Developer Evangelism

Join the Maakaf open-source community for an exciting evening of deep dives into open-source contributions, distributed storage, and career growth, hosted at the Red Hat offices! **📍 Location:** Red Hat Offices 8 HaPnina Street, Ra'anana, IL ***Free parking starts at 18:00.*** **🗓️ Date & Time:** Wednesday, December 24, 2025 18:00 - 20:45 (Israel Time) \-\-\- **📝 Agenda** 18:00 - 18:30 - **Gathering & Networking** \| Grab a snack\, meet your fellow community members\, and mingle\! \| 18:30 - 19:00 - Talk 1: **The Death of Traditional Maintainers? AI Is Rewriting Open Source** \| Speaker: **Yuval Kashtan**, Ecosystem Engineering. \- AI doesn’t sleep\, but it does open pull requests—lots of them\. This talk breaks down how maintainers can keep their projects sane in a world where bots may be your most active contributors\. Expect practical advice\, real examples\, and a few laughs about the chaos AI brings to open source\. 19:10 - 19:40 - Talk 2: **Ceph and Google Summer of Code \(GSoC\): Open Source Contribution Opportunities \|** Speaker: **Yuval Lifshitz,** Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. \- Are you looking for the perfect way to integrate significant open\-source projects with career development? This talk will focus on the leading open-source distributed storage system, **Ceph**, a Red Hat's project! As a developer involved with Ceph, I will share the advantages and disadvantages of contributing to this complex project, whether independently or as part of the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program. GSoC allows students and developers to participate in meaningful open-source projects, receive mentorship from experienced developers, and even get paid for their work! 19:50 - 20:20 - Talk 3: **Technical Career Insights** \| Speaker: **Omer, Recruiter at Red Hat**. \- Omer\, a recruiter from Red Hat\, will share valuable insights and tips on navigating the tech career landscape\, specializing in what open\-source companies look for in candidates\. 20:20 \- 20:45 \-Mingling & Wrap\-Up \| A final chance to chat with the speakers and community before heading home\. \|

