Open Source Night

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Open source runs the world, and most of us build on it every day without thinking about it. For our next joint meetup, Atlanta's dev communities are teaming up for a night about the code, the tools, and the people behind it.
We'll get into why open source matters, what it actually looks like to contribute, and how modern tooling is changing the way we build. Whether you've shipped a hundred PRs or you've never opened one, there's a seat for you here. Come curious.

Speakers
Anjie Adeyemo — Lead Advanced Analytics, AT&T
Down the Rabbit Hole: Real-World Workflows With GitHub Copilot
AI isn't magic, but it can be a workflow multiplier if you learn to use it intentionally. Anjie shares how she actually uses GitHub Copilot day to day, what she calls "vibe coding": editing scripts, debugging, brainstorming, and speeding up the small tasks that quietly eat your time. She'll walk through real examples of exploring solutions and experimenting with ideas, plus how to go down the AI rabbit holes responsibly by asking better questions, iterating on prompts, and challenging the output instead of trusting it blindly. Expect an honest look at what's working with Copilot, what isn't, and how to get more value from AI without becoming dependent on it.
Anjie is a lead advanced analytics professional who loves experimenting with AI tools to make coding and everyday workflows more efficient. She works with SQL, automation, and data pipelines, and enjoys sharing practical lessons from her learning journey while keeping the human developer in the driver's seat. Outside of work, she mentors students through Girls Who Code.

Dwane Hemmings — Developer Advocate, Vonage
Talk details coming soon.

Jay Miller — Developer Advocate & Founder, Black Python Devs
Creating a Global Community Platform With Django
Over the last three years, Black Python Devs has grown from helping more Black Pythonistas get to conferences into a major sponsor of Python conferences around the world. That growth forced a rethink of the tech stack. Jay shares the why and how behind migrating from a static site, and away from commercial tools, to Django in order to better serve members, student ambassadors, and the events the community supports.
Jay is a keynote speaker, developer advocate, and founder of Black Python Devs. With over a decade of serving developers as a meetup and workshop organizer, he currently works as a Staff Developer Advocate at Aiven.

What to expect

• Talks on open source and modern dev tooling from people doing the work
• Time to connect across Atlanta's tech communities
• Food and drinks, on us (thanks to our friends at Vonage)

When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Where: Tech Square ATL

This is a joint meetup with REFACTR.TECH and our partner communities:

• Atlanta JavaScript
• React ATL
• Modern Web
• Atlanta Vue.js

Food and drinks sponsored by Vonage.

Everyone participating in the REFACTR.TECH conference, events and Discord/Slack community—including, but not limited to attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at REFACTR.TECH, are required to agree to the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.