up together in the first 15 mins.
   ❗ No online option — this is a hands-on physical workshop!

💡 Why This Workshop = Career Rocket Fuel

• Build in-demand skills: Go is #1 for cloud/backend roles (Netflix, Uber, Twitch use it!)

• SDG Impact: Learn how real-time tech connects underserved communities (e.g., poverty relief coordination)

• Portfolio power: Leave with a deployable chat app on your GitHub

• Network: Meet APU’s top web devs + Google Developer Group committees

⚠️ Critical Notes

• NO ONLINE OPTION — Physical attendance required for hands-on coding

• Laptops mandatory — No devices? No entry!

• 50 seats max — We’ve booked the smallest room for better mentorship

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