The Voice of Tech - London Java User Group meetup

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Whether you're a backend dev, full-stack engineer, or just getting started in tech, this event is a great opportunity to:

• Hear insightful talks from fellow engineers
• Share ideas and challenges
• Connect with others working in the London tech scene

Our goal is to create a friendly and supportive space where technologists can learn from each other — and have some fun along the way. And if you think that public speaking is fun and can enhance your professional growth, why not submit your talk to our Call for Papers page

For those who cannot make it in person, we will stream the event at DevTalkPlanet YouTube channel.

Disclaimer:

By attending this event, you agree that you are responsible for your own safety and well-being. The organisers are not liable for any injury, loss, or damage that may occur during the event.

If food or drinks are provided, please note that we cannot guarantee they are free from allergens. It is your responsibility to check for any allergens before consuming.

Info: Since most companies have existing data in relational databases LLM based SQL generation is the holly grail of enterprise data retrieval. Alas, though LLMs are great with unstructured text, simply asking it to generate SQL to retrieve data from an unfamiliar DB won't ne good enough - a dedicated pipeline is needed. Let's review the methodologies and best practices to make you a Text2SQL expert and see how to build a Java based data retrieval pipeline that actually works!

Info: My friends always ask me: “how do I learn programming?” And my answer is always the same: “it depends”. I then tell them how I learnt:
I took a course to learn the basics and then I identified a fun problem in my life and built a project to solve it - googling and learning along the way.

I gradually iterated the project to try and improve it, learning more about a wide range of areas. This talk is a retelling of everything I learnt whilst building one of those projects.

The TLDR version:
1. PyAutoGUI to control the mouse and keyboard
2. Selenium to control a browser - learning HTML & CSS Selectors
3. requests - learning about APIs and HTTP requests
4. Scaling - learning AsyncIO

If learning Python sounds daunting then come along and learn from all the mistakes I made as a novice!

Info: We continue networking part in a local pub

Event venue & nearby stays

Civo, 32 - 37 Cowper St, London, United Kingdom

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