March Gophers @ Monzo!


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Hello London Gophers! π
We enthusiastically invite you to get excited for another Go event! Brace yourselves for March Gophers @ Monzo!
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- Treat everyone with respect and kindness.
- Be thoughtful in how you communicate.
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==== π Agendaπ =====
6:30 - 7:00pm: Arrival, Food & Refreshments
7:00pm: Talks Start
π£οΈ JosΓ© AgustΓn de la Puente - How Go Compiles
It's easy to forget what happens when you run a compiler β and be unaware of what's happening under the hood and the trade-offs you're implicitly making.
It can also be intimidating to get into it because there's many moving parts: symbol tables, linking, a bunch of arcane utilities like nm and ldd, and more.
In this talk, my objective is to take you from no knowledge of how Go compiles to being confident to talk about and work on these problems.
I'll give a high-level overview of:
- What is Go's compilation process with code examples
- How you can use Unix utilities to examine binary outputs
- What is static and dynamic linking, and what are their trade-offs
π£οΈ Yegor Stepanov - ParaGopher: A 2D Arcade Game
ParaGopher is a retro-style arcade game written in Go using Ebitengine. Inspired by the classic Paratrooper IBM PC game (1982), the game allows the player to control a turret that must defend the base against incoming paratroopers.
I played Paratrooper a ton back when I was a kid, and stumbling across Ebitengine brought all those memories rushing back. So I went ahead and made my own nostalgia-fueled simple version of it and pretty excited to share it with the community.
~8:30 - 9:00pm: Closing and Head to the Pub
==== π‘ RSVP Details π‘ =====
When submitting your RSVP for this event, please be sure to use your full first and last name, as some of our venues require these in order to let you in on the door. Submitting your name as e.g. "John D" won't be enough!
==== π‘ Priority Queue π‘ =====
We 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 reserved 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 & Discounts! π =====
JetBrains Raffle! - We have 3 free JetBrains Product licenses to giveaway to some of our lucky attendees!
Ardan Labs Raffle! - We're giving away one course license for Ardan Labs' Ultimate Go Bundle!
GopherCon 2025 Raffle! - We're giving away one free ticket!!!
Manning Publications Raffle! - We're giving away 5 free Go e-books!
10% GopherConUK Discount - The lovely people over at GopherConUK have provided a discount code for GopherConUK 2025! At checkout, use code "GCUK25_LDN" for 10% off!
45% Manning Publications Discount - a massive discount provided by the fine people at Manning! You can also support London Gophers Events by purchasing via our affiliate link HERE - Use Code "LGMeetup45" for 45% off!
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==== π§³Looking For a New Adventure? π§³ =====
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==== π How To Reach Us π =====
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March Gophers @ Monzo!