

What weβre about
London Gophers (https://gophers.london), aka Go London User Group (GLUG), is a London-based community for anyone interested in the Go programming language.
London Gophers provides opportunities to:
- Discuss Go and related topics
- Socialise with friendly people who are interested in Go
We want London Gophers to be a diverse and inclusive community. As such all attendees, organisers and sponsors are required to follow the GoΒ community code of conduct.
Email - contact@gophers.london
TwitterΒ - https://twitter.com/LondonGophers
YouTube -Β https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonGophers
GitHub -Β https://github.com/go-london-user-group
π£ If you'd like to give a talk at a future meetup, don't be shy! We are always looking for new speakers who want to share their adventures with Go and have mentors who can help.
You can sign up to be a speaker here: https://gophers.london/apply/
Do get in touch! Weβll be happy to support you and offer advice if needed π.
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Hello London Gophers! π
Welcome to the description page of another amazing Go event! Are you ready for the biggest Go event this side of the Thames?
π All London Gophers events operate under the Go Community Code of Conduct - https://golang.org/conduct
- Treat everyone with respect and kindness.
- Be thoughtful in how you communicate.
- Donβt be destructive or inflammatory.
If you encounter an issue, please mail contact@gophers.london or conduct@golang.org
==== π Agendaπ =====
6:30 - 7:00pm: Arrival, Food & Refreshments
7:00pm: Talks Start
π£ Ashley Jeffs - Sometimes the Package is Dumb
Iβve picked the dumbest package within the Benthos (https://github.com/benthosdev/benthos) codebase, itβs basically just three contexts abstracted behind a few methods. I think its reason for existing is an interesting exploration of cancellation and shutdown concepts, the context package, and determining when a package is worth using in place of good old fashioned copy/pasted code.
β Break π₯
π£ Ray Yang - One Thing You Might Overlook When Reading Response Body in Golang
The topic is about a pitfall to handle reading http response body and how I found the bug and resolve it. I thought share it as there might be someone like me feel a bit confuse by the definition of `io.EOF` error and hope they can save a lot of time on debugging.
~8:30 - 9:00pm: Closing and Head to the Pub
==== π‘ Priority Queue π‘ =====
We now reserve 20% of the attendee spots at our events for those who are underrepresented in tech.
If they join the waitlist and there is a reserved spot open they will be bumped into going!
These spots are reversed until the last Sunday before the event.
How do we define underrepresented? We use public surveys done by the tech community such as the ones linked below.
https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#section-demographics
https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2022/#gender-and-development
==== π’ Become a Speaker! π’ =====
Have something to say? We want to listen! We are always looking for new speakers who want to share their adventures with Go and have mentors who can help.
You can sign up to be a speaker here: https://gophers.london/apply
==== π Prizes! π =====
JetBrains Raffle! - We have 3 free JetBrains Product licenses to giveaway to some of our lucky attendees.
Ardan Labs Ultimate Go Course! - A full comprehensive Go Course. Featuring Bill Kennedy!
==== π Update Your RSVPS! π =====
We monitor attendance and keep track of no-shows. Please if you can no longer make it to the event update your RSVP!
==== π§³Looking For a New Adventure? π§³ =====
On the Gophers Slack (https://gophers.slack.com) there is a #london-jobs channel where company and recruiters can post job opportunities.
==== π How To Reach Us π =====
Email: contact@gophers.london
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-gophers/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LondonGophers
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonGophers