November Gophers @ Automata!
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My my! What a delay! We do apologise for the hiatus (and we've missed you terribly), but to make up for it we've got a fantastic lineup over the next six months!
I'm delighted to announce that we're kicking off our Winter fun this month with a meetup with a new host for us: Automata!
Come along and bid Autumn farewell with us on the 18th in Angel. A massive thank you to our new friends at Automata, as well as for the help we've had from Birmingham Gophers in helping put the event together. See you there!
==== 📓 Agenda📓 =====
(Certain timings and orders may be subject to change)
6:30pm: Arrival, Food & Refreshments
6:50pm: Introduction
7:00pm: 🗣️ Ainsley Clark: Go Package Design for Humans & Machines
Open a Go project you’ve never seen. But before you read a single line, does the package layout already tell you what the application does?
AI agents ask the same question. They read your project’s structure and follow the patterns they find, which makes a clear, idiomatic layout more important than ever, for your team and your agents.
We’ll take one small application and rebuild the same feature in five different layouts, looking at what each gets right, where it falls down and when it’s the right choice. You’ll leave with a practical way to pick a layout that fits your application, and to spot when it’s time to change it.
7:40pm: Raffle and Break
8:00pm: 🗣️ Eleanor McHugh: Generics, Reflection, and Efficient Collections
A code-driven deep(ish!) dive into generics, reflection, and user-defined collection types.
8:30pm: Raffle Winners!
9:00pm: Pub!
==== 💡 RSVP Details 💡 =====
When submitting your RSVP for this event, please be sure to use your full first name 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! We also keep track of no-shows, so if you can't come, change your RSVP in advance!
==== 🎉 Prizes & Discounts! 🎉 =====
JetBrains Raffle! - We have 3 free JetBrains Product licenses to give away to some of our lucky attendees!
Ardan Labs Raffle! - We're giving away one course license for Ardan Labs' Ultimate Go Bundle!
Manning Publications Raffle! - We're giving away 4 free Go e-books!
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!
==== 💡 Priority Queue 💡 =====
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
==== 📢 Become a Speaker! 📢 =====
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
==== 🧳Looking For a New Adventure? 🧳 =====
On the Gophers Slack (https://gophers.slack.com) there is a #london-jobs channel where company and recruiters can post job opportunities.
==== 📞 How To Reach Us 📞 =====
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