LJC Meet-up at Discover

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About this event
The LJC is delighted to be partnering with our sponsor Discover Financial Services for an exciting new meetup!

This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn, network and enjoy great food together.

Huge thanks to our friends at Discover Financial Services for sponsoring this event and supporting our Community.

Speaker One:
Trisha Gee - Java Champion, Lead Developer Advocate at Gradle
Talk: Developer Productivity With IntelliJ IDEA

Developer productivity is a hot topic right now, but what does it mean? Is it all just about squeezing more lines of code out of us poor, overworked developers? Or could it, in fact, lead to developer joy?

In this session, Trisha will show some of her favorite IntelliJ IDEA tips for improving her own productivity. She'll use these examples to talk about what productivity is, what it is not, and why it's even more important to us as developers than it is to the organizations that pay our salaries. And it's of course important to them, too!

Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how IntelliJ IDEA helps them to be effective, productive, and happy. Trisha wants you to look at your toolchain and ask yourself, “Does this enable me to be creative and happy?”

Speaker One Bio:
Trisha Gee is a Java Champion, author, and internationally recognized speaker with over two decades of experience in software development. Known for her deep expertise in Java, high-performance systems, and developer productivity, Trisha has worked as a developer and leader in organizations ranging from startups to global enterprises. She's passionate about sharing knowledge and helping developers write more expressive and efficient code.

Trisha is the author of multiple technical books, including Head First Java (3rd Edition) and Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA, and she frequently contributes to developer communities through blogs, webinars, and international conferences. She's also a strong advocate for grassroots learning and regularly supports local user groups and meetups to help developers connect, grow, and thrive.
When she's not writing or coding, she's championing inclusive practices and mentoring the next generation of developers.

Speaker Two:
Swetha Golla - Expert Application Architect at Discover Financial Services
Talk: Building Resilient Systems: The Power of Architecture “-ilities” in Cloud-Native and Hybrid Environments

In today’s digital landscape, businesses are increasingly adopting cloud-native and hybrid cloud strategies to meet complex and evolving needs. Designing resilient, reliable, and scalable architectures in these environments is essential to achieving operational excellence. This session delves into the architecture ilities—Scalability, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Portability, Security and how they impact costs —that serve as the foundation for robust system design.

We’ll explore how these critical non-functional requirements influence architectural decisions and enable success in both cloud-native and hybrid deployments.

This session empowers attendees with actionable strategies to design systems that are not only functionally sound but also resilient to failures and adaptable to change, ultimately delivering better value for customers and businesses alike.

Key Takeaways and Benefits:
Join me to explore the principles and practices that will transform your approach to designing cloud-native and hybrid systems in today’s dynamic technology ecosystem. Key takeaways include:
1. Gain a clear understanding of the core architecture focus and their impact on building resilient systems in cloud-native and hybrid cloud environments.
2. Enable developers and architects to deliver robust systems that enhance performance, uptime, and user satisfaction, driving measurable business and customer benefits.

Speaker Two Bio:
Swetha Golla is a Expert Application Architect at Discover Financial Services with over 18 years of experience across multiple countries and industries. Starting as a developer and progressing to architect, she has led successful cloud migrations and specializes in cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and microservices.

Swetha has delivered technical talks at Devoxx London and LJC. A passionate advocate for women in technology, she has also delivered several Women in Tech talks and participated in Everywoman panel discussions. She is also actively involved in major tech events such as Grace Hopper, London Java Community, and AWS re:Invent.

With multi-cloud certifications and a wealth of global experience, Swetha shares her insights on cloud strategies, hybrid systems, and scalable design to help teams create resilient, business-focused solutions.

This event is organised by RecWorks on behalf of the London Java Community.

The London Java Community is sponsored by Hazelcast, Neo4j, Redis, and Discover