February Porto Tech & Creative Events
Hello February, Valentine’s month!
We’re still working hard analysing 2018 and planning an even greater 2019 for our communities. Last year we broke all our attendee count records and hosted the first ever Pizza.js party during OPO.js #8! We launched “Design à moda do Porto” and “JavaScript à moda do Porto” with cool stickers you could take with you, perky posters and our very own t-shirts.
Here’s a 1 minute throwback to everything that happened in 2018, take a look!
A huge thank you to our team and invited speakers. And of course… TO YOU! For helping out, giving feedback and, showing up.
The never-ending search for awesomeness will continue, so brace yourselves for 2019!
Upcoming Porto Events
❤ Now, enough bragging, here are this month’s events. Topics include JavaScript, Design, and pretty much anything creative or tech related.
February 2, 10h30–12h30
· dev · iOS Peer Lab Porto
Come join other developers for a peer-based collaborative learning lab. You’ve got a question? Maybe someone can provide you with some insight. Maybe you can help someone else with their questions! Bring a laptop and some code or idea to work on.
February 5, 18h15–20h15
· dev · PHPorto meetup
Meetup about PHP to help the Porto PHP community grow. These meetups are for everybody who is interested in PHP, from beginners to professional engineers. “A Journey from Hexagonal Architecture to Event Sourcing” by Carlos Buenosvinos and “From Helpers to Middleware” by Marco Pivetta.
February 6, 19h00–20h30
· dev · Machine Learning Porto #2 — Generative Models
This time we will have the pleasure of having Diogo Pernes from INESC TEC who will be giving us a primer on Generative Models.
February 7, 18h30–20h00
· dev · Porto on Rails — #1
The 1st event of Porto on Rails! Porto on Rails is a new meetup for developers interested Ruby on Rails and related technologies. All levels are welcome. The event will be held in English.
February 8, 18h30–20h30
· design · Porto.UX: The evilness of The Design of Everyday Things
A meetup for all interested in UX, CX, UI IxD. All levels are welcomed.
February 10, 10h00–12h00
· dev · PyCoffee. Hot coffee and Pythonic discussions in Porto i/o
There is no agenda and no speakers. For those who are ready to start their Sunday with a cup of hot coffee and a chat with like-minded python developers or beginners.
February 13, 19h00–21h00
· misc · Porto Digital Nomads Meetup
Join for a few beers, snacks and for some talks on being a digital nomad, expat or a local in the city of Porto!
February 16, 10h00–13h00
· design · Workshop Game Design vs Gestão de Projetos
This workshop will teach about the videogame industry, Game Design project management issues in game design, how to apply gamification, etc.
February 16, 10h30–12h30
· dev · iOS Peer Lab Porto
Join other developers for a peer-based collaborative learning lab. You’ve got a question? Maybe someone can provide you with some insight. Maybe you can help someone else with their questions! Bring a laptop and some code or idea to work on.
February 18, 19h00–21h00
· dev · Porto Freelancers Meetup
Go grab a few beers, meet other freelancers and network in a nice atmosphere.
February 19, 18h45–20h45
· dev · DevOps Porto #24: Hello 2019 we are back!
Welcome to the 24th meetup about DevOps and it’s culture, values and practices. This meetup will be held at XING new offices.
February 20, 13h00–14h30
· misc · Let’s Grow Again #23
The marketing and growth meetup with industry experts. Learn all about growth hacking strategies and take part in the networking and Q&A sessions. At the 23rd edition Fernanda Vasconcelos will be talking about “How do you acquire customers?”.
February 21, 18h00–19h30
· misc · LEAN COFFEE: Project Management and Agile
Project Management and Agile, with Rui Martins and Romeu Mattos from Farfetch. This LEAN COFFEE will focus on Project Management and Agile, as an iterative approach to project management.
February 21, 19h00–21h00
· misc · Failure Thursdays by Porto i/o!
Talk and celebrate major life-changes that were provoked by events that can sometimes be considered a “failure”.