**Web3 Devs Underground - December Meetup** **About the event:** **🎙 Brought to you by [Israel Web3 Developers Underground](http://web3devs.org/) × [Arbitrum](https://arbitrum.io/) x [Rapyd](https://www.rapyd.net/company/about-rapyd/) x [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/) x [Backed.Fi](https://Backed.Fi)** Powered by [Masterkey VC](http://masterkey.vc/) **Date & Time** 📅 **Wednesday, Dec 24, 2026** **Time:** 17:00 - 20:00 **Location:** Location: Gornitzky GNY Law Firm, HaHarash St 20, Floor 26, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6761310 [https://maps.app.goo.gl/pCqtSRPjyYCNcoGk9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/pCqtSRPjyYCNcoGk9) ## Speakers: * **[Steven Goldfelder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgoldfed/), Co-Founder & CEO of [Offchain Labs](https://www.offchainlabs.com/), the team behind [Arbitrum](https://arbitrum.io/)** * **[Arkady Karpman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-karpman-4904406/), CTO of [Rapyd](https://www.rapyd.net/company/about-rapyd/)** * [Adam Levi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leviadam/) \- Co\-Founder @ [Backed.Fi](https://Backed.Fi) (Acquired by Kraken) * [Tom Teman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-teman-83a49b8/) \- PM @ [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/) * **Moderated by [Shauli Rejwan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saul-shauli-rejwan/), Managing Partner @ [Masterkey VC](http://masterkey.vc)** ## Agenda: * **17:00-17:30** Gathering and Mingling * **17:30-17:40** Opening Remarks * **17:40-18:00** **1:1 Best Practices For The Technical Founder** By **[Arkady Karpman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-karpman-4904406/),** CTO @ **[Rapyd](https://www.rapyd.net/company/about-rapyd/).** * 18:00-18:15 Q&A with **[Arkady](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-karpman-4904406/)** * 18:15-18:30 Break * 18:30-19:15 **Panel: The Future of DeFi RWA and Entrepreneurship** * [Stephen Goldfelder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgoldfed/), Co-Founder & CEO of [Offchain Labs](https://www.offchainlabs.com/) * [Adam Levi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leviadam/) \- Co\-Founder @ [Backed.Fi](https://Backed.Fi) * [Tom Teman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-teman-83a49b8/) \- PM @ Ethereum Foundation * Moderated by [Shauli Rejwan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saul-shauli-rejwan/), Managing Partner @ [Masterkey VC](http://masterkey.vc) * 19:15-19:45 Q&A and open discussion **[Masterkey Venture Capital](http://masterkey.vc/)** is a global early-stage fund investing in top-tier innovative deep tech and Web3 infrastructure projects. With a strategic presence in key crypto hubs worldwide, we are uniquely positioned to drive technological advancements within global ecosystems. Backed by nearly 50 years of combined expertise in advanced infrastructure, novel cryptography, cybersecurity, and energy solutions, our team is dedicated to empowering the entrepreneurs shaping the future of blockchain technology. **About Our Host:** [GNY (Gornitzky)](https://www.gornitzky.com/) has pioneered quality legal services since before there was a State of Israel. Taking the lead in some of the most complex transactions and cases in the country, we have excelled at thought-leadership and originality, motivating a wide range of legal precedents that have changed the face of law and the economy in Israel. **Get Involved** **Interested in speaking, sponsoring, or taking an active part in the community?** We welcome passionate individuals and organizations to contribute to our community. If you're interested in speaking at future events, sponsoring our meetups, or becoming a part of our volunteers, don't hesitate to get in touch with Amit Shilo at @Amit_Shilo (Telegram) * Community Managers: Amit Shilo, Eden Luttenberg, Alon Kivity, and Alon Ben Lavy. * Founded by Shauli Rejwan and Roy Osherove. **RSVP Now!** Secure your spot for an evening of knowledge-sharing and networking. *Limited seats are available. Register early to ensure your participation!* **Stay Connected** Follow us on social media and join our community to stay updated on upcoming events and news: * **[Website](http://web3devs.org/)** * **[Linktree](https://linktr.ee/web3devsunderground)** * **[Telegram](https://t.me/+-sEflgfrqDoyYWVk)** Stay in the loop (socials): Twitter (X) – [https://x.com/Web3_Devs](https://x.com/Web3_Devs) YouTube – [https://www.youtube.com/@israelweb3devunderground](https://www.youtube.com/@israelweb3devunderground) (Watch our content) Calendar – [https://luma.com/web3devs_underground](https://luma.com/web3devs_underground) **See You There! (Also Online)**

## Details 18:00 - Mingling 🎉, SWAG 🎁, pizza 🍕, and beers 🍻 18:30 - 19:45 Lecturers 19:45 - IntelliJ Licenses + Node.TLV 20025 ticket 🎉 (more details in [https://www.nodetlv.com/)](https://www.nodetlv.com/)) ## Full Agenda From: Tal Doron : [Hebrew] **Querying for Evil: Using BigQuery to Find Threats in the SMB realm** This session dives into our practical approach for transforming massive volumes of cloud productivity logs into actionable security intelligence. We'll demonstrate how we leverage Google BigQuery as a highly-scalable data warehouse to store, process, and analyze this data at speed. You'll see how we execute complex, high-performance queries that uncover subtle anomalies, hunt for advanced threats, and provide critical detections to secure our customers. From [Anatol Zakrividoroga](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anatol-zak/overlay/about-this-profile/): [English] **Full-Stack Type Safety Without the Boilerplate: Meet tRPC** Keeping your frontend and backend in sync is hard — especially when API contracts drift, types get out of date, and your IDE stops being helpful. tRPC solves that by letting your backend define procedures that your frontend can call directly, with full TypeScript inference from end to end. In this talk, we’ll explore how tRPC eliminates unnecessary schemas and code generation while still delivering robust, type-safe communication between client and server. You’ll see how to set up a fully type-safe full-stack workflow, catch breaking changes before they hit production, and dramatically reduce the overhead of maintaining APIs. From: [‫Sagi Carmel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagicarmel/overlay/about-this-profile/): [Hebrew] **Promise you will learn something new about promises** Most of the time we are using Promises without reeeally understanding it's practical use v.s. what it was before. We will learn in a very interactive lesson the pure basic. Register via Luma -> [https://luma.com/b5bga495](https://luma.com/b5bga495) Kindly be informed that attendance at the meetup is on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. Although a place has been reserved for you (after click on attend button), please note that it **does not guarantee your spot.**

