Open Source Tips & Tricks

Save the date!!
WHEN? 16 December 2024
WHERE? Polo Fibonacci room Gerace, building C, second floor
Language: en
Are you curious about Open Source but don’t know where to start? Have you created your GitHub profile and it is just sitting empty? Or maybe you’re an experienced Open Source developer, and you want to level up your game? Whether you're just curious about Open Source or you’re looking to learn something new to improve your OSS skills, this event is for you!

Join us, Nicola and Enrique, as we share our expertise and some of our tips for navigating the exciting world of Open Source.

In the first part, we’ll learn out to use GitHub effectively and how to jump into the OSS world with confidence. From beginner-friendly tips to advanced GitHub hacks, discover how to contribute effectively and stay productive, no matter your experience level.

In the second part, we’ll learn how to get your OSS contributions and work to the next level! Explore bots, automations, CI workflows, and much more which can deeply simplify your life on GitHub. Finally, we’ll discover some of the tools that are necessary for Android developers when developing Android apps in the open.

Whether you're just starting or a seasoned OSS contributor, we’re sure there is something for you to take home from this event. Don’t miss it!

Agenda

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Speakers

Nicola Corti - Meta (Android)

Nicola Corti is a Google Developer Expert for Kotlin. He has been working with the language since before version 1.0, and he is the maintainer of several open-source libraries and tools for mobile developers.
He's currently working in the React Native Core team at Meta, building one of the most popular cross-platform mobile framework. Furthermore, he is an active member of the dev…

Enrique López

Android and Java/Kotlin Software Engineer with excellent technical skills and over 10 years of experience. Familiar with iOS and full-stack development, including Google Cloud and other corporate frameworks. Excellent Java and Kotlin programming expertise (recognized as a Google Developer Expert in Android and Kotlin). Author of “Android High-Performance programming”, and international speaker…

Hosted By

Mariagiovanna Rotundo, GDG Organizer

Davide Ginnasio, Full Stack developer | DevOps eng @TdGroup

My name is Davide Ginnasio (aka scatolone), I'm a software engineering base in Pisa (Italiy).
I love eat and all food, especially when I programming (chips and pizza :Q___)

I work about 2018 in a software company, I write backend and frontend code, but I also do some work as a systems engineer.

My tools are: java, golang, angular, docker, kubernetes

Nicola Corti, Kotlin GDE | Android Infra Engineer

Nicola Corti is a Google Developer Expert for Kotlin. He has been working with the language since before version 1.0 and he is the maintainer of several open-source libraries and tools.

He's currently working as Android Engineer in the React Native Core Team at Meta in London, UK.

Furthermore, he is an active member of the developer community.
His involvement goes from speaking at international conferences about Mobile development to leading communities across Europe (GDG Pisa, KUG Hamburg, GDG Sthlm Android).

In his free time, he also loves baking, photography, and running.

Leonardo Dipilato, GDG Organizer

Aerospace Engineering @ University of Pisa

Gabriele Pappalardo, Organizer

Hi! 👋

I'm a Software Developer @ JetBrains. Working in the Kotlin Moonshot team.

Annamaria Gandolfo, Helper

Michele Sponsale, Helper

Computer Engineering @ University of Pisa

Antonio De Lucreziis, Helper

Irene Evangelista, Helper

Davide Brienza, Helper

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-pisa-presents-open-source-tips-amp-tricks/.