February 21, 19h00–21h30
· misc · João Moita & Rui Paiva (WeDo Founders) at Startup Grind Porto
Welcome to our February Startup Grind Porto event! It is, truly, a pleasure for us to receive João Moita & Rui Paiva (WeDo Founders) as our guests to share their stories and experiences. Take the opportunity to chat with other fellow founders and enjoy the breathtaking view from the Critical Software office.
February 21, 19h00–21h00
· dev · Porto Codes
Porto Codes is a meetup for local and international programming enthusiasts. The talks are recorded and published with the presenters’ consent as one of our goals is to provide programming resources to the community.
February 24, 10h00–12h00
· dev · PyCoffee. Hot coffee and Pythonic discussions in Porto i/o
There is no agenda and no speakers. For those who are ready to start their Sunday with a cup of hot coffee and a chat with like-minded python developers or beginners.
February 26, 19h00–20h30
· dev · Redis Porto #1 — Intro to Redis Commands and Data Structures @Porto i/o St. Cat.
A general introduction meetup to Redis in a TBD place in Porto! Go over the basic concepts, data types and modules. If you’re new to Redis, this is the right meetup for you!
February 26–1 March, 9h00–18h40
· dev · NDC Porto 2019
NDC Porto is a 4-day software developers conference with 2 days of Pre-Conference workshops and 2 days of conference.
February 27, 19h00–20h30
· design · Design inclusivo: menos teoria e mais prática
The second meetup of the brand new Product Design Club. This time with a workshop format about inclusive design.
February 27, 19h30–20h30
· misc · PWL #09: Deep Residual Learning for Image Recognition
The goal is to help bridge the gap between Porto industry and academics: membership of both types are very welcome; and to dive deep into interesting programming topics.
February 28, 18h00–20h00
· dev · ØxＯＰＯＳɆＣ Mɇɇtuᵽ [0x71] — The Meet
The second meetup of the year is already being set up with plenty of TLC. Check the great challenges they’ve cooked just for you. Try hard and share your crazy solution with the community.
Must reads
❤ Here are more articles, talks and tutorials you can’t miss!
CLEOPHAS MULONGO
· misc · 10 Best Youtube Channels To Learn Programming For Free
Which channels should programmers subscribe to? Here’s a breakdown of the 10 best YouTube channels for programmers in 2019.
LUKAS GISDER-DUBÉ
· js · 9 Tricks for Kickass JavaScript Developers in 2019
Here are some tips to help you write clean and efficient code that scales, in 2019 — a list of 9 pragmatic tips that will make you a better developer.
COLIN EAGAN
· js · Approaching Content Strategy for Personalised Websites
A great look at the the practice of harvesting user data to personalize web content, its pros and its cons: “this website gets me!” VS “this is creepy!”.
ARUN VENKATESAN
· design · 10 Year Challenge: How Popular Websites Have Changed
How about a #10yearchallenge you’ll enjoy? Take a look at some of the most visited websites on the internet and see how they’ve changed over the last 10 years.
NICK BABICH
· design · Interesting Augmented Reality Concepts
Innovative and inspiring examples of AR experiences that deliver real value to users either by simplifying routine operations or by creating entirely new experiences.
SCOTT MOSS
· js · API Design in Node.js, v3
Design and build APIs in Node.js from the ground up.
ANNA HENNINGSEN
· js · Nordic.js 2018 • Anna Henningsen — Node.js: The Road to Workers
This talk will tell you everything around this API: features, use cases & alternatives, roadmap, and the technical and social challenges that had to be overcomed to make it happen!
KAYCE BASQUES
· js · What’s New In DevTools (Chrome 73)
Here’s what’s new in DevTools in Chrome 73.
ANDREA DRUGAY & MIRA RAO
· design· How to run a research session if you’re not a design researcher
Not every team is lucky enough to have a dedicated researcher, and not every company has the resources to staff a Design Research team. Sometimes user testing is up to the designers, writers, marketers, or anyone who can squeeze it in.
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