We’re excited about the upcoming meetup at Taboola's office! ### Schedule **17:30 - 18:00** – Mingling time! **18:15** – Spark Acceleration: To Spark and Beyond by Michael Taranov (Software Engineer @ Taboola) **18:45** – Distributed computing unpacked: by Meni Shmuali (Co-founder and CEO @ DataFlint) ### ⚠️ Important Taboola requires your **full name** for office entry. Please provide your LinkedIn profile when RSVP'ing for security reasons. Looking forward to seeing you there!

A fun, relaxed night out in a great restaurant 🔥 Our events bring together single people in their 20s–30s who want to meet face-to-face. Each event includes 8 people in your age group (4 males & 4 females). Forget the apps, forget the endless texting - meet people for real. How it works 1️⃣ Make sure your Meetup profile includes a clear profile photo 2️⃣ Send the host a message with your age + a short intro about yourself so we can match you with the right group 3️⃣ 72 hours before the event, the host will share the exact location

🎄 Рождественский Иерусалим: прогулка в сочельник 🌟 📅 Когда: 24 декабря, 17:00 📍 Где: Иерусалим, Яффские ворота 🎁 Возьмите с собой тёплое настроение, фотоаппарат и место для чуда в душе (и не забудьте тёплую одежду). Запись на прогулку через WhatsApp: 058-6776-375 В сочельник Иерусалим наполняется особой магией. Узкие улочки Старого города сияют огнями, воздух пахнет корицей, ладаном и свежей выпечкой, а звуки рождественских песен доносятся из старинных храмов и двориков. Мы приглашаем вас на прогулку по праздничному Иерусалиму, где каждая улица — история, каждый огонёк — обещание чуда. Вы узнаете о рождественских традициях разных конфессий, заглянете в украшенные церкви и почувствуете атмосферу ожидания Рождества — тёплого, светлого, живого. Пусть этот вечер станет напоминанием о свете, который всегда рождается внутри нас. ✨

Join us for an exciting meetup where we delve into the latest innovations in software testing with a focus on AI technology. Our expert speakers will share insights on how AI is revolutionizing quality assurance, agile testing, and test-driven development. Whether you're a testing professional, developer, or QA enthusiast, this event will provide valuable knowledge and networking opportunities. Don't miss out on this chance to stay ahead of the curve in the world of next-gen quality assurance! The meetup is in-person attendance only at Applitools offices. Address : Abba Hilel 21 Ramat Gan (Bursa) Israel - 16th floor

**IT’S FLUENT’S 9th BIRTHDAYYYYY!** **When?** Saturday December 27th \| 20:30\-23:00 **Where?** Abraham Hostel Tel-Aviv **What to expect ?** *20:30-22:30:* Our traditional Language Exchange Event combined with fun games, festivities, and celebrations ! *22:30-23:00:* An exciting Language Trivia competition with the entire community (get the chance to win free entrances to our events!) + Yearly prizes and awards 🎁 Sign up here: [https://www.fluent.community/events/language-exchange-fluent-9th-birthday/](https://www.fluent.community/events/language-exchange-fluent-9th-birthday/) 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 Discounted Prices (Available until 3pm on the day of the event!)🎟️ Ticket + soft drink = 60 NIS Ticket + beer/glass of wine = 70 NIS Prices for Walk-ins on the day of the Event 🎟️ Ticket + soft drink = 65 NIS Ticket + beer/glass of wine = 75 NIS 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 Did you know that you can also enter the event **for free** and be an Ambassador? 😃 Ambassadors help others practice their native language for half of the evening, and get to practice other languages during the second half of the evening. See you there!!

