BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Meetup//Meetup Calendar 1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Tech Academy X-WR-CALNAME:The Tech Academy BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_315669007@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260715T064617Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260717T143000 SUMMARY:Tech Talk | How AI Coding Agents Work: Build One from Scratch DESCRIPTION:The Tech Academy\n**The wait is over! Dev Agrawal is going liv e with The Tech Academy this Friday.** **Have you ever wondered how AI cod ing assistants like Claude Code and Codex actually work?**\n\nAI coding ag ents are becoming an important part of modern software development\, helpi ng developers write\, understand\, and improve code more efficiently. Lear ning how these tools work behind the scenes can help you use them more eff ectively and better understand the technology shaping the future of progra mming.\n\nIn this live Tech Talk\, you will hear from **Dev Agrawal**\, a full-stack developer\, educator\, and core team member of Solid.js. Throug h his work creating technical content on YouTube and Twitch\, Dev enjoys t eaching developers how to build modern applications while making complex s oftware concepts easier to understand.\n\nIn this session\, Dev will break down how AI coding agents work by building a minimal version from scratch . He will show that the core ideas behind tools like Claude Code and Codex are more approachable than they may seem\, giving you a deeper understand ing of how these agents function and how to use them more effectively in y our own development workflow.\n\nYou will walk away with a practical under standing of the building blocks behind AI coding agents and greater confid ence in using them as part of your day-to-day work. This session will help you look beyond the interface and understand the concepts that power some of today's most popular AI development tools.\n\nThis session is ideal fo r students\, developers\, and anyone interested in AI-assisted software de velopment.\n\nJoin us on **Friday\\\, July 17 at 1 PM PT \\| 3 PM CT \\| 4 PM ET** and save your spot now and discover how AI coding agents work fro m the inside out. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/techacademy/events/315669007/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260713T163211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T163211Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_315389026@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260715T064617Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260724T150000 SUMMARY:Tech Talk | The Power of Community for the New Developer with Dan Moore DESCRIPTION:The Tech Academy\n**How can being part of a community help you grow as a developer and advance your career?**\n\nMany developers focus h eavily on technical skills but overlook the value of community. Building c onnections with other developers can help you learn faster\, discover oppo rtunities\, gain support\, and grow both professionally and personally.\n\ nIn this live Tech Talk\, you will hear from **Dan Moore**\, Senior Direct or for CIAM Strategy and Identity Standards at FusionAuth\, author of "Let ters To a New Developer\," and a software professional with more than 25 y ears of experience. Having worked as a developer\, CTO\, engineering manag er\, technical trainer\, and author\, Dan brings a wealth of experience on the role community plays throughout a developer's career.\n\nIn this sess ion\, Dan will share how community can help new developers build meaningfu l connections\, discover job opportunities\, and continue developing their craft. Drawing from his own experiences and the stories of other develope rs\, he will discuss practical ways to engage with communities and the imp act they can have on both careers and personal growth.\n\nYou will walk aw ay with a better understanding of how community involvement can support yo ur learning\, expand your professional network\, and open doors to new opp ortunities. This session will help you see community not as an optional ex tra\, but as an important part of long-term success in tech.\n\nThis sessi on is ideal for students\, bootcamp graduates\, new developers\, and anyon e looking to grow their network and career in technology.\n\nJoin us on ** Friday\\\, July 24 at 1:30 PM PT \\| 3:30 PM CT \\| 4:30 PM ET** and save your spot now and discover the power of community in your tech journey. URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.meetup.com/techacademy/events/315389026/ STATUS:CONFIRMED CREATED:20260623T222303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260623T222303Z CLASS:PUBLIC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_315490974@meetup.com SEQUENCE:1 DTSTAMP:20260715T064617Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T143000 SUMMARY:Tech Talk | Foundations and Change: Lessons from Two Production Sy stems DESCRIPTION:The Tech Academy\n**What separates software systems that survi ve change from those that struggle to keep up?**\n\nAs software grows over time\, developers face challenges that go beyond writing code. Building s trong foundations while preparing for future change is essential for creat ing systems that remain reliable\, maintainable\, and adaptable.\n\nIn thi s live Tech Talk\, you will hear from **Ollie Church**\, Founding Software Engineer at Ontime Payments\, who transitioned into software engineering during the pandemic and has worked on both stabilizing large production sy stems and building new ones from the ground up. His experience offers a pr actical perspective on the different challenges developers face throughout a system's lifecycle.\n\nIn this session\, Ollie will share lessons learn ed from working with two very different production systems. He will explor e how to distinguish between preventable problems and inevitable change\, why technical foundations matter\, and how thoughtful design decisions can make software more resilient over time.\n\nYou will walk away with a deep er understanding of how production systems evolve and practical insights i nto building software that can adapt as requirements change. This session will help you think beyond individual features and develop a stronger appr eciation for designing systems that stand the test of time.\n\nThis sessio n is ideal for students\, junior developers\, and software engineers who w ant to strengthen their understanding of software design and long-term mai ntainability.\n\nJoin us on **Friday\\\, July 31 at 1 PM PT \\| 3 PM CT \\ | 4 PM ET** and save your spot now and learn how strong foundations can pr epare your software for change. 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