Tampa Devs

 
 
 

Hey my famous state machine and react dev friend DavidKPiano is coming to town!

More information TBA

You can read more about it his work here
https://xstate.js.org/
https://twitter.com/davidkpiano

If you want to attend remotely, we'll post a zoom link in the comments around start of the talk

6:00 - 6:30 pm: networking
6:30 - 7:00pm: intro slides + quickz game
7:00 - 7:30 pm: lightning talks, 5-10 minute talks anyone can come speak
7:30 - 9:00 pm - Main Talk + networking time

## Talk1: The State of AI in 2023

There has been a lot of excitement lately regarding AI and I would like to give overview of the technical developments, context as to why it’s an exciting time, implications and finally the limitations of using AI in projects of scale.

Speaker Bio: Sindhu is a full stack developer working at one of the world’s largest consulting firms, specializing in some of the largest implementations for Fortune 200 companies in the US and abroad.

## Talk2: State Machines and AI

David is going to do a state machine talk and AI. Not entirely sure what this entails. He'll end up talking about Stately though at some point

Speaker Bio: David is the founder of stately.ai.

## PARKING LOGISTICS:

It'll be at ECC in Ybor again! Parking is free right across the street just north of the location

Do not park in the lots in the building area itself.

Check out this map I made if there's any confusion:

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## OTHER
We're always open to speakers and volunteer help as well! Hit us on our website www.tampadevs.com or email us at tampadevs@gmail.com

 
 
 

Hey everyone! We are back at Armature Works! Come join us for some drinks at AW Bar or Stones Throw, or grab some food at one of the many stalls and join us for a chat! If you are new to the area or have been here a while come out and meet new people!

This event will once again be in collaboration with the Tampa New in Town 20s/30s:

https://www.meetup.com/tampanewintown/events/pffpwsyfcdbfc/

## About Armature Works
Armature works is an old streetcar warehouse renovated into a hub featuring many different food venues and bars. It's a great place to relax and meet new people.

Across the north side of the street there are also several restaurants as well, so come hungry and try some new foods!

The north terminal of the Tampa Riverwalk starts here!

## Meeting Spot
We will be OUTSIDE on the green lawn near the chess/checker courts so as not to incur the wrath of security. If we have inclement weather we will head inside but be further away from the doors.

## Parking
There is free side street parking north / east of Armature Works, which should mostly be available on a Wednesday.

If you need to pay for parking I believe it's $5, possibly $10.

 
 
 

Chris Bloom is doing a talk!

Notes so far:

```
I'm a Sr Software Engineer at GitHub working on software supply chain security. I live in Sarasota with my family of 6 and our backyard chickens.

I'd like to give a talk on simulated annealing, an algorithm for finding approximate solutions to optimization problems. I gave a version of this talk at RubyConf 2022 in Houston, and I have some ideas for improving it that I'd love to try out with local devs. It's a 30 minute talk that could be extended if necessary. In the first half of the talk I introduce optimization problems, demonstrate their scaling issues, and discuss why we may need to settle for an approximate solution to one and what that means. Then in the second half I introduce simulated annealing, discuss its roots, and show how we can use it to solve complex optimization problems. The code examples I use are in Ruby, but this topic is generally applicable to all programming languages and a wide variety of problems.
```

## PARKING LOGISTICS:
Street Parking: generally available alongside E Whiting St, reserved via the ParkMobile app
Garage Parking: County Center Garage (710 E Jackson St, Tampa, FL 33602)
Lot Parking: directly across the street at the Seven One Seven lot (126 S Jefferson St, Tampa, FL 33602)

Check out this parking map here for pricing of parking in the area, recommend using street parking for ~3 hours
https://en.parkopedia.com/parking/locations/802_east_whiting_street_tampa_florida_33602_united_states_7238dhvqgxxvp0y741/?arriving=202209131500&leaving=2022091317002

## OTHER
We're always open to speakers and volunteer help as well! Hit us on our website www.tampadevs.com or email us at tampadevs@gmail.com

 
 
 

Hey y'all!

We're hosting a non-traditional topic that most of us end up learning later on in life. This is how to handle your personal finances, how to manage your money long term. And as a seperare topic, everything you should know about buying property if you've never done it before.

These topics do get a lot of flak because it always ends up being a sales pitch. We're going to do our best job in ensuring it is not, and providing you tools and resources that are widely available on the web. Important things that everyone should know in regards to personal finance and real estate, from a software developer's perspective.

We will continue to regular tech talk scheduling after this

If you want to attend remotely, we'll post a zoom link in the comments around start of the talk

6:00 - 6:30 pm: networking
6:30 - 7:00pm: intro slides + quickz game
7:00 - 7:30 pm: lightning talks, 5-10 minute talks anyone can come speak
7:30 - 9:00 pm - Main Talk + networking time

## Talk1: Real Estate 101 for Software Developers

Andre from our Mobile Lifestyle / How to work remotely talk is doing this session on real-estate 101 for software developers

Andre has recently bought a house in Tampa, and is sharing insight on lessons he's learned while home shopping. He's also worked on software for doing real estate analytics as well

Speaker Bio: Andre is a once digital nomad settled in Tampa. He's worked as a mobile-dev for Pandora, Apple, and now runs his own lifestyle coaching company. He can do handstands and salsa dance too

## Talk2: Personal Finance 101 for Software Developers

I don't have a speaker yet but I'll probably just do this talk myself if I can't vet anyone that will do this talk

In this topic:

- PreTax vs PostTax
- 401k vs RothIRA
- How much should you save?
- How tax brackets work

## PARKING LOGISTICS:

Street Parking: generally available alongside E Whiting St, reserved via the ParkMobile app
Garage Parking: County Center Garage (710 E Jackson St, Tampa, FL 33602)
Lot Parking: directly across the street at the Seven One Seven lot (126 S Jefferson St, Tampa, FL 33602)

Check out this parking map here for pricing of parking in the area, recommend using street parking for ~3 hours
https://en.parkopedia.com/parking/locations/802_east_whiting_street_tampa_florida_33602_united_states_7238dhvqgxxvp0y741/?arriving=202209131500&leaving=2022091317002

## OTHER
We're always open to speakers and volunteer help as well! Hit us on our website www.tampadevs.com or email us at tampadevs@gmail.com