### 🚀 Dream of a career in tech but afraid to take financial risks? Tired of waiting for the “right moment” to start? What if you could **start studying today and only pay once you are working**? This session will show you exactly how to launch your tech career **without stress, without debt, and without paying upfront**. Join our **exclusive live info session** and discover a real opportunity to change your future safely. 💡 This beginner-friendly session is designed to give you a **clear roadmap from zero to your first tech job**. ### You’ll learn how to: ✅ Pay only after you get hired ✅ Pass the admission process ✅ Choose the right tech career for you ✅ Get real job support until you’re hired ### 👥 Meet Your Hosts 🎯 **Lior – Admission Specialist** Learn how to apply and secure your spot. 💼 **Michal – Career Coach** Learn how we help you get hired and succeed. And our current students as well as alumni will tell you their experience with us ! By the end of the session, you will know: ✔️ If this program is right for you ✔️ How fast you can start ✔️ What your next career step should be 📅 **When:** December 28th, 2025 at 5pm 📍 **Where:** Developers.Institute Campus, Bezalel 8, Ramat Gan ✨ **Get ready to stop job hunting and start getting hunted.** ✅ Reserve your spot now → https://developersinstitute.typeform.com/open-day \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **About Developers.Institute 🇮🇱** Developers.Institute is Israel’s premier English coding bootcamp, offering Full Stack, Data Analytics, and GenAI & Machine Learning programs. Our graduates work at leading Israeli startups and global tech companies. 🚀 Join us — and start your journey into Israel’s tech world: 👉 [http://developers.institute](http://developers.institute)

**TAMI Sonic (Music Night)** Join our bi-weekly informal meetups devoted to playing and experimenting with sound. ========== TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org) TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)

לרגל חודש האזרח הוותיק מוזמנים/ות לסדנת היכרות עם ChatGPT ללמוד, לשחק, ליצור בסדנה נכיר את היסודות של העבודה עם ChatGPT: איך להעזר בו לשימושים יצירתיים ואיך לנסח פרומפטים מוצלחים. בהמשך, ניצור סרטון דמות מדברת מתמונה עם הכלים שלמדנו. מתנה - חוברת פרומפטים דיגיטלית ליצירת תמונות מדהימות הסדנה מיועדת לאזרחים/יות ותיקים/ות. עלות: 120 ש"ח (לתושבי יהוד-מונוסון: 100 ש"ח) שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/intro-2-chatgpt

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. Join locall Tel-Aviv chat with all news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWWgu9DznjzLvMe8p6cVCu?mode=ac_t For any questions pleae contact Tel-Aviv city leaders: Lev +972 55-7704496 Ilia +972535007183 Nastya +972533838320 Dan +972537162316 More about FRC global: 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

**Web Design Decoded: Tools, Practices, and Proven Processes:** **Semantic HTML** At WebDev Columbus, we are exploring some of the most important topics of professional high-end web design and page building. Primarily focused on site building in the WordPress environment, our group explores tools, tips, and techniques for building the best WordPress sites possible. Additionally, we focus on disciplines and technologies that take website design from visually appealing to optimized spaces for delivering you and/or your client's message effectively and with a nod towards extended reach. Each session combines practical demonstrations with real-world insights, giving you actionable knowledge you can apply immediately. Whether you're a seasoned developer looking to enhance your design skills or a newcomer wanting to understand design best practices, this series offers valuable insights for every skill level. **What to expect:** * Hands-on demonstrations of popular design tools * Best practices for design-to-development workflows * Tips for creating responsive, accessible designs * Real-world problem-solving scenarios * Interactive Q&A sessions * Networking opportunities with fellow developers **Each meetup features:** 60 minutes of focused presentation 30 minutes of live demonstrations 30 minutes for questions and discussion **See you there!** Our casual, collaborative environment encourages learning from both presenters and fellow attendees. Bring your questions, share your experiences, and connect with Central Ohio's web development community! **Stay tuned for specific session topics and dates.**

