Feeling the strain in attracting and retaining software engineers? Tap into a new pool of talent via Graduate Apprenticeships at the University of Glasgow. Hear from small startups to large multinationals about the value they've found in this new workforce. Meet apprentices and hear from the academic team who have developed this new degree programme in partnership with industry.
The event is open to prospective employers, prospective apprentices, teachers, and parents of young people interested in this career track. Please feel free to share amongst your network.
Spaces are limited so please only register if you have a genuine interest in this topic.
We will have talks introducing CMS and a guide to getting started in Umbraco and Wordpress from our speakers Carole and Carme.
Carme Mias is a freelance web developer from Glasgow. She has been using WordPress since 2012 and is currently co-organiser of the WordPress Glasgow meetup.
Carole Logan is a senior web developer from Glasgow. She is an Umbraco MVP and organiser of Glasgow Umbraco User Group.
Ladies of Code: Introduction to functional programming with Clojure
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What is functional programming? How is it different from other programming styles such as object-oriented?
In this session, we’ll talk through functional programming fundamentals with examples in the language Clojure. We’ll get into a practical session to learn more of Clojure so bring your laptops! Don’t worry if you don’t know any Clojure, we’ll be there to help you work through. Setup information will be provided in due course.
We're back after a wee break over summer! Join us for a session on Raspberry Pi from Alison (details below) and general catch up.
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Introduction to the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi is a small single-board computer for students, hobbyists, artists and hackers. The latest version, the Raspberry Pi 3, costs only about £30, and comes with built-in wi-fi and Bluetooth. In this talk, I will show how you can download the latest version of the Raspbian operating system, and get started with the Raspberry Pi. I will then demo a number of projects that the Raspberry Pi can be used for, including a web server, a home media centre, a time-lapse video camera, and a fully functional Amazon Alexa speaker. We’ll then aim to have a hands-on session, where people can get into small groups, and try some simple programming on a Raspberry Pi. If you already have experience with the Raspberry Pi, feel free to get in touch with me in advance of the talk, and let me know what you’ve already done.
Alison Aird, Software developer at Pulsion Technology
The School of Computing Science and SIE have pleasure in inviting you to join us again for the next in our Tech Start-Up Meet-Up series. On March 7th we'll hear tales of dealing in Silicon Valley from our sponsors MBM Commercial, plus how to build a start-up and save money on your text books at the same time, as Your Book List share their story with us so far. Not to mention great networking and the obligatory free pizza and drinks.
We've got some exciting announcements of forthcoming events and support for start-ups too! How could you miss it?
Start-ups from the local community, as well as those with an interest in the start-up scene are welcome to join our staff and students. There will be a chance for businesses to shout-out for talent, custom and their own events.
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Our speaker tonight will be Douglas McCallum asking "How come none of you are using Cobol?"
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Join us for the next in our series of meet-ups for aspiring technology entrepreneurs. Our meet-ups bring you a range of inspiring speakers - from undergrad students who are just starting out with their first app venture, all the way to experienced CEOs who have built successful businesses, and everything in between. The message is simple: creating your own start-up is hard work, heaps of fun, and an unparalleled learning experience. All delivered with free pizza and refreshments, and lots of opportunities to network with other prospective entrepreneurs.
These monthly meet-ups bring together budding entrepreneurs from around the campus and wider city, to share their experiences of starting their own digital venture.
This month sees CodeBase's new CSO Stephen Drost join us - sharing details of his own start-up adventure, plus news of what's happening at CodeBase.
We'll also hear from one of the School's start-ups StudyPause on the reincarnation of their previous venture and into a fresh new opportunity.
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We'll do some individual introductions around the room and make some space for shout-outs for other events or for business's looking to engage people with their projects.
Food and refreshments will be provided and there will be plenty of networking time.
Our speaker tonight will be Douglas McCallum asking "How come none of you are using Cobol?"
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly, @aaronbassett or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Ever looked at old code you have written and thought "What was I thinking?" Ever started a new job only to look at the existing codebase and think "What have I gotten myself in to?". No matter where you work; bank, start-up, fortune 500. Every company has horrible codebases so you are not alone.
This month we will have many different speakers talking about their Survivor Stories.
Some slots are still available so if you have a story you would like to share please do get in touch. It is a great introduction to speaking without committing too much time (only 10 mins!)
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly @wattid or @aaronbassett
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Two talks with a functional programming theme tonight.
Jeremy Singer with "A non-intimidating introduction to Haskell"
"Which programming language was invented in Glasgow? Any guesses? .... it's the functional programming language called Haskell. The Haskell language is all over the place - used at major tech companies like Microsoft and Facebook, as well as big finance corps like Barclays."
and
John Sutherland with "Programming with (almost) nothing"
"This talk will be one, or both of the following: a rather silly introduction to Lambda Calculus by writing FizzBuzz in Javascript using only single–argument functions, and/or: a study of the minimalist functional–programmer’s mind."
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Jeremy Singer with "A non-intimidating introduction to Haskell"
"Which programming language was invented in Glasgow? Any guesses? .... it's the functional programming language called Haskell. The Haskell language is all over the place - used at major tech companies like Microsoft and Facebook, as well as big finance corps like Barclays."
and
John Sutherland with "Programming with (almost) nothing"
"This talk will be one, or both of the following: a rather silly introduction to Lambda Calculus by writing FizzBuzz in Javascript using only single–argument functions, and/or: a study of the minimalist functional–programmer’s mind."
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Jeremy Singer with "A non-intimidating introduction to Haskell"
"Which programming language was invented in Glasgow? Any guesses? .... it's the functional programming language called Haskell. The Haskell language is all over the place - used at major tech companies like Microsoft and Facebook, as well as big finance corps like Barclays."
and John Sutherland from FanDuel.
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
Gavin Montague will be talking about what itison have learned about email for webapps. How to avoid some of the common causes of deliverability problems and infrastructure patterns to reduce pain around the world's most common and least loved communication medium.
And Douglas McCallum will be giving the talk "If programming is so easy, why are there so many vacancies?"
Thanks to our sponsors Cultivate, SkyScanner and Glasgow University for making the event possible.
Send any questions to either @KevinBrolly or @wattid
The event starts at 6:30pm on the 5th Floor, 18 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow University, G12 8QQ
