Tech Meetup Glasgow - January!
Details
Join us at The Social Hub (https://www.thesocialhub.co/) for a Tech MeetUp Glasgow, all details to be revealed in the coming days.
Important Information
All are welcome and there is no requirement to have any level of tech knowledge or experience to attend, just a desire to learn. Come along (bring your friends), network and learn something new with us!
📣 Agenda
- 18:00 - 18:30 Drinks and Pizza
- 18:30 - Ice Breaker & Introduction
- 18:45 - Speaker 1
- 19:15 - Break
- 19:30 - Speaker 2
- 20:00 - End of Event
Speaker 1 - Keith Harrison (https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithdharrison/)
"Why Software Goes Bad & How To Fix It"
Your first release is a success—on time and on budget. Your second release is 50% over budget, and now your third release is stuck in development hell. How did you get into this mess? How do you get out of it, and how do you prevent it from happening again?
In this talk, we’ll explore the benefits of engineering best practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), integration testing, Clean Code, and meaningful naming, and show how you can use them to deliver software successfully and repeatedly, time after time.
We’ll see how these practices reduce bugs, speed up change, improve team collaboration, and lower long-term costs. Whether you’re writing new code or maintaining legacy systems, this session will show how disciplined craftsmanship turns short-term effort into long-term velocity and confidence.
Speaker 2 - Peter Cockcroft (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-cockcroft/)
"Does Your Organisation have ADHD?"
Recognising dysfunction patterns & building healthier systems.
Your roadmap made perfect sense in January. By March, you've pivoted twice, started three "urgent" initiatives, and somehow the team is working harder than ever whilst delivering less. Sound familiar?
It did to me. Because I've felt this before. Not just at work, but in my own head & generally in life.
In this talk, I'll compare my lived experience of ADHD symptoms to similar dysfunctions I've witnessed in organisations. Time blindness, impulsivity, hyperfocus on the wrong things, emotional decision-making, forgetting what we learned. Turns out the patterns are remarkably similar, and so are the solutions.
We'll look at what ADHD management teaches us about building systems that work even on the bad days. Spoiler: it's not "try harder" or "have you tried a to-do list?"
Whether you're a manager wondering why your estimates are always fiction, or an IC trying to make sense of the chaos around you, this session offers a framework for recognition and practical recovery. Compassion included, blame not required.
Lastly, Tech Meetup couldn’t be brought to you without our amazing sponsors, so a huge thank you to:
We look forward to seeing you all soon, for great talks, networking, pizza and drinks!
In the meantime, you could follow us for the latest event updates on LinkedIn! 📣
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😊 FAQ
Who should attend?
Tech Meetup is a generalist event for everyone in the Glasgow tech community. We welcome people with all levels of experience . Even if you are starting your journey into tech as a student or bootcamper or your thinking of starting your development career, you are more than welcome.
Why should I come?
As well as learning from your peers at our talks, you get to meet other developers and expand your network, and we also share what is going on in the wider Glasgow developer community. If you are still not sold, we have free drinks and pizza!
Who are the organisers?
Tech Meetup is run by a handful of organisers that work in the industry and have varied experience across the board:
- Stephen Hill
- Arron Edwards
- Ryan Findlay
- Tracy Collins
Is the venue accessible?
Yes. Our event is accessible with a lift on the bottom floor which will take you to the 1st floor where the event is held.
Code of Conduct...
We require everyone to be kind, caring and considerate for other members who attend on the evening. The Tech MeetUp is a zone centred around making everyone feel comfortable, no matter their ability or level in industry. Please ensure when speakers are delivering presentations that verbal communication is kept to a minimum to allow the speaker your full attention. Any clear indications you are not following this code of conduct could result in being asked to leave the event. Please speak to an event organiser if you'd like to report anything.
Filming / Images...
To help promote the Tech MeetUp, filming and photos will be taken on the evening by our Marketing Executive. Our Sponsors & Social Pages may share these to help to push the event to a wider audience. If you would not like images shared with you in it, please speak with an event organiser at EVERY event who will liaise with our Marketing Executive to make sure any photos of you are not uploaded or shared anywhere.
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