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:** 1. The dates listed for this series are about 95% reliable. We are completing our 2026 schedule as we speak, so minor adjustments are still occurring. 2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee, though this first offering is free on a first-come, first-served basis. 3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity. **Introduction:** HTML5 is the foundational technology for modern web development, serving as the standard markup language for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. Developed through a collaboration between the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), HTML5 provides a robust system of elements (tags) that tell a browser how to display text, images, and multimedia in a clear and meaningful way. It works in concert with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for presentation and JavaScript for interactivity, forming the core technology stack for virtually all websites and many web applications today. One of the significant advancements of HTML5 is the introduction of powerful new features and elements designed to improve functionality and simplify development. Key additions include native multimedia support via the \ and \ tags, allowing developers to embed media without third-party plugins. It also offers new form controls for better user input, such as date and email types, and introduces web storage capabilities to store data offline for enhanced performance. These features streamline the process of building rich, interactive web experiences. A significant focus of HTML5 is enhanced semantics and better structural organization of content. New semantic elements like , , , , and \ provide meaningful structure to documents, which aids in search engine optimization (SEO) and improves accessibility for assistive technologies. These elements define different parts of a webpage (e.g., a header for the top, a nav for navigation links, a footer for the bottom), making the code more readable and understandable for both developers and machines. This emphasis on clear structure helps in creating more logical and maintainable websites. Developing websites in today's competitive environment requires taking advantage of every technique you can to get the maximum exposure possible. Our HTML5 class will not only show you what's new in the HTML specification, but also the best way to develop optimized web pages that get the attention your client and/or company requires. **The breakdown of the four-class series is as follows:** **Class 1: Introduction to Web Structure and Basic HTML5** This class introduces the core concepts of web development, the history of HTML, and the fundamental structure of an HTML5 document. * **Topics**: * **Web Architecture Overview**: How browsers, servers, and web pages interact. * **HTML Fundamentals**: Understanding elements, tags, and attributes. * **Basic Document Structure**: Using !DOCTYPE html, html, head, and body. * **Text Formatting**: Headings (h1 to h6), paragraphs (p), and text-level semantics (e.g., strong, em, br). * **Lists and Links**: Creating ordered (ol) and unordered (ul) lists, and linking between pages using anchor tags (a). * **Activity**: Students create a basic personal webpage containing text, a list of hobbies, and a link to an external website. **Class 2: Semantic HTML5 and Multimedia Integration** Class 2 focuses on modern HTML5 elements that provide meaning (semantics) to content, improving accessibility and search engine optimization. It also covers adding images and multimedia. * **Topics**: * **Semantic Elements**: Understanding and implementing elements like header, footer, nav, section, and article. * **Images**: Adding images using the img tag and attributes like src, alt, width, and height. * **Multimedia**: Embedding audio and video content using the audio and video tags. * **File and Folder Structure**: Best practices for organizing project files and managing file paths. * **Activity**: Students refactor their Class 1 project to use a proper semantic layout and add an image and a link to a video file. **Class 3: Forms and User Input** This session is dedicated to building interactive HTML5 forms, which are essential for capturing user data and input. * **Topics**: * **Form Basics**: Using the form element, action and method attributes. * **Input Types**: Exploring various input types (e.g., text, password, checkbox, radio, date, submit). * **Form Elements**: Utilizing label, textarea, select, option, and button. * **Client-side Validation**: Implementing HTML5 validation attributes like required, minlength, and pattern. * **Activity**: Students build a complete contact form with different input fields, radio buttons, and basic HTML5 validation. **Class 4: Introduction to CSS3 and Basic Styling** The final class introduces Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to style the HTML content and make the web pages visually appealing and accessible. * **Topics**: * **CSS Fundamentals**: The role of CSS, selectors, properties, and values. * **Integrating CSS**: Using inline, internal, and external style sheets. * **The Box Model**: Understanding margin, padding, border, and content for basic layout. * **Basic Styling**: Changing colors, fonts, and text alignment. * **Accessibility Basics**: Identifying principles of web design usability and accessibility, including ARIA labels. * **Activity**: Students apply an external CSS file to their Class 3 form project to style the layout, colors, and fonts, culminating in a well-structured and styled webpage.

Monday December 29th at 6PM we'll be meeting up dinner at the Pies & Pints at Easton. Feel free to bring guests. Sandwiches run about $15 and large pizzas run $20-30.

