Mobile Development

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/44799 **Game Description:** Please be aware that our sessions are also on our own mobile app. Therefore, the number of participants you currently see may not reflect the total number of participants. Elevate your volleyball skills at our adult coaching sessions! Led by expert coaches, our sessions cater to all levels, from beginners to experienced players. Develop your technique, agility, and teamwork through drills and gameplay. Join our vibrant community and unleash your full potential on the court. Let's play, learn, and excel together. **Rules** By booking this session, you acknowledge and agree to comply with our terms and conditions, privacy policies, and cancellation policy, which can be found below. **Terms & Conditions at:** https://www.littlegiantsvc.com/terms-and-conditions **Privacy Policy at:** https://www.littlegiantsvc.com/privacy-policy

**We're back at Salisbury House for our summer London Airflow Meetup! Join fellow members of the data engineering community for an evening of engaging talks, great food and drinks, and exclusive swag!** **PRESENTATIONS** ***Talk #1: The Orchestration Layer: A Blueprint for Scaling Dynamic DAGs with Integrated Data Quality Gates*** * **Speaker**: [Vasudev Maduri](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasudevmaduri/), Staff Data Engineer, Admiral Group Plc Ensuring high-quality data, accuracy, completeness, and schema validity is essential for building data trust. However, scaling data quality checks across diverse datasets often leads to duplicated boilerplate Python code, human error, and a massive bottleneck for Data Engineering teams. In this talk, we’ll explore how to shift data quality from a backlog of tech debt into an automated, self-serve developer experience directly tied to Airflow. We will demonstrate how to build a multi-faceted data observability framework that empowers end-user teams to define their own DQ rules without writing any Python code. By hiding complex Airflow code, users simply select their parameters—YAML configurations that instantly translate into fully dynamic, end-to-end DAGs, including in-flight data quality gates. The core of this session focuses on the technical implementation of integrated DQ checks that live directly *inside* the generated pipelines. You’ll learn how this metadata-driven approach enables a "shift-left" strategy for data observability, automatically enforcing data contracts and routing alerts without manual engineering intervention. ***Talk #2: Self-healing Data Pipelines in Airflow*** * **Speaker**: [Nilesh Khandalkar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nileshskhandalkar/), Senior Manager, Capgemini Modern data pipelines remain largely reactive—failures trigger alerts, manual retries, and ongoing operational overhead for engineering teams. As systems scale, this approach introduces fragility, delays, and growing complexity in maintaining reliable workflows. This session explores how to design self-healing data pipelines in Airflow using practical patterns such as intelligent retries, conditional branching, and targeted recovery mechanisms. Real-world failure scenarios are used to illustrate how pipelines can detect issues, trigger remediation steps, and resume execution without full restarts or human intervention. The session also looks ahead to how AI-assisted anomaly detection can further enhance these systems by identifying unexpected patterns and enabling more proactive, resilient data workflows. ***Talk #3: What We Got Right (and Wrong) Building a 50-Source Data Platform on Airflow*** * **Speaker**: [Arnaud Caldow](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnaud-caldow-384423142/), Senior Data Engineer at Collibra Collibra helps enterprises govern their data, but how does Collibra's own data team manage the data that powers the business? The answer is an Airflow-based platform that stitches together dlt, dbt, Kubernetes and Collibra's own product for governance -- all orchestrated through 87 DAGs serving 12 business domains. This talk traces a data point's journey through the stack: from API extraction via dlt pipelines running inside KubernetesPodOperator pods, through a layered dbt architecture where platform engineers standardize data and analysts build business models on top, into analytics outputs that serve multiple business teams, and finally back into Collibra Data Governance via reverse-ETL integration DAGs. Along the way, I'll share the patterns that emerged from operating this at scale: how we evolved from one-off custom pipelines to a reproducible framework that's documented well enough for AI subagents (or a new hire) to generate models from scratch, how our own Pod Operators let us test feature branches on shared environments, and how we're leveraging that same mechanism to migrate from Redshift to BigQuery (and from Airflow 2 to Airflow 3) without downtime. Behind the scenes, a 1Password-backed pipeline diffs credential hashes nightly, catching rotations before they break a DAG. **AGENDA** * **5:30-6 PM:** Arrivals, networking, food & drinks * **6-7:45PM:** Presentations * **7:45-8PM:** Networking

Join us for a talk about researching, building, launching and marketing a mobile social app. How can people meet one another, make new friends and socialise in these modern times ? With an epidemic of loneliness and mental health problems there is a great need for social connection. **We** host monthly events around Essex for people interested in tech and are building a friendly community. But what about people who want to meetup on the fly or for other interests ? And how can organisers contact potential attendees ? With near ubiquitous mobile phone ownership, AI chatbots and people's use of the internet evolving, surely there's a better way using a technological solution. Join us at the launch of Shout Southend to find out how it seeks to get people meeting locally and, using the latest modern technology, could potentially scale across the globe. Suitable for beginners, all welcome (over 18s only). 6.30pm - Setup 6.45pm - Doors open 7.00pm - Arrivals 7.30pm - Discussions, news, events 7.45pm - Talk / Q/As: Building, launching and marketing a mobile social app 8.15pm - Discussions / Networking / Working on Projects 9.45pm - Suggested departure time 10.00pm - Doors closed This event is part of our monthly Tech Meetups in Chelmsford on the first Thursday of the month 7pm-10pm at Patch. We're looking for people to give talks, help with organisation, promotion and recruitment, share skills with others, and work on exciting tech projects. Contact us via Meetup or attend an event if you'd like to get involved. A big thank you to Patch for sponsoring our venue. Our Meetup is hosted at their modern co-working space in the heart of Chelmsford. Click here to learn more about Patch, book a free trial day, find location/transport details and take the 3D virtual tour: [https://www.patch.work/locations/chelmsford](https://www.patch.work/locations/chelmsford) We also meet monthly in Southend, Basildon and at other ad hoc events. See [https://www.southendtech.co.uk/](https://www.southendtech.co.uk/) for further info. We look forward to meeting you.

**Fabric Data Warehouse with Tino Tereshko** For our June meetup, we’re excited to welcome Tino Tereshko, Partner Director of Product at Microsoft, responsible for Fabric Data Warehouse. Having previously spent several years at Google working on BigQuery, Tino later co-founded MotherDuck — the DuckDB-based SaaS analytics platform — before joining Microsoft to lead Fabric Data Warehouse. It’s fair to say Tino knows a thing or two about modern analytical databases. Tino is visiting from Seattle and has kindly offered his time to present at our London user group. The session will include an introduction to Fabric Data Warehouse, an overview of recent developments and future direction, followed by an open “Ask Me Anything” discussion where attendees can quiz Tino on all things data warehousing, Fabric, and analytics. **Agenda** 18:30 - Welcome, drinks, pizza & networking 19:00 - Main Session 20:30 - Close **Venue** Tenth Revolution offices in London. Aldgate House, 33 Aldgate High St, London EC3N 1DL Please provide your first and last name when registering for the event, as this is provided to building security to allow you entrance into the venue.

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**NOTE: PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW FOR REGISTRATION:** **OWASP AI Security Summit** is taking place at **Infosecurity Europe 2026** on **Thursday, 4 June 2026 at ExCeL London** **Location inside Excel:** South Gallery Rooms 18 & 19 This summit brings together security leaders, researchers, and enterprise practitioners to discuss the latest developments in GenAI and Agentic AI security — including emerging threats, governance, incident response, real-world implementation lessons, and the evolving OWASP guidance shaping the industry. Sample sessions include: • The State of GenAI: Key Trends and OWASP GenAI Security Project • Beyond the Top 10: The Next Chapter of the Agentic Security Initiative • Agentic Security at Microsoft: Strategy, Implementation, and Lessons Learned • Implementing the Agentic Top 10 at AWS • 22 Seconds to Contain: Rewriting IR for Agents • Top 10 for LLMs Update • No Room for Hype: Securing Agentic AI Inside a UK Bank Featured speakers and contributors include OWASP GenAI Security initiative leaders and experts from: Microsoft, AWS, Lloyds Banking Group, OWASP, Deep Cyber, Zenity, and more. **Location inside Excel:** South Gallery Rooms 18 & 19 **REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE** **Register for Infosecurity Europe to attend the summit -** use promo code **OWASP** for a free pass: [https://www.infosecurityeurope.com/en-gb/visit/owasp-gen-ai-security-summit.html](https://www.infosecurityeurope.com/en-gb/visit/owasp-gen-ai-security-summit.html)

