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Past Events (418)
November 27Tuesday
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The Rich Web Experience
November 27, 2012 to November 30, 2012 – Westin Fort Lauderdale, FL Join us for RWX 2012 We are pleased to announce The Rich Web Experience / Continuous Delivery Experience will return to November 27 - 30, 2012. RWX / CDX 2012 will be held at the Westin Fort Lauder… Organized by Jay Zimmerman and the No Fluff Just Stuff staff | Type: conference
November 15Thursday
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Onetug Nerd Dinner (Orlando)
November 15, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – Millennia Mall Food Court Join us for one of our regular Nerd Dinners. These are events are simply social and have no planned agenda. We typically meet at the Mall at Millenia food court at the base of the ramp that leads to… Organized by Esteban Garcia | Type: meetup
November 14Wednesday
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Gatorjug ::: JEE6 & CDI with Curtis McMillen
November 14, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – Santa Fe College Building S Room 317 Got CDI? Wonder what dependency injection and JEE6 are all about? What the heck is Spring? RSVP, por favor. This is an event you won't want to miss! Please RSVP so we'll know how much pizza to order… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
November 13Tuesday
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AITP-NCFL November Dinner Presentation
November 13, 2012 from 6pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton Join us at our November 13 dinner meeting where Microsoft's Blain Barton will discuss the business rationale for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. Free to members, $5 for non-members (food not incl… Organized by AITP-NCFL | Type: dinner, and, presentation
October 26Friday
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Agile-Lean Coffee Orlando
October 26, 2012 from 7:30am to 8:30am – Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar (check Meetup site) Come share coffee and conversation on a variety of topics related to agile and lean software development. Organized by Mark Kilby | Type: discussion
October 25Thursday
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OrlandoJUG
October 25, 2012 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry U Room 106 Join us this month for a special presentation you're sure to enjoy! Tony McClay, Enterprise Architect from Nielsen (the TV Survey people) providing solutions for Global Projects, Convergence, and go… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
October 23Tuesday
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AITP October Dinner Presentation
October 23, 2012 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm – UF Hilton Something a little lighter going into the holidays: In this fascinating slide-illustrated presentation, Dr. Andrew Nichols discusses his research into the causative effects of geomagnetic activity in… Organized by AITP North-Central Florida Chapter | Type: presentation, and, dinner
October 19Friday
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Agile-Lean Coffee Orlando
October 19, 2012 from 8am to 9am – check Meetup site Come share coffee and conversation on a variety of topics related to agile and lean software development. Organized by Mark Kilby | Type: discussion
October 18Thursday
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Onetug ::: Windows 8 Development w Atley Hunter
October 18, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm – Orlando Cuty Hall Join us as we welcome a special guest from north of the border to give a talk about developing for Windows 8. About Atley: I’m Atley and I have what you might call a little tech problem. I am a geek,… Organized by Esteban Garcia | Type: meetup
October 17Wednesday
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GatorLUG - Linux User Group
October 17, 2012 from 6pm to 7:45pm – The Lab Greetings All, You are invited to join us at the next GatorLUG meeting in "Innovation Central" Gainesville, Florida. The Laboratory is closing at the end of this month. So, this will be the last… Organized by Clint Collins | Type: meeting
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By Sergio De SimoneBenchmarking Beyond the Application Layer: How Uber Evaluates Infrastructure Changes and Cloud Skus
Uber’s Ceilometer framework automates infrastructure performance benchmarking beyond applications. It standardizes testing across servers, workloads, and cloud SKUs, helping teams validate changes, identify regressions, and optimize resources. Future plans include AI integration, anomaly detection, and continuous validation.
By Leela KumiliPresentation: Changing Power Dynamics: What Senior Engineers Can Learn From Junior Engineers
Beth Anderson discusses the "power distance index" and its critical role in communication. Using the Korean Air Flight 801 tragedy as a case study, she explains the dangers of hierarchy-driven silence. She shares actionable frameworks for building the 4 stages of psychological safety, implementing reverse mentoring, and using PRs as tools for knowledge sharing rather than gatekeeping.
By Beth AndersonPodcast: Effective Mentorship and Remote Team Culture with Gilad Shoham
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Gilad Shoham about building effective mentorship relationships, leading fully distributed teams and the evolving role of developers in an AI-augmented future.
By Gilad ShohamBeyond Win Rates: How Spotify Quantifies Learning in Product Experiments
Spotify has introduced the Experiments with Learning (EwL) metric on top of its Confidence experimentation platform to measure how many tests deliver decision-ready insights, not just how many “win.” EwL captures both the quantity and quality of learning across product teams, helping them make faster, smarter product decisions at scale. The outcome must support one action: ship, abort, or iterate.
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