I found this via Maria Lambert Bridge, the CCO for the Center for Human Technology. She writes:
Tech isn’t just a passive tool. Tech shapes us, and we shape technology.
Every design choice has an implication.
Every interaction has an effect.
Hey, Tampa area techies! There’s a “Tech Professionals UX/Devs Networking” meetup happening this Wednesday, and Anitra and I will be attending!
Here’s the event description from their Meetup page:
Hi all!
We are a group of tech professionals in the Tampa Bay Area. Designers, Developers and anything in-between. Whether an industry veteran or just getting started in your career, come join us for casual networking over food and drinks!
We will meet outside of Lala’s Sangria Bar on Wednesday, April 6 at 6PM.
See you there!
La La’s Sangria Bar is in Channelside — 203 N Meridian Avenue. It’ll be an outdoor gathering, which should greatly reduce any COVID risk.
Be sure to register for the event on their Meetup page!
We’ll see you there!
How did I not know that this existed? Here’s a parody of Under the Sea, the bouncy song from Disney’s animated film The Little Mermaid, but instead of being about why life is better under the sea, it’s about why programming is better with C than with any of those newfangled programming languages with their classes and whatnot:
This amuses me to no end.
When I was a DJ at Clark Hall Pub, the engineering pub at Crazy Go Nuts University, among the alt-rock songs that were guaranteed to pack the dance floor was a strange outlier that started as a joke but turned into a hit that had to be played at least once a night: Under the Sea!
It’s also the time when I got proficient in C, as it was one of the acceptable programming languages for using in assignments. The other one was Turing, and yes, there’s a reason you haven’t heard of it. (One of my favorite professors, Dr. Michael Levison, used to say that Alan Turing would probably be horrified at the programming language that bears his name.)
I may have to add this one to my accordion repertoire.
…and you should take the hint from this comic.
Here’s the list of tech, entrepreneur, and nerd events for Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Monday, April 4 through Sunday, April 10, 2022.
As far as event types go, this list casts a rather wide net. It includes events that would be of interest to techies, nerds, and entrepreneurs. It includes (but isn’t limited to) events that fall under the category of:
By “Tampa Bay and surrounding areas”, this list covers events that originate or are aimed at the area within 100 miles of the Port of Tampa. At the very least, that includes the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater, but as far north as Ocala, as far south as Fort Myers, and includes Orlando and its surrounding cities.
I try to keep this list up-to-date. I add new events as soon as I hear about them, so be sure to check the latest version of this week’s list on Global Nerdy!
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| RGANetwork.net | South Tampa Professionals Networking Lunch Wrights Deli | |
| Tampa Cybersecurity Training | Tampa Bay’s Job Seeker Coffee Talks | 9:00 AM |
| Option Trading Strategies (Tampa Bay area) Meetup Group | Option Trading Strategies Meetup (Online) | 11:00 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Virtual Networking Lunch | 11:13 AM |
| Entrepreneurs & Business Owners of Sarasota & Bradenton | Virtual Networking Lunch Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | St. Pete Networking Lunch! Fords Garage! Monday’s | 11:30 AM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | South Tampa Professional Networking Lunch | 11:30 AM |
| Christian Professionals Network Tampa Bay | Live Online Connection Meeting- Monday | 11:30 AM |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | South Tampa Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Data Science vs. Data Analytics | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT |
| West Orange Comics & Video Games | Magic Mondays | 5:00 PM |
| Entrepreneurs & Startups – Bradenton Networking & Education | Scott Winston: Why Do They Say No? Get the Funding You Need to Grow Your Company | 5:30 PM |
| Beginning Web Development | Weekly Learning Session | 6:00 PM |
| We Write Here Black and Women of Color Writing Group | Virtual Writing Get Downs- Share It Now! | 6:00 PM |
| Board Game Meetup: Board Game Boxcar | Weekly Game Night! (Lazy Moon Location) | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Tabletoppers | Monday Feast & Game Night | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Adventurer’s Guild | [FR] Waterdeep: Dragon Heist – DM Carson (Tier 1) | 6:00 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Intro To Data Analytics: Tableau Basics | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
| Critical Hit Games | MTG: Commander Open Play | 6:00 PM |
| Bradenton Photo Group | A Complete Guide to Photogrpahy | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | North Port Toastmasters Meets Online!! | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Wesley Chapel Speaks Toastmasters | 6:30 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Off the Wagon Kitchen & Brewery Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 6:30 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Sharpen Your Presentations at South Tampa TM Before Going Live! | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Time to Take Speaking Your Passion to the Next Level at South Tampa TM! | 7:00 PM |
| Learn-To-Trade Crypto – Online (As Seen on Orlando Sentinel) | Learn-To-Trade Q&A (0NLINE) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Flutter Meetup Group | In-Person Meetup | 7:00 PM |
| Productivity Workshop by Find The Geeks | Productivity Workshop Session #1 | 7:00 PM |
| Orlando Stoics | ONLINE: “Your Brain on Fear” (Part 2) | 7:00 PM |
| Toastmasters Division E | Lakeland (FL) Toastmasters Club #2262 | 7:00 PM |
| Florida Center for Creative Photography | FREE Lightroom Study Group | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Make a LED Edge Lit Name Plaque (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | Board Game Night at Armada Games | 7:00 PM |
| Central Florida AD&D (1st ed.) Grognards Guild | World of Greyhawk: 1E One-Shots | 7:30 PM |
| North Florida Stock Investing Education | North Florida Chapter Model Investment Club | 7:30 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Free Crash Course: JavaScript Fundamentals | 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
| Group | Event Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Bianca Baez with United Wealth Educators | Business Networking event | |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | Tampa Young Professionals Virtual Networking Thursday Morning All WElCOME | 7:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Virtual Networking Breakfast Thursday’s | 7:30 AM |
| Pasco County Entrepreneurs Meetup | Happy Hangar Early Bird