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:** 1. The dates listed for this series are about 95% reliable. We are completing our 2026 schedule as we speak, so minor adjustments are still occurring. 2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee, though this first offering is free on a first-come, first-served basis. 3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity. **Introduction:** HTML5 is the foundational technology for modern web development, serving as the standard markup language for structuring and presenting content on the World Wide Web. Developed through a collaboration between the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG), HTML5 provides a robust system of elements (tags) that tell a browser how to display text, images, and multimedia in a clear and meaningful way. It works in concert with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for presentation and JavaScript for interactivity, forming the core technology stack for virtually all websites and many web applications today. One of the significant advancements of HTML5 is the introduction of powerful new features and elements designed to improve functionality and simplify development. Key additions include native multimedia support via the \ and \ tags, allowing developers to embed media without third-party plugins. It also offers new form controls for better user input, such as date and email types, and introduces web storage capabilities to store data offline for enhanced performance. These features streamline the process of building rich, interactive web experiences. A significant focus of HTML5 is enhanced semantics and better structural organization of content. New semantic elements like , , , , and \ provide meaningful structure to documents, which aids in search engine optimization (SEO) and improves accessibility for assistive technologies. These elements define different parts of a webpage (e.g., a header for the top, a nav for navigation links, a footer for the bottom), making the code more readable and understandable for both developers and machines. This emphasis on clear structure helps in creating more logical and maintainable websites. Developing websites in today's competitive environment requires taking advantage of every technique you can to get the maximum exposure possible. Our HTML5 class will not only show you what's new in the HTML specification, but also the best way to develop optimized web pages that get the attention your client and/or company requires. **The breakdown of the four-class series is as follows:** **Class 1: Introduction to Web Structure and Basic HTML5** This class introduces the core concepts of web development, the history of HTML, and the fundamental structure of an HTML5 document. * **Topics**: * **Web Architecture Overview**: How browsers, servers, and web pages interact. * **HTML Fundamentals**: Understanding elements, tags, and attributes. * **Basic Document Structure**: Using !DOCTYPE html, html, head, and body. * **Text Formatting**: Headings (h1 to h6), paragraphs (p), and text-level semantics (e.g., strong, em, br). * **Lists and Links**: Creating ordered (ol) and unordered (ul) lists, and linking between pages using anchor tags (a). * **Activity**: Students create a basic personal webpage containing text, a list of hobbies, and a link to an external website. **Class 2: Semantic HTML5 and Multimedia Integration** Class 2 focuses on modern HTML5 elements that provide meaning (semantics) to content, improving accessibility and search engine optimization. It also covers adding images and multimedia. * **Topics**: * **Semantic Elements**: Understanding and implementing elements like header, footer, nav, section, and article. * **Images**: Adding images using the img tag and attributes like src, alt, width, and height. * **Multimedia**: Embedding audio and video content using the audio and video tags. * **File and Folder Structure**: Best practices for organizing project files and managing file paths. * **Activity**: Students refactor their Class 1 project to use a proper semantic layout and add an image and a link to a video file. **Class 3: Forms and User Input** This session is dedicated to building interactive HTML5 forms, which are essential for capturing user data and input. * **Topics**: * **Form Basics**: Using the form element, action and method attributes. * **Input Types**: Exploring various input types (e.g., text, password, checkbox, radio, date, submit). * **Form Elements**: Utilizing label, textarea, select, option, and button. * **Client-side Validation**: Implementing HTML5 validation attributes like required, minlength, and pattern. * **Activity**: Students build a complete contact form with different input fields, radio buttons, and basic HTML5 validation. **Class 4: Introduction to CSS3 and Basic Styling** The final class introduces Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to style the HTML content and make the web pages visually appealing and accessible. * **Topics**: * **CSS Fundamentals**: The role of CSS, selectors, properties, and values. * **Integrating CSS**: Using inline, internal, and external style sheets. * **The Box Model**: Understanding margin, padding, border, and content for basic layout. * **Basic Styling**: Changing colors, fonts, and text alignment. * **Accessibility Basics**: Identifying principles of web design usability and accessibility, including ARIA labels. * **Activity**: Students apply an external CSS file to their Class 3 form project to style the layout, colors, and fonts, culminating in a well-structured and styled webpage.

**New Dojo Location!** **Draft Day Columbus** 1130 Dublin Road Columbus, OH 43215 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for topic suggestions and people interested in presenting at our monthly meetings. To this end we've set up a survey form at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc)