What we’re about
Maybe you’re new to coding. Maybe you’ve mastered a lot of its bits and pieces: loops, branches, functions, objects, and so on. But whether you’ve been programming for a week or a decade, there come times when you get stuck and don’t know how use your coding knowledge to get the result you want.
That’s what the Suncoast Software Skills Meetup is all about. It’s a meetup where we’ll take on a coding task — sometimes easy, sometimes a little trickier — and look at ways to take it on. And we’ll do it in different languages, on different platforms. And we’ll also cover topics that go beyond code, to help you become successful in the software field!
Our mission is to help you make the leap from knowing *how to program* to knowing *how to WRITE programs*. This is a skill you can master, and you do so by learning to think like a coder! In this meetup, we’ll work together toward that goal, and sharpen our collective skills along the way.
We’re going to keep the beginner-friendly focus with this revamped meetup, but don’t let “beginner-friendly” fool you into thinking that it means “simple”! In our “beginner-friendly” classes, we rewrote the classic arcade game “Frogger”, the iPhone version of Google’s Tilt Brush, and a scaled-down version of the IKEA VR app. In 2025, we plan to look at the Go programming language, show you how to write your first C/C++ program, and try programming languages and platforms you might no have considered!
Join us, and sharpen your software skills!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Happy Hour Networking + AI Lightning Talk!Thrive DTSP, St. Peterburg, FL
It’s been a while since we’ve had a “meetup of meetups” for Tampa Bay — let’s fix that. Join us this Wednesday, April 30th for Tech Groups of Tampa Bay’s Happy Hour Networking + AI Lightning Talk!
Here’s the “tl;dr:”
- The event: Tech Groups of Tampa Bay’s Happy Hour Networking + AI Lightning Talk
- What it is: A gathering of various Tampa Bay tech meetups that’s mostly social, but also features a lightning talk on the hottest tech topic: AI!
- When: Wednesday, April 30th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Where: Thrive DTSP (136 4th St N, Ste 201, St. Petersburg FL)
- Will there be food and drink?: Yes, and it’ll be FREE!
- How do register: On the Tampa Devs meetup page
The event will be an opportunity to mingle with fellow and aspiring technologists, enjoy refreshments and an engaging lightning talk on the latest in Artificial Intelligence.
Connect with Tampa Bay professionals, share ideas, and explore the future of AI in the vibrant community setting of the coworking space known as Thrive DTSP!
In addition to networking, there’ll also be a quick talk on AI, delivered by James Gress, Director at Accenture for Leading Emerging Technologies!
This will be a meetup of meetups, and the participating meetups will be:
- Tampa Devs
- Tampa Bay Techies
- Tampa Java User Group (JUG)
- Tampa Bay Artificial Intelligence Meetup
- Suncoast Software Skills Meetup
- Coders, Creatives, and Craft Beer
- Tampa Bay Data Engineering Group (TBDEG)
- Tampa Bay Data Science Group (TBDSG)
- Tampa Bay Python
- Tampa Bay Product Group
- Tampa Bay QA and Testing Meetup
…and more groups will be participating!
It’ll be an opportunity-rich environment for to network ing with like-minded individuals and connecting with recruiters and professionals who can help advance your career or support your transition into a new field!
Thanks to these sponsors…
…there’ll be food provided for free. The beverage sponsor will be announced shortly!
Join us this Wednesday! Meet up with your peers, make new friends and catch up with old ones, and create some opportunities this Wednesday at the Tech Groups of Tampa Bay’s Happy Hour Networking + AI Lightning Talk!
