Open Tech Calendar

Tech Talks #2

Doors will be open at 6pm with a chance to grab a drink and some pizza before the talks begin at 6:30pm. Before and after the talks there will be an opportunity to network, meet some of the Scott Logic team and discuss all things tech.

// Jordan Bergin
// Java & Kotlin: An Anecdotal Comparison

Having used both Java and Kotlin on the backend professionally, Jordan Bergin has enjoyed the benefits, and suffered the pitfalls of both Java and Kotlin. There’s plenty of talks and blogs out there already outlining the key differences between the two, so instead of “yet another Java vs Kotlin” talk, Jordan will take you through his own experience of what made life easier – or harder – when switching between them. The differences covered range from the language features, ecosystems, and how each language impacts those around you.

Jordan joined Scott Logic last year as a Senior Developer with experience in clinical, social care and logistics systems. Today, this experience has been put to use on trading and banking projects.

// Stuart Grey
// From Idea To App Store

A journey through some of the questions we've asked, decisions we've made and challenges we've faced traversing mobile development for over 10 years. Covering design, technology and delivery - we'll take a look at how the landscape has evolved and the challenges designing and developing for iOS and Android brings.

Stuart is our Head of Consulting for Edinburgh and has been involved in mobile development since the early days of the iPhone. With a number of apps already under his belt, he helped Scott Logic to build ShinobiControls, a highly performant mobile charting product which was used worldwide by a wide range of businesses in multiple industries. ShinobiControls gave Stuart the opportunity to interact with a hugely diverse and wide-ranging set of app development teams. He has more recently worked to deliver enterprise-level apps in a number of sectors, ranging from challenger banks to energy and commodities markets.

https://www.meetup.com/Scott-Logic-Evening-Of-Tech-Talks/events/268879577/

https://www.meetup.com/Scott-Logic-Evening-Of-Tech-Talks/events/268879577/

Tue 31st Mar 2020 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 31st Mar 2020 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Scott Logic Evening of Tech Talks are intended for education, networking, and community. To ensure it is a welcoming, friendly environment all attendees, speakers and volunteers at any event are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. We will enforce this code throughout our events.

THE QUICK VERSION

Scott Logic Evening of Tech Talks are dedicated to providing an inclusive event experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, age or religious beliefs. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants or Tech Talks volunteers in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at our events, including the content of the talks. Participants violating these rules may be asked to leave at the discretion of our event organising team.

THE LESS QUICK VERSION

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, age, or religious beliefs. We do not tolerate sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other Tech Talk events, inappropriate physical contact and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the event organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the event and any future Tech Talk events. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact one of the Tech Event organising team immediately.

The organising team will be happy to help participants contact security or police, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of our events. We value your attendance.

Thanks for making our events an inclusive and friendly environment.

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Open Source in Fintech Event Series – March 2020

Join us on 18 March for the second Edinburgh Open Source Fintech Meetup, with three fantastic speakers:

• Ian Skelly, Head of Engineering, Tesco Bank
• Jonathan Haggarty, Head of Open Banking Technology, RBS
• Zac Rubin, Test Engineer, Scott Logic
• Host: James McLeod, Director of Community, FINOS

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AGENDA

6:00 // Arrival, pizza and refreshments

6:30 // Welcome and introduction // James McLeod

6:35 // ‘We Chose to Go to the Cloud’ // Ian Skelly

One of Tesco Bank’s strategic missions over the last two years was to succeed in the goal of landing Open Banking using a brand new services/API platform to the cloud. Accepting this mission meant building a team with a fresh, modern software engineering outlook, learning to operate in a cloud-native world and delivering Open Banking in the process.

During this session, Ian will tell you about: the people who achieved this; the challenges they faced; the platform they've built; the lessons they've learnt; the success stories they’ve had; the numbers that go with it; and the customer outcomes they’ve delivered for Tesco Bank along the way.

7:05 // 'First steps as a DevOps Engineer' // Zac Rubin

In this anecdotal talk, Zac Rubin, Test Engineer at Scott Logic, will share seven lessons he learnt whilst working as a DevOps Engineer on a mobile project for a bank using open source technologies. Along the way, you’ll be astounded by the Curious Case of the Pending Pipelines, be edified by the knowledge that desk pipelines are destroyable by tea, and learn that the sixth pillar of DevOps wisdom empowers you to say “No” by teaching a dev to fish.

7:35 // Break and refreshments

7:45 // 'Open Banking, Our Journey' // Jonathan Haggarty

In the space of two years, RBS has gone from having 0 APIs to serving 10s of millions of hits every month, thanks to the 100s of software development companies that can now integrate with them. The scale of achievement is matched by the scale of the challenge involved in getting there – Jonathan and his team had to enable ten brands, influence the wider ecosystem, and encourage parts of the bank to change their ingrained mindsets.

Come along to get some insight into the challenges faced both by RBS’s technical teams and the wider business – and how Jonathan's team led RBS’s move from operating a closed shop to building an API Platform on common standards for the wider fintech community.

8:15 // Networking and drinks

https://www.meetup.com/Edinburgh-Open-Source-Fintech-Meetup/events/266465158/

https://www.meetup.com/Edinburgh-Open-Source-Fintech-Meetup/events/266465158/

Wed 18th Mar 2020 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 18th Mar 2020 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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FINOS and Scott Logic are dedicated to providing an inclusive event experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, age or religious beliefs. We do not tolerate harassment of attendees or event volunteers in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at our events, including the content of the talks. Attendees are expected to behave with respect for all fellow guests. Unruly or drunken behaviour will not be tolerated.

Participants violating these rules may be asked to leave at the discretion of our event organising team and you may be prevented from attending future events.

The event organising team will be happy to help participants contact security or police, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of our events. We value your attendance.

Scott Logic Evening Of Tech Talks

Attend, listen, engage, network, eat, drink and be techie. Scott Logic Evening of Tech Talks is a bi-monthly (sometimes monthly!) meetup which provides a forum for all disciplines and levels within Software Development.

We welcome people working within, or interested in, Software Development to listen to our experiences and insights on subjects such as Software Design, Development, Test, User Experience and Delivery.

https://www.meetup.com/Scott-Logic-Evening-Of-Tech-Talks

Tue 31st Mar 2020 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 31st Mar 2020 9:00pm (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

Scott Logic Evening of Tech Talks are intended for education, networking, and community. To ensure it is a welcoming, friendly environment all attendees, speakers and volunteers at any event are required to conform to the following Code of Conduct. We will enforce this code throughout our events.

THE QUICK VERSION

Scott Logic Evening of Tech Talks are dedicated to providing an inclusive event experience for everyone regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, age or religious beliefs. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants or Tech Talks volunteers in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate at our events, including the content of the talks. Participants violating these rules may be asked to leave at the discretion of our event organising team.

THE LESS QUICK VERSION

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, age, or religious beliefs. We do not tolerate sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other Tech Talk events, inappropriate physical contact and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.

If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, the event organisers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the event and any future Tech Talk events. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact one of the Tech Event organising team immediately.

The organising team will be happy to help participants contact security or police, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of our events. We value your attendance.

Thanks for making our events an inclusive and friendly environment.