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Daring to code: How one young developer found her way in a rural community in Russia
October 2020
Magas, a mostly rural area, is home to a small population of just under six-thousand people - it's estimated that under 100 of them are developers. Yet one day that small group of developers decided to take their first step towards becoming a community. Inspired by how GDG brought developers together, they believed starting a community in Magas was just what they all needed to grow.
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Learn the steps to build an app that detects crop diseases
October 2020
On October 16-18, thousands of developers from all over the world are coming together for DevFest 2020, the largest virtual weekend of community-led learning on Google technologies. For DevFest this year, a few familiar faces from Google and the community came together to show you how to build an app using multiple Google Developer tools to detect crop diseases, from scratch, in just a few minutes.
Sign up for DevFest 2020
September 2020
Mark your calendars for October 16-18, 2020 as Google Developer Groups are coming together virtually for DevFest. What can you look forward to this year? Technical talks, a keynote by Google Developers, breakout sessions, and so much more!
Helping the Haitian economy, one line of code at a time
August 2020
Meet Eustache Luckens Yadley, or "Yadley" for short. As a web developer from Port-au-Prince, Yadley has spent his career building web applications that benefit the local Haitian economy. Whether it’s ecommerce platforms that bring local sellers to market or software tools that help local businesses operate more effectively, Yadley has always been there with a technical hand to lend.
A look back at DevFest Czech Republic 2019
July 2020
In 2019, Google Developer Group members around the Czech Republic organized and participated in DevFest. In addition to learning new skills at the technical talks, demos, and workshops, attendees had fun with the event’s 2019 theme, by wearing costumes and playing an interactive DevFest trivia game.
A look back at Jungle DevFest, Manaus, Brazil 2019
July 2020
Manaus, Brazil is a digital city where many startups and developers have emerged leading to it’s high growth potential. DevFest Manaus has brought many opportunities to the region, from connecting entrepreneurs with investors to hosting its very own developer career fair with a range of companies.
A look back at DevFest Uyo Nigeria 2019
July 2020
Over the years, technology has helped boost Nigeria’s economy. Young people countrywide are engaged in programming and interested in pursuing careers in tech. Hear about Bolaji Ayodeji’s journey to discovering and attending his first DevFest with the help of the GDG Uyo community.
Finding community and a career in a new country
June 2020
When Henna Singh decided to move her family from India to Ireland so her husband could pursue his master's degree, she was determined to meet the moment head on. Not only did she dive into learning a new country and culture, but also she decided to take on a whole new career.
3 ways local developer communities are staying connected virtually
May 2020
As the world continues to embrace remote opportunities, Google Developer Group (GDG) and Developer Student Club (DSC) communities have been working hard to support each other virtually – complete with online technical education and remote spaces to build local community connections. In particular, community groups in Sweden, Singapore, and throughout MENA have been creating resources to help developers find online employment, education, and engagement opportunities.
3 Ways DevFest is Solving for the Environment
February 2020
In 2019, powerful conversations on how to solve climate change took place all over the world. In that spirit, the DevFest community recently joined the discussion by looking at how tech can change how we approach the environment. For our new readers, DevFests are community-led developer events, hosted by Google Developer Groups, that take place all around the world and are focused on building community around Google's technologies.
Introducing DevFest On Demand 2019
January 2020
Now streaming online, talks from DevFest featuring local developers from all over the world. Learn about Cloud, web, Machine Learning, and more!
DevKids: An inside look at the kids of DevFest
November 2019
After Aaron Ma, an 11-year-old DevFest speaker, recently gave his tips on coding, people kept asking us, "so what are the other kids of DevFest working on?" In response, we want to show you how these incredible kids, or DevKids as we call them, are spreading their ideas at DevFest events around the world.
Let the Kids Play: A young DevFest speaker and a DevFest organizer talk tech
November 2019
As over 400 community-led DevFest events continue to take place around the world, something is becoming clear: kids are taking over. We're not kidding. Many young students are taking the stage this season to speak on topics ranging from machine learning to robotics, and people are loving it.
