JUG World Tour: Dubai JUG (#10)

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Last month we introduced a new topic in this podcast when we visited the Manchester Java User group. That JUG already exists for nearly 10 years, so they had a lot of history to share. In this episode, we talk to the organizers of the Dubai JUG that started in May of 2022. Let’s learn what the challenges are for a new JUG, how the culture of Dubai and Hawai are alike, possible upcoming conferences, and much more
Guests

Jad Salhani (@JadSalhani)
Chris Thalinger (mastodon.social/@christhalinger, @ChrisThalinger)

Podcast host

Frank Delporte (@frankdelporte@foojay.social, @frankdelporte)

Content

00'00 Intro and music
00'10 About the topic of this podcast
00'35 Introduction of Jad and Frank
01'46 About the start of the JUG
03'20 About the developer community
04'23 The challenge of finding local speakers and attendees
07'40 About the first JUG sessions
08'50 The mix of Java experience
10'10 Education, universities, and courses
11'18 Plans for the next JUGs
14'40 Support by companies
16'48 Side activities
18'38 Support of Azul to start the JUG
20'09 Chris joins the call, introduction
21'04 Comparing Dubai and Hawai and
32'44 Working on VoxxedDays Dubai
35'41 How to get in contact
36'43 Conclusion

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