Name: Kotlin London and On Kotlin December @ M&S
Start: 2024-12-05T18:00:00Z
End: 2024-12-05T21:00:00Z
Location: Marks and Spencer Support Centre / Head Office

The December Kotlin London takes place on Thursday 5th December.

This event is hosted and **sponsored** by \*\*[M&S Digital and Tech ](https://jobs.marksandspencer.com/our-teams/digital-and-tech)\*\* in collaboration with **Source Talks:** **On Kotlin**

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**Schedule**:

[6.00 pm] - Find a seat or chat with other attendees (**Drinks and snacks** **sponsored** by \*\*[M&S Digital and Tech ](https://jobs.marksandspencer.com/our-teams/digital-and-tech)\*\*)
[6.30 pm] - Welcome, House keeping and run through of the day.
[6.35 pm] - **Shift-Left Kotlin - Towards sooner feedback**
[7.30 pm] - **Taming mission-critical code with snapshot tests**
[8.30 pm] - Wrap Up & Close
[9.00 pm] - Drinks and chat in https://heistbank.com/

**Abstract 1:**

Explore how shift-left principles can bring faster feedback in Kotlin development, improving code quality and efficiency. We’ll cover early testing strategies, automating documentation, enforcing coding conventions, and setting up effective build systems. Gain practical insights into integrating shift-left principles into your Kotlin development workflow.

Enzo Belli

Dave Craft

Jamie Sanson

Kotlin London

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Albert Latacz is a seasoned engineering lead and partner at Clockwork ([https://clockwork.ing](https://clockwork.ing/)) with extensive experience in delivering testable software systems across industries such as banking, media or retail. He specializes in lean and incremental development approaches, emphasizing pragmatic programming principles and value delivery without compromising on quality. Albert co-founded Monopolis, an Internal Developer Portal SaaS, to automate best practices and boost productivity for teams and organizations.

**Jason de Carvalho**
Presentation title: Taming mission-critical code with snapshot tests - Jason de Carvalho
Bio: Jason is an experienced technology, software engineering, data, people, and product/platform leader with industry experience in logistics, supply chain, ecommerce, and financial services. A keen advocate of TDD, testing techniques such as property-based, snapshot, acceptance, mutation, and characterisation tests, and approaches such as simulation-driven development. [https://linktr.ee/jasondecarvalho](https://linktr.ee/jasondecarvalho)

Albert Latacz

Kotlin London and On Kotlin December @ M&S

Marks and Spencer Support Centre / Head Office

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