Nazirini's story - using machine learning to tackle crop disease
November 2019
An incredible human story of the Ugandan developer, Nazirini Siraji, and the app created by her small team in Mbale, Uganda, with learning from their local Google Developer Group community. Harnessing the power of TensorFlow and Machine Learning, this free app helps farmers identify and treat Fall Armyworm, reducing the massive crop devastation currently impacting Uganda and Africa.
Amey learns to create a low-cost hearing aid with Android
October 2019
Amey Nerkar, from Google Developer Groups Pune noticed when he was going to school in Nashik, there was a deaf class that took place on campus. Amey was curious about the effectiveness of communication to the students and with the help of the GDG community, Amey learned to create a low cost hearing aid with Android.
From Code to Community: Why developers call DevFest home
September 2019
Ricardo Costeira is a Software Engineer from Coimbra, Portugal. For the first time last year, he attended DevFest, the largest developer community-led movement hosted by Google Developer Groups across the world.
Come join us and your GDG community at DevFest 2019!
August 2019
With over 400 community-led events, meet other developers and learn about the latest technologies during the largest developer event series in the world.
Rayan, Women Techmaker Lebanon
May 2019
Rayan launched the Women Techmakers GDG Chapter in the Middle East and now mentors girls in web development, and helps them overcome obstacles, while retaining their cultural values.
Top 5 reasons to attend a Google Cloud Study Jam
April 2019
Google Cloud Study Jams are community-run study groups for developers. From containerizing applications to data engineering, Study Jams can be tailored to specific Cloud topics and skill levels.
DevFest Lebanon Coast 2018
April 2019
Rayan Al Zahab, organizer of GDG Lebanon Coast, shares her journey to GDG and her favorite part of participating in DevFest.
DevFest Kathmandu 2018
January 2019
Hear about what makes being a developer in Kathmandu unique from attendees at their local DevFest. Attendees came away with new information and new connections.
DevFest Nantes, France 2018
January 2019
DevFest in Nantes, France started as a small event and now includes over 2,000 developers! It's a great place to meet new friends, find a job, and learn.
How mentors can empower you to start a community
December 2018
Jorge Coca moved to the United States from Spain to finish his Engineering degree. As a developer he found his way to the local developer meetup community. He decided to start organizing meetups around Flutter. Jorge talks about the importance of having role models not only for self-development but also for building your professional network of contacts.
A real life problem turned into an opportunity
October 2018
Ngoc Nguyen Ba (GDG Hanoi) lead) talks about how trying to speed up the registration process at their Google I/O Extended event spun into creating an event app that is now available on Google Play.
Dream big
September 2018
Andras Kindler community lead of (Kotlin Budapest User Group) talks about why it matters to occasionally bring your extended community together for an event larger than a regular meetup. After years of being Kotlin enthusiasts organizing meetups, Andras and his team held the first ever Kotliners conference in Budapest, Hungary. More than 130 attendees from 10 countries came together for a full day to hear about the present and future of the Kotlin ecosystem.
Have no fear
August 2018
Evgeny Kot from Dart Russia is frequently speaking about the benefits of using Dart and changing the perspective and excitement about Dart in the developer community. Read more about how personal commitment and power of community can go a long way when spreading awareness.
How having a clear focus helps to attract meetup attendees in a very developed local ecosystem
May 2018
In 8 years, the community Yuki Anzai and 3 other co-organizers started after attending a developer event not seeing many other women around, has grown to almost 500 members. Yuki also describes how clear positioning your chapter focus, can help attract members in a very developed local ecosystem.
Working with universities to help spin off new developer communities
April 2018
Omor Ahmed, co-lead organizer from GDG Sonargaon, explains how working with ambassadors at university campuses is helping to attract new members and other synergies, and how having new chapters emerging at universities helps to spin off community activity in other cities as well.