Vandome Cycles are providing drop in bike check/repair sessions: • Barking Riverside Bike Hub IG11 0FJ: Opening Times: Every Mon & Thu 3pm-7pm and Sat: 9am-5pm • The Fiddlers, Dagenham, RM8 3HH: Every Saturday 10am – 2pm

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/48111 **Game Description:** Please be aware that our sessions are also on our own mobile app. Therefore, the number of participants you currently see may not reflect the total number of participants. Elevate your volleyball skills at our adult coaching sessions! Led by expert coaches, our sessions cater to all levels, from beginners to experienced players. Develop your technique, agility, and teamwork through drills and gameplay. Join our vibrant community and unleash your full potential on the court. Let's play, learn, and excel together. **Rules** By booking this session, you acknowledge and agree to comply with our terms and conditions, privacy policies, and cancellation policy, which can be found below. Terms & Conditions at: https://www.littlegiantsvc.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy at: https://www.littlegiantsvc.com/privacy-policy

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/40968 **Game Description:** Please be aware that our sessions are also on our own mobile app. Therefore, the number of participants you currently see may not reflect the total number of participants. Elevate your volleyball skills at our adult coaching sessions! Led by expert coaches, our sessions cater to all levels, from beginners to experienced players. Develop your technique, agility, and teamwork through drills and gameplay. Join our vibrant community and unleash your full potential on the court. Let's play, learn, and excel together. **Rules** By booking this session, you acknowledge and agree to comply with our terms and conditions, privacy policies, and cancellation policy, which can be found below. **Terms & Conditions at:** https://www.littlegiantsvc.com/terms-and-conditions **Privacy Policy at:** https://www.littlegiantsvc.com/privacy-policy

# 📣 Paid event 👉 call for booking *** ## 👉 Standard Ticket: £549 💷 ## 👉 Early Bird: £499 💷 ## **👉 WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7470914266** ⚡ *No coding? No problem. Just bring your idea.* *⚡ From Idea to Production — Build Real Apps with AI as Your Senior Developer — In 4 Weekends* ## **🏗️ Workshop Format** * 📅 Duration: **4 Weeks (Weekends)** * ⏰ Time: **13:30 – 17:00** * 🧑‍🏫 Format: **Instructor-led + Hands-on** * 👥 Style: **Build together in class** * 💻 Outcome: **1 fully working production-ready app** # **🗺️ 4-WEEK LEARNING JOURNEY** *** ## **🟢 WEEK 1 — *“From Zero to First App”*** ### **🎯 Theme: *Understand React + Think Like a Builder*** **Slogan:** 👉 *“You don’t need to know everything to start building.”* ### Topics: * What is React (in simple terms) * Components & JSX * Props & State (core mindset) * React project setup (Vite) * Folder structure (real-world style) ### Vibe Coding: * Prompting AI to: * Generate components * Explain code * Fix errors ### Hands-on: ✅ Build your first UI (dashboard layout) ✅ Create reusable components *** ## 🟡 WEEK 2 — *“Make It Alive”* ### 🎯 Theme: *State, Events, Lifecycle Thinking* **Slogan:** 👉 *“Static pages don’t get jobs. Interactive apps do.”* ### Topics: * useState, useEffect (lifecycles simplified) * Event handling * Forms & inputs * Conditional rendering ### Vibe Coding: * AI as debugger: * “Why is this not updating?” * “Optimize this component” ### Hands-on: ✅ Build interactive features ✅ Form submission + validation ✅ UI logic (loading, error states) *** ## 🔵 WEEK 3 — *“Connect to the Real World”* ### 🎯 Theme: *API Integration & Real Data* **Slogan:** 👉 *“Real developers don’t hardcode data — they connect systems.”* ### Topics: * REST API basics (simple explanation) * Fetch / Axios * API structure understanding * Environment variables ### Vibe Coding: * Generate API services with AI * Debug API issues with AI prompts ### Hands-on: ✅ Connect to a real API (or your Node.js backend) ✅ Display dynamic data ✅ CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) *** ## 🔴 WEEK 4 — *“From Project to Product”* ### 🎯 Theme: *Production, Deployment & Portfolio* **Slogan:** 👉 *“Don’t just build it. Launch it.”* ### Topics: * Code cleanup & structure * Basic performance tips * Deployment (Vercel / Netlify) * GitHub project setup ### Vibe Coding: * AI for: * Refactoring * Documentation * README generation ### Hands-on: ✅ Deploy your app live 🌍 ✅ Prepare portfolio-ready project ✅ Demo Day (presentation) ### Social Media *** ## zero2hero.net - Technology Training Center WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7470914266 E-mail: info@zero2hero.net Address: Unit 15 Castle Square, 40 Elephant Rd, London SE17 1EU 🎬 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/zero2hero-meta 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/zero2hero_uk 📸 Instagram for training: https://www.instagram.com/zero2hero.training 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senrasim 👋 Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/zero2hero 🎟️ Eventbrite: https://zero2hero-meta.eventbrite.com

We playtest all sorts of tabletop games - strategic, silly, creative, or whatever (but not video games). Some games are almost done. Some are very early ideas. We test anything that will fit into 90 minutes. You don't need to bring a game - we always love to have new playtesters! Please let us know in the comments when you plan to arrive/leave and whether you are bringing a game or not. This helps us to plan the day better. The schedule is: 10am onwards - gathering, chatting 11am sharp - playing for 90 min ('slot 1') 12:30ish - break for food/chat 1pm sharp - playing for 90 min ('slot 2') 2:30ish - break for food/chat 3pm sharp - playing for 90 min ('slot 3') 4:30ish - finish up Often, we might hang around afterwards, to play some already-published games. We are strict on timings, so please try to arrive a few minutes before the session to limit disruption. You can just come for part of the day if you wish. The reason we have fixed timings for the 3 'slots' is to make it easier for folk to do so. Designers of all levels of experience are welcome! But if it's your first time, we ask that you don't bring a game and just spend some time learning how the group works. The group works based on reciprocation. If you expect to test your own game, make sure stay for long enough to play other games. As a general rule of thumb, you can expect to play one of your own games every third 90-minute session. So if you stay a whole day (3 sessions), you can expect to have one session to play your game(s). A good rule of thumb is that if you come all day, you will have one 90 minute session with two other playtesters in which to test your own games. It is sometimes possible to test games with more players. If your game requires 4 or more, please note that as standard you will be allocated half of a session (45 minutes). Pre-covid, we were getting unmanageable. As a result, we may have to limit attendees. This is a free-to-use venue, and we have to be mindful that other folk want to use the same space. Please note: This is an adults only event. We look forward to seeing you!

A focused Unreal Engine coworking meetup for developers, designers, and artists to build projects, solve problems, share feedback, and collaborate in person — no talks or panels, just real hands-on game development.

The forecast for Saturday is light rain, so bring some waterproof clothing. Plus standard stuff like water. See you there! **Exciting news —the first "Walk ’n’ Talks" of the year is here!** These casual meetups are all about game devs walking and talking about making games. This time we will gather at 11:00 AM outside Clapham junction station on the "Grant Road" side (around fame.closes.issues on what3words,) then walk along the Thames path eastwards until London bridge. So around 7.5 miles. There’s a good chance we’ll bump into a pub/cafe or two for a well-earned refreshment along the way! Rough agenda (I might adjust it): * Start shortly after 11. * After 1-1.5 hrs, arrive at Battersea power station for a short & light snack/lunch break (\~45 mins). * Continue on along the Thames path, stopping for breaks as needed. * Arrive in London bridge maybe around 3-4 pm, where the walk will end, then find a pub somewhere near London bridge station to hang out and leave whenever you're ready. Approximate route (maps went a bit loopy in some areas; it's mostly straight along the Thames path): https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Z2a1pb509uGHpPq5J1vbanPtIfH5dWU&usp=sharing

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/46633 **Game Description:** 🎯 LEVEL UP YOUR VOLLEYBALL GAME 🎯 Ready to sharpen your skills and take your performance to the next level? The Level Up Series is built for players who want to grow their game through high-quality, personalised coaching in a competitive environment. 👊 Each session includes: ✅ 1 hour of focused coaching tailored to the group’s needs ✅ 1 hour of game scenarios to apply what you’ve learned in real time ✅ Individual feedback to help you progress faster 🏐 Led by Coach Chester – a dedicated libero and rising leader in the UK volleyball scene, focused on athlete development: • 🏐 Coach for 2 LVA Pantheon Division 3 teams • 💼 Former President, Treasurer & Social Secretary, King’s College London Volleyball • 👑 Founder & CEO, Pantheon Volleyball • 🤝 Key Connector for up-and-coming athletes and programmes 👨‍🏫 Chester also brings his coaching and leadership to: • Pantheon Volleyball initiatives and talent development • KCL Mixed Premier Team in LUSL League • Volleyball England as a Level 1 Qualified Assistant Coach With a unique blend of on-court experience, organisational leadership, and entrepreneurial drive, Chester is deeply committed to helping players unlock their potential and supporting the next generation of volleyball talent. **Rules** 1\. Players should be respectful and follow the coach’s instructions when given 2\. Remain kind and courteous to players around you regardless of their skill level 3\. Enjoy yourself and remember to ask the coach if you have any questions \(hint: there are no stupid ones\) Photos and videos may be taken during the sessions and used as promotional material for the Pantheon Volleyball Club. By signing up, you give your consent to be filmed and to be used for the purposes as mentioned above. If you would like to opt out of this, please send a message to the pantheon volleyball page.

Come join CORGSCON the Columbus, Ohio retro gaming expo at the Bricker Building – Ohio Expo Center June 6th-7th Saturday: 11am-6pm Saturday After Party: 6PM – 10PM Sunday: 11am-4pm PLEASE NOTE: RSVP for this event does NOT give you access to the event. Please buy tickets for the event on the website here or onsite at the event: [https://www.corgscon.com/tickets/](https://www.corgscon.com/tickets/) We'll have COGG game developers there showcasing their games alongside the [GDEX game expo](https://www.thegdex.com/) also happening later this year. Find out more here: [https://www.corgscon.com/](https://www.corgscon.com/)

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:** 1. The dates for this series are simply placeholders at the moment. We are working on our 2026 schedule, and adjustments are forthcoming. 2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee. 3. Each class from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective is a separate entity. **Introduction:** Our Page Building with Bricks web development class provides detailed instruction for using Bricks Builder, a visual site builder for WordPress, to create and manage websites. Widely considered by many of the world's leading web developers to be the most complete page builder on the market today, Bricks Builder offers a wide range of features and comprehensive tools. Our Bricks Builder web development class provides detailed instructions on utilizing the toolset. The series of courses covers the core features of Bricks Builder, enabling users to design and develop responsive, visually appealing websites. Moreover, the courses are oriented to reinforce a focus on professional, scalable web development. Throughout the series, we focus our page-building instruction on the semantic and structural integrity of the pages in a responsive world. By the end of the 10-class series, participants will have a fundamental understanding of proper web page and website development. **The breakdown of the 10-class series is as follows:** * Class 01 - Survey of Page Builders / What Bricksbuilder Does For You * Class 02 - Boxes, Boxes, Boxes / Sections / Containers * Class 03 - Static Units / Relative Units / Responsive Development And Math Functions * Class 04 - CSS Variables And DRY Development / Classes And Global Styling * Class 05 - CSS Grid And CSS Flexbox * Class 06 - Responsive Development / Breakpoints And Media Queries * Class 07 - Effective Use Of Color / Effective Use Of Images * Class 08 - Beginning To Think Dynamically / Using Templates And Components * Class 09 - Dynamic Styling / Data Attributes And Attribute Selectors * Class 10 - Pseudo Elements / Programmatically Styling With Pseudo Classes Throughout the class sessions listed above, we cover the following key areas of web development with Bricks Builder: * **Introduction to Bricks Builder Interface:** * Familiarization with the builder's layout, including the toolbar, panel, and canvas, and understanding how to navigate and interact with its various components. * **Visual Site Building:** * Techniques for creating layouts using Bricks' drag-and-drop interface, incorporating sections, rows, columns, and elements to build page structures. * **Styling and Design:** * Utilizing Bricks' styling options to customize elements, apply global CSS classes for consistent design, and leverage features like Flexbox and CSS Grid for responsive layouts. * **Dynamic Content and Custom Fields:** * Integrating dynamic content from custom post types and custom field plugins (like ACF, Meta Box) to build data-driven websites. * **Template Building:** * Creating and managing reusable templates for headers, footers, post type layouts, and other site-wide elements. * **Performance Optimization:** * Understanding how Bricks Builder contributes to fast-loading websites and implementing performance best practices. * **Advanced Features:** * Depending on the class level, it might delve into advanced topics such as conditional logic, interactions, and custom code integration to enable more complex functionality. The series aims to equip participants with the skills to efficiently build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites using Bricks Builder, catering to both beginners and experienced web developers.

