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Gonçalo Morais - A Practical Guide for Conducting Effective Code Reviews
In this session Gonçalo will share with you a few effective guidelines that both reviewers and reviewees can employ together to pursue better code.
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Kevin Lewis / Vonage - Intro to APIs Workshop
Learn more about what APIs are, how they’re built, and how to use them. This workshop will happen in JavaScript, but you don’t need to know much to take part.

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Kim Diep and Shannon Farvolden - Building Your First React App with Data From An API


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Arti Mathanda - Getting Started With Storybook for React
Storybook is a JS tool to build, organise and test your UI, eg https://lonelyplanet.github.io/backpack-ui. This workshop will show you how to get started.

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Divyansh Khandelwal - DevOps Demystified
DevOps Demystified will be a session that will revolve around pivotal DevOps practices that developers use.

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Zahra Waheed and Bushra Hussain - Deploy A Website Using GitHub Pages
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Katja Mordaunt & Felienne Hermans - Reading Code

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Tom Kail - Writing Interactive Stories with Ink
Learn how to write sharable interactive stories using Ink; a free, professional tool developed by one of the world's leading story-focused game studios.
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Iris Pea Tyczynska - Pair programming: Theory and Practice
A talk about principles for effective pair programming followed by a pair programming session.
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Jimmy Shah - Intro to SQL Workshop
An intro workshop on learning to code in SQL, often used when working with data. No prior coding experience is necessary, the talk will be accessible to all.
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Anna Skoulikari - Intro to Git Workshop
Anna we will go over some fundamental Git basics; commits, working directory, staging area, and what branches are (spoiler, they aren’t tree branches)!
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Stefania Rosca - Testing -never, never for me-
Stefania will share the value of writing tests and how this actually made her a better programmer and helped her improve the code she was writing..
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Beverley Newing and James Buller - Getting started with Accessibility Testing
A practical, interactive workshop on quick and easy ways of spotting basic accessibility issues.
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Michelle Steele - Fear of Public Speaking & Presentations
This session is geared to help anyone get over their imposter syndrome or anxiety when public speaking or giving presentations.
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Matt Northam - Little Scraps of Wisdom: how my kids helped me to be a better developer
This talk will highlight some of the key transferrable skills I've found between parenting and being a developer.
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CV/Online Portfolio Review Hour
During this session attendees can bring their CV/Online Portfolio and have someone look at it and give them feedback.
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How To Land Your First Developer Job Panel
All our panelists have had their first tech job less than a year. Come and ask them questions about their job, job search, interview process ETC.



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Amina Adewusi - How To Find Your Perfect Mentor When You Don't Know How
In this talk, learn how to find your perfect mentor and meet your needs and theirs to create a fantastic two-way learning experience.
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Olga Stokowiec - Don't Let The imposter Syndrome Kill Your Vibe. Bringing Diverse Backgrounds Into Tech
Olga will share how she went from law to tech, how she started coding, and how she "translated" her passion for languages into skills that are an asset in tech.
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James Brumpton - Being Gay in QA & Tech
James will discuss his experience of being gay and working in QA & Tech over the last 10 years.
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Beatrice Opara - Tech & Social Impact: The Power of Volunteering
In this talk Beatrice will discuss how developers at all levels can harness the power of volunteering to develop their career.
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How To Advance Your Career Once You Are In A Job
Come and ask our panelists questions about how you can advance your career once you have your job.


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Sponsor Hour
The Festival would not be possible without our wonderful sponsors. Come hear more about them, and ask them any questions you have.
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Eddie Jaoude - What is Open Source and Why You Should Care
Eddie will cover why you should get involved in open source and how it can improve your communication and technical skills.
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Technical Writing Panel
Come and ask our authors questions on writing technical books.

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Tom Renner - Staying In One Place Doesn't Mean Standing Still
Tom will present some of the pros and cons of staying with one company for longer than most people do, and he'll give some tips for how to make a success of it.

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Harshna Patel - Interviews are 2-way streets!
This workshop will take you over how to scrutinise interview processes as a candidate, what questions to ask and what issues to look out for during recruitment.
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Yoga with Nicole Meliora
Join us for a 45 minute vinyasa flow to start our wellbeing day.

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Ismael Velasco - Making Friends With Impostor Syndrome
Ismael will share personal experiences (his and others at all levels of seniority), and some relevant findings from social psychology.

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Janine Luk - Dare To Be Different In A World That Expects You To Fit In
Janine will explore why we should embrace difference and how you can step out of your comfort zones to discover the best version of yourself.

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Amy Eleftheriades - Emotional Regulation; Understanding Feelings and Tips For Being Ok
This session looks at the abstract nature of emotions; how they can impact you and some top tips to getting the hang of managing them.
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Naz Ezeonyebuchi - Staying Healthy as a Remote Developer
This session will briefly explore the various techniques and tips on how to stay healthy and fit while working remotely as a software developer.

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Alex Radu - Make Your Work Days Work For You
In this session Alex will go through techniques and tips that she uses to not burn herself out, coaching, learning and other activities.

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Marion LV - "Tech" Care of Yourself": Strategies For Better Mental Health In Tech
Drawing on her experience as a career-changer, this talk shares tools, resources and strategies to "tech" care of your mental health.
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Alex Jukes - Holistic Development
Alex invites us to take part in some gentle interactive participation in the form of meditation and a Qi Gong exercise.

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Iain Ross - Managing Anxiety and Mental Health Awareness In A Man's World
In this talk Iain will introduce some practical exercises he's learnt during his therapy journey.
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Ju Liu - How To Make Great Pizza At Home
You're at home. No big surprises there. You will make a great pizza. You will eat the pizza. Rinse the tray and repeat.

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Angie Pollacchi - The Radical Power of Rest
Angie invites you to explore various techniques and approaches to why rest creates space and energy for productivity, creativity and joy.

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Meditation Session with Rifa Thorpe-Tracey
Join us for a relaxing Meditation session with Rifa Thorpe-Tracey to close out codebar Festival 2021.

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Closing Social
Come join us for a natter and social to finish the Festival.
Speakers
Amina Adewusi
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Marion LV
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Adaobi Obi Tulton
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Venkat Subramaniam
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Dave Rankin
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Jimmy Shah
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Felienne Hermans
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Katja Mordaunt
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Bushra Hussain
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Zahra Waheed
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Arti Mathanda
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Gonçalo Morais
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Amy Eleftheriades
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Alex Radu
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