GDG Lagos

Last weekend, I got to Volunteer for GDG Lagos's DevFest Lagos 2024 I'm grateful for the rare opportunity, the new connections I've made, and to the organizers for putting this together!! It was exciting and a lot of fun. I'll do this over and over. See you next year! #DevFestLagos2024

Now that my social battery is recharged, I have a lot of experiences to share from events i attended these past couple of weeks. We begin with my experiences from last week at GDG Lagos #DevFestLagos2024! 🎤 Friday: Engaging Panel Session I had the privilege to participate in a panel session (GDE hours) alongside Babalola Ayotomide and Obumuneme Nwabude, hosted by Oni Faith Ayoola. We had insightful discussions about the latest trends in technology, sharing our experiences and expertise with an enthusiastic audience. 🛠️ Saturday: Leading a Workshop on Over-the-Air Updates in Flutter On Saturday, I led a workshop focused on over-the-air updates in #Flutter using Shorebird. Here's what we covered: - Introduction to Shorebird - Setup and Configuration - Making Releases and Patches - Integrating Shorebird into CI Pipelines: Our case study on using GitHub Actions for continuous integration. During the workshop, we performed live changes to the DevFest Lagos app in production and executed a rollback, demonstrating the robustness and reliability of the update process. How do you explain and show hot restart in production without a demo? You don’t. You do a demo, and the audience confirms the changes. 📚 Resources and Materials Slides from my session are available at https://lnkd.in/d_EEbqtr. Additionally, the code repository and other materials are included in the slides for your convenience. 😂 Memes and Inspiration Partly inspired by Felix Angelov talk at @FlutterNFriends. What's a talk/slide without memes? 🎉 After Party: The after party, great vibes, networking and ..... Hopefully, its here to stay. A big thank you to everyone that made the event a success.

Last weekend I was at #DevfestLagos2024. This year was an interesting turn. I decided to take a step further by volunteering my skills. During my internship SEAMFIX I learnt QA Engineering and I decided to the skills I had learnt overtime to contribute to the success of Devfest this year. I am grateful to Sodiq Akinjobi for making that happen Working as a QA on the team, I tested the products we built the coming soon website, main website, ticketing platform and the Mobile apps. My little contribution was to make sure that everything worked as it should before the main public got to use it. It was quite nice to work behind the scenes to craft out the experience of the entire DevFest attendees Also during the event day I led a team of volunteers on ground to make sure that attendees had an amazing experience that sure worthwhile. I want work on more stuffs behind the scenes and contribute to tools people actually use. Grateful to had worked the various teams and Ibukun Ogunmola who I worked with personally Thank you to the GDG Lagos team for the opportunity. Will I work with this team again next year? Absolutely! Check out what we built here https://devfestlagos.com/

My time volunteering as a member of the Digital Working Group for DevFest Lagos 2024 is definitely one for the books. 💫 For 6 months, I had the immense opportunity to serve as one of the product designers working alongside a talented and super hardworking team to build different digital experiences for the attendees of the biggest developers conference in Sub-Saharan Africa. From the trivia game, to the ticketing platform , to the mobile app, to the main website, amongst others. We really outdid ourselves and I am so proud of what we built. I am particularly grateful to our team lead Sodiq Akinjobi for the opportunity to lead the design of the Trivia game as well as to co-lead the design of the main website. This experience was nothing short of amazing as I have grown personally as a product designer while working on these projects and gained new friends while at it. The highlight of the event itself for me was definitely meeting Olumide Balogun the Director of Google, West Africa and getting inspired to continue the good work. It was such an honour to serve GDG Lagos and I absolutely cannot wait to do this again next year! 🫡 #DevFestLagos #DevFestLagos2024

𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 GDG Lagos 2024, 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱. 6 years ago, attending GDG Lagos introduced me to machine learning and open source, sparking my journey into Data Science and Machine Learning. This year, I had the privilege of returning as a speaker at West and Central Africa's biggest developer conference with over 3.9k+ in-person attendees across 2 days. I had the honor of delivering a one-hour session titled "The Role of Developer Relations in AI Product Success." My talk highlighted: 🔹The critical role DevRel plays in driving the growth, DevRel definition by Mary Thengvall, and adoption of AI/ML products 🔹3 practical case studies from AI companies focusing on APIs, open source, and computer vision. 🔹Key metrics, tools, and techniques for aligning DevRel strategies with business objectives. The link to my slide will be in the comment section. I'm glad I got several amazing feedback as regards my slides and session from my survey, where the audience was asking to create a separate workshop on presentation. I took the opportunity to spotlight some incredible friends and peers in the AI/ML space, such as Marisa Smith, PhD, Maria Khalusova, Marlene Mhangami, Jay M., Harpreet Sahota 🥑, Tony K., Jenifer De Figueiredo, and Patrick Löber. I also shared how inspirations like 👩🏻💻 Mikiko B., Merve Noyan, Richmond Alake, and Logan Kilpatrick have shaped my journey. Their work, achievements, and contributions have inspired me, and I share their impact with the audience. As part of my session, I reflected on my growth as a data scientist, Python and ML advocate, and community builder, aiming to inspire fellow African developers and ML enthusiasts. I ended with a quote that encapsulates my philosophy in summary: "Just as data serves as the backbone of AI, the community serves as the backbone of innovation." To close, I hosted a giveaway of two exceptional data science books authored by fellow Africans: 🔹 Building Data-Driven Applications with Danfo.js: A Practical Guide to Machine Learning with JavaScript by Rising Odegua and Stephen Oni 🔹 Exploratory Data Analysis with Python Cookbook by Ayodele Oluleye This was more than just a giveaway—it was a call to action to encourage more Africans to write technical books on Data, AI, and ML and to inspire others to explore, learn, and create African-led solutions in the Data and AI space. This weekend, I’m thrilled to continue this journey at Google Developer Groups (GDG) Ibadan, where I was invited to join a panel session on "Responsible AI: The Use of AI for Positive Impact and the Greater Good." Reflecting on how far I’ve come since my first DevFest Lagos, I’m reminded of the power of community, inspiration, and the opportunities that arise when we share knowledge and uplift one another.

I was in Lagos for DevFest. Like everything in Lagos, it was intense. Please read about it here. Peter Ing Derrick Sosoo Shola Akinrolie Marvin Rotermund Stephen Ozoigbo Sodiq Akinjobi

GDG Lagos is best in organizing. The event was top-notch. If I was asked to rate the event in my dream, I will vote in 1000/100 😅 Some snippets on what I gain in Day One; Design Thinking for Problem-Solving: Beyond UX Session lessons I held unto was Product Designers are problem solvers that integrates the needs of people and iteratively creates solutions through empathy & experimentation. Tester session. Snippet- A Tester is the bridge between product imagination and reality. I observed that GDG Lagos were so strict with timing, I love that. Kudos to the organizers. Well done to GDG Lagos organizers. Take your flower We will outside again for GDG DevFest Lagos 2025..... #DevFestLagos #DevFest2024 #GDG11

🚀 DevFest 2024: A Day of Inspiration, Learning, and Growth 🌟 Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of going to #devfest2024, which was a wonderful event organized by the Google Developer Group ( GDG Lagos ). It was an impressive gathering of dedicated developers, tech aficionados, and professionals all came together to exchange ideas, inspire, and network. From keynotes to workshops, every session had something unique. In particular, my interests lay in the emerging technologies, success stories, and developers committed to artistic innovation. However, one of the most profound was the desire for growth within the ecosystem, specifically in people's communities. This is the kind of event that reminds us of collective power and how much we can solve if we put our heads together and bring our thoughts to the table. Bravo to the GDG organizers for putting together a valuable event. 🎉 In case you’ve missed it, I suggest that you watch out for their subsequent events, which are always worth it, and impact a lot of change. And to everyone at #DevFest2024, thank you for your warm conversations and perspectives on different topics. I cannot wait to disseminate what I have seen and experienced and further my development in this thriving community of developers! #GDG #DevFest2024 #TechCommunity #Developers

Trust us to never get over the excitement of seeing our dreammakers take the stage!🌚Aguh and Oluwatobi were at GDG Lagos, where they shared insights on how we're also driving innovation through digital solutions and helping to build a stronger talent pool through initiatives like our #MoniepointWomeninTechInternship programme.🚀 If you’d like to join us in shaping the future of tech in Africa, click the link below; let’s build the future together! https://lnkd.in/eJYvxi3X #Monpoint #PoweringDreams #Fintech

Attending DevFest Lagos 2024 was an absolute highlight of my year! The event had insightful sessions and networking opportunities that pushed me to think differently about tech. A few standout moments from the event: 🔸 Design Thinking for Problem Solving – Beyond UX by John Ohio. Ohio: This session helped me rethink user-centered design and explore how to solve complex problems creatively. 🔸 Pentesting Session with Oluwaseyi Ajadi: A deep dive into the world of cybersecurity and ethical hacking. 🔸 Creating Developer-Centric Content – How to Write for a Technical Audience by Haastrup Adejoke – This session gave me tips on how to create engaging, technical content that resonates with developers. 🔸 Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Curiosity with a Product-Driven Organization – The Why Bucket by Jeffery Abdulateef-Adoga Abdullateef: A discussion on how frustration and curiosity fuel innovation and drive product success. But it wasn’t just about the learning! I also had fun moments, including receiving amazing swags. A huge thank you to GDG Lagos for organizing such a powerful event. The energy, learning, and connections I made at DevFest Lagos will last a lifetime. Looking forward to the next one!  #DevFestLagos2024