September Porto Tech & Creative Events

Avoiding burnouts, fighting imposter’s syndrome, helping refill the inspiration buckets: Vacations are important. They help us keep strength and motivation. But… they force us to swap the geek stuff for mojitos, and that can only go for so long… Sooooo, we are so happy September and all of you are coming back!

To fit our mood, there is a lot of techie stuff happening in Porto this month. Save some dates, make some plans with your colleagues and we would love to get feedback about which events you’ll be attending.
Upcoming Porto Events
❤ Topics include JavaScript, Design, and pretty much anything creative or tech related.
September 4, 18h30–21h00
DSPT#36
Data Science Portugal (DSPT) is an informal community of data science enthusiasts created with the purpose of sharing knowledge and experience in the fields of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
September 5, 18h30–20h00
GDG — Android Sessions — #4 Farfetch
With the goal of gathering the Android community in Porto, while helping everyone to get up to date and to know Android a little bit better. A session to share knowledge and experience about the Android ecosystem. This session will be hosted by Farfetch. They’ll share their space, cookies and experience.
September 8, 10h00–13h00
PyCoffee. Hot coffee and Pythonic discussions in Porto i/o
There is no agenda and no speakers. It’s for those who are ready to start the weekend with a cup of hot coffee and a chat with like-minded python developers.
September 8–9, 10h00–17h00
Coding Workshop by She Codes
She Codes teaches coding, design and management skills to women.
September 13, 18h00–20h00
Founders Are Happy [Hour] #26 at Festicket & Oko
The 26th edition of Founders Are Happy [Hour], aka the community monthly relaxation, will be taking place at Festicket’s & Oko’s offices this time. Get to know the two teams and their products. Join in for drinks, snacks and for some chat about their businesses.
September 13, 19h00–21h00
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.
September 14–15, 10h00–19h30
Sketch & Design — Porto
Official Sketch App event for the Digital Design community in Porto. In this free event topics will include Design, UX and workflows with Sketch. The 1st day is dedicated to workshops and the 2nd day will include talks from referenced national and international speakers.
September 19, 19h00–21h00
Porto Digital Nomads Meetup
Another edition by the Riverside, to enjoy the view and the good weather!
Join in for a few beers, snacks and for some talks on being a digital nomad, expat or a local in the city of Porto! The panel discussion is still unconfirmed, but either way, it’s going to be a ton of fun!
September 25, 13h00–14h30
Let’s Grow Again #18
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 September’s edition Pedro Amendoeira will be talking about “Sales Negotiation”.
September 27, 9h00–13h00
Rumos Tech Sessions: Keeping up with Dev & Ops and DevOps
DevOps allows teams to simplify processes, integrate IT fields and increase quality delivery. Join this session to discover the best solutions and DevOps tools, as well as the real impact it has on teams and businesses.
September 28–30, 17h00–19h00
Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2018 — Porto
The motto of the event is ScienceWars — May Science be with you! This will be the theme for a fun and exciting intergalactic battle for sustainability, with the help of science. Science and fun are the main ingredients of a diverse set of activities. There will be plenty of entertainment, animation, experiences, shows, contests and workshops.
September 29, 9h00–19h30
SQLSaturday 795
SQLSaturday is a free training event for Microsoft Data Platform professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server, Business Intelligence and Analytics.
Here they are! Lots and lots of cool events for you to attend, learn, network and grow.

Must reads
❤ Now, if you’re feeling a bit rusty from vacay, here’s some material you can’t miss.
AKASH SINGH CHAUHAN
React Vs. Angular: In-Depth Comparison · js
Are you still looking for the best JavaScript framework?
DOAA SHAFIK
Resources to Learn Redux · js
Redux is a predictable state container for JavaScript apps. It helps you write applications that behave consistently and run in different environments (client, server, and native).
RYAN BAKER
Crafting beautiful UX with API requests · js · design
When building web apps, creating a beautiful and responsive experience comes first.
YOTAM KADISHAY
10 Tips for Javascript Debugging Like a PRO with Console · js
In this story, I’m going to give you some awesome tips for debugging like a pro, using the good old console.
WILLIAM MERRILL
Designing The Invisible: 3 Things I Learned Designing For Voice · design
There are folks all over the globe who are unable to easily complete everyday tasks for themselves. Luckily, developers and designers can help by experimenting with voice technology that empowers them to complete tasks that others may take for granted.
CARRIE COUSINS
What’s new for designers · design
“What’s old is new again”, that seems to be the theme with new tools for designers, with a few new tools that are rooted in the “old” concepts of design theory. From working with typefaces, to a color wheel, this roundup is packed with goodies. And then there are some new “new” tools as well, including a couple of cool 3D elements.
TIANTIAN XU
100 Days of Motion Design · design
How I taught myself to create 50 pieces of animation in 100 days.
EWA GASPEROWICZ and ADDY OSMANI
Web Performance Made Easy: Google I/O 2018 Edition · js
An epic roundup of the Web performance tools, libraries and optimization techniques (including predictive loading of assets) that Google presented at their I/O 2018 event.
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