Open lecture: Getting Started with IT by Google Developers Group

“Who is this Mythical Being - The Programmer?” by Alexey Buzdin, an organizer of Google Developers Group Riga (http://GDGRiga.lv), Java User Group Latvia (http://JUG.lv), Mobile Developers Latvia, annual Riga Dev Day conference (http://rigadevday.lv/).

Let's start our event with a talk about Programmers, what do they do and how to become one. What resources there are in the Web and how to use them correctly. Alexey will tell about his experience during his 5 years of work and what helped him to constantly improve himself and get joy of what he does at work.

“Discover the IT universe” by Sergey Kibish, a Software Developer at Transact Pro (Fintech company) and GDG Riga organizer, currently conquer a Masters degree and is passionate about the web technologies.

Now let's explore the Universe of IT. Let's see what it's made of! We will start from the web, server-side, going toward clouds and talk how they are made and what are the challenges.

Then we will continue with discovery of our pocket devices, smart houses, embeddable devices (Internet of Things) and the Future (VR, robots, drones).