We have moved to guild.host. Look us up there. https://guild.host/events/buckeye-cocoaheads-rcavwd

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** *Customize the IDE: Building Extensions for Visual Studio Code* Visual Studio Code is one of the most widely used development environments today, and much of its flexibility comes from its extension ecosystem. Extensions allow developers to customize the editor with new features, integrations, and workflow improvements tailored to their needs. In this session, we’ll cover what extensions are and the different types available, including full extensions written in TypeScript or JavaScript, along with lighter-weight extensions such as color themes, language packs, language support, code snippets, and keymaps. We’ll also look at practical reasons a developer might create an extension, from automating repetitive tasks to adding custom tooling. The session includes a hands-on walkthrough of creating a new extension, testing it locally, and understanding the basic project structure. We’ll close with a brief overview of how extensions are packaged and published to the Visual Studio Marketplace and other distribution options. **YouTube Link** TBD

We are going to build together with all the CLIs! E will be doing it at Columbus Code and Coffee Agenda --- Hosted By James Power, Organizer Pete Gordon, Organizer Just a Software Guy in the age of the Internet. Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-columbus-presents-ai-improv-lets-build-a-game-together-with-claude-code-codex-and-gemini-and-be-the-judge/.

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:** 1. The dates for this series are simply placeholders at the moment. We are working on our 2026 schedule, and adjustments are forthcoming. 2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee. 3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity. 4. As the Etch toolset evolves, so too will the class outline below. **Introduction:** Our Site Building with Etch class provides detailed instructions on the philosophy of the Etch development framework, as well as in-depth, hands-on instruction on using the Etch environment and associated tools. Anyone familiar with Kevin Geary and the Digital Gravy set of products will tell you that they offer ground-breaking approaches to professional WordPress site development. As we write this, the Etch toolset and environment are rapidly taking shape, with weekly quantum leaps forward in WordPress development methodologies. As early investors in the Etch product offering and its development process, we are actively testing and evaluating the toolset as it takes shape. We are beyond excited to see how WordPress site development is being modernized, and can't wait to bring this course set to you. It will be a paradigm shift in page and site development within WordPress, as well as moving your development mindset light-years forward. Join us as we explore Etch and dive deep into development approaches that will genuinely elevate your craft as a website developer and agency provider. Scalable, responsive, compliant websites are now within easy reach, and Etch provides both the platform and toolset to take you there. **The breakdown of the 10-class series is as follows:** * Class 01 - TBD * Class 02 - TBD * Class 03 - TBD * Class 04 - TBD * Class 05 - TBD * Class 06 - TBD * Class 07 - TBD * Class 08 - TBD * Class 09 - TBD * Class 10 - TBD Throughout the class sessions listed above, we cover the following key areas of web development with Etch: * **Introduction to Etch Interface:** * Familiarization with the toolset's layout and understanding how to navigate and interact with its various components. * **Visual Site Building:** * Techniques for creating layouts using Etch's interface, incorporating sections, divs, containers, and elements to build semantically correct page structures. * **Styling and Design:** * Utilizing Etch's styling approach to customize elements, apply global CSS classes for consistent design, and leverage features like Flexbox and CSS Grid for responsive layouts. * **Dynamic Content and Custom Fields:** * Integrating dynamic content from custom post types and custom field plugins (like ACF, Meta Box, and even built-in fields) to build data-driven websites. * **Component Building:** * Creating and managing reusable components for headers, footers, post type layouts, and other site-wide elements. * **Performance Optimization:** * Understanding how Etch contributes to fast-loading websites and implementing performance best practices. * **Advanced Features:** * Depending on the class level, it might delve into advanced topics such as conditional logic, interactions, and custom code integration to enable more complex functionality. The series aims to equip participants with the skills to efficiently build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites using Etch, catering to both beginners and experienced web developers alike.