Megan Mallin || Audience Evangelism @ Microsoft Australia https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/megmallin/feed.xml Helping developers and technical communities to be MORE awesome! Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:23:10 GMT en-US hourly 1 Win prizes and be heard - Developer Economics Survey https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/megmallin/win-prizes-and-be-heard-developer-economics-survey Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:50:12 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/megmallin/?p=95 The new Developer Economics survey is open until 1st July 2018, so calling all software developers to take part.
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Don’t miss a chance to join over 40,000 developers from 160+ countries who take part in the Developer Economics surveys every year to tell the world where software development is going next.

This survey is for anyone writing code and getting their hands on software development in Mobile, Desktop, IoT, AR/VR, Machine Learning & Data Science, Web, Backend and Games. It doesn’t matter if you’re a hobbyist, a startupper or an enterprise dev - the survey is open for all real developers out there!

The survey is designed to dive into real-life developer issues, from coding skills and favourite tools to satisfaction with learning resources and communities.

Expect questions like:

  • Which are your favourite tools and platforms?
  • What’s going up and what’s going down in the software industry?
  • Are you working on the projects you would like to work on?
  • Where do you think development time should be invested?

There are also deep-dive questions based on your area of expertise, like Machine Learning, IoT, web development and more where you can really show you’re a pro and answer more complex questions about your favourite frameworks and vendors.

The survey is designed to reveal your sci-fi profile, so the more you engage, the closer you get to finding out your place in the galaxy far far away. There’s also prizes. This time, devs who take part and complete the survey can win stuff like iPhone X, Samsung S9 Plus, HTC Vive Pro, GitHub Developer Plan, Amazon vouchers and other useful things to help you test your work or just play around.

Last but not least, everyone who takes the survey will get insights with key findings from the survey as well as a free report with the highlights and up-and-coming trends.

If you have a few minutes to spare and want to have a quality time, then this survey is for perfect for you!

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]]> It's like an escape room for developers - Microsoft OpenHack https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/megmallin/its-like-an-escape-room-for-developers-microsoft-openhack Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:50:17 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/megmallin/?p=75 (just like an escape room – here’s what you are trying to do, here are some clues, figure it out!). Throughout the challenges, Microsoft experts are by your side, ensuring you can make progress if you get stuck.  Not only are Open Hack events a great opportunity to learn cool new things and meet some great people, you are also likely to have fun from start to finish. Check out this video from a recent OpenHack held in Sydney If you would like to know more about upcoming OpenHack events happening in Australia, just drop me an email at memall@microsoft.com or follow me on Twitter @MegMallin.  You can also join the global conversation #OpenHack  ]]> Announcing Microsoft OpenHack: Containers https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/megmallin/announcing-microsoft-openhack-containers Mon, 11 Jun 2018 18:56:33 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/megmallin/?p=55 developers to learn how to implement a given scenario on containerisation through 3 days of immersive, structured, hands-on, challenge based hacking where you will team up with community peers and learn how to implement container solutions and moving them to the cloud. Hosted in Sydney from 18 - 20 June, during #OpenHack you will:
  • Choose your desired tooling and technology based on Kubernetes or Azure Service Fabric.
  • Hack on robust challenges structured to leave you with skills and expertise needed to deploy containers and clusters in your place of work.
  • Network with fellow community members and other professional developers from start-ups to large enterprises, as well Microsoft Engineering leaders and experts
  • Get answers to your technology and workplace project questions from Microsoft and community experts.
In addition to the challenge based learning paths, a limited number of 1-hour code-with slots will be made available on a first come, first served basis to work side by side with Microsoft experts on your own workplace projects. OpenHack is free for registered attendees! Food, drinks, prizes and fun will be provided.  If travelling, attendees are responsible for their own travel expenses and evening meals. To be successful and maximise value from the event, participants should have a basic understanding of the following concepts and technologies. You are not required to be an expert or authority, but a familiarity with each will be advantageous:
  • Docker Containers
  • Cloud hosted services
  • REST Services
  • DevOps
  • IP Networking & Routing
To register for this event, simply click the link below or visit https://aka.ms/sydneyopen.]]> 10 Sydney MeetUps for Developers https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/megmallin/10-sydney-meetups-for-developers Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:08:14 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/megmallin/?p=45 DevOps Sydney  Learn about and share information on the DevOps movement – including its culture, practices and tools. This is a group for professionals, hackers, managers and engineers from dev or ops backgrounds. Azure Sydney User Group  Join developers, engineers, architects and everyone in between to better understand and benefit from the Microsoft Azure public cloud. The group encourages presentations from all members, and aims to cover both developer-centric and infrastructure-centric topics. Sydney .NET User Group Join other developers to exchange ideas and listen to presentations by local and international industry experts. Topics focus on .NET development, SharePoint, Xamarin, Cordova and general ALM strategies; as well as the latest industry news and trends. Sydney Business Intelligence User Group Join architects and developers who are interested in the Microsoft Business Intelligence / Data Analytics technology stack and related technologies. Microsoft Data Wranglers Do you want to take your data wrangling to the next level? Join other data professionals (wranglers) to share techniques and tools using the Microsoft data platform. Sydney Power BI User Group Explore data analytics and reporting using Modern Excel and the Microsoft Power BI suite of tools, including Power Query, Power Pivot, Power View, Power Map, Power BI in the Cloud, and Power BI Desktop. These meetups include a quick update, tips and tricks, and a major presentation. Sydney SharePoint User Group Join this group to network and learn about Microsoft SharePoint. F# Sydney This meetup brings together people who care deeply about the F# programming language. It aligns with the F# Software Foundation, and welcomes anyone who is even a little bit curious about F#. Sydney Mobile .Net (Xamarin) Developers Learn about using .NET to build cross-platform apps, and explore new avenues like Windows 10 IoT. This meetup explores a wide range of topics, not least the importance of UX. Sydney Office 365 Business User Group Learn about Office 365 productivity solutions in the public cloud. Discover how the platform transforms organisations by improving collaboration and knowledge-sharing, innovation, productivity and end-user experience.    ]]>