Hybrid July 2023 Meetup

Welcome to our July 2023 Boston Go meetup!

NewStore Inc. will host the meetup and provide an online meeting for those who cannot be there in person. The in-person meetup is limited to 35 people.

Zoom meetup link: https://newstore.zoom.us/j/98946469234

We are looking for speakers for the next few months! Please reach out to us on Gophers Slack in #boston or via https://papercall.io/bostongolang to sign up to speak. It can be short or long, and it can be beginner, intermediate, or advanced--all talks are welcome! Some talk ideas to get your creativity flowing:

• An optimization you did at work
• How to use an open-source Go library
• A Go utility package you built as a side project
• Something new you learned about Go itself

And remember, the organizers are here to help you prepare. Whether that's idea formation, slide review, or rehearsing, we are here to help! Contact us at bostongolang@gmail.com if you need help with coming up with a talk idea or preparing or presenting your talk!

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If you have trouble setting up Zoom, you can reach out in the #boston channel of the Gophers Slack. To sign up for Slack, visit https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org and join us today.

Talks begin at 7, but the Zoom and doors to the in-person venue open at 6:30, so attendees can socialize beforehand!

➤➤ Talks ➤➤

Title: GO GO GOLEMS - anarchist backend tooling with LLMs
Speaker: Manuel Odendahl
Description: The GO GO GOLEMS organization builds a comprehensive set of libraries and tools to build boring but crucial backend software. Using large language models, these tools can be used convivially in decentralized, cooperative environments and challenge the tech status quo.

Title: A gentle introduction to Go GUI development with Fyne
Speaker: Andrew Williams
Description: A gentle introduction to harnessing the power of Go in a Graphical User Interface framework like Fyne. We will cover the basics, explore some of the main APIs for building complete apps, and see completed applications available to download today. This talk will show how to build a complete Fyne based application for desktop and mobile devices in under 100 lines of code!

➤➤ Important to Know ➤➤

Boston Golang officially adopts the Go Code of Conduct (https://golang.org/conduct). Harassment, bullying, and discrimination are unacceptable here, and if you witness or experience those or other harmful behaviors, please let the organizers know or email us at "bostongolang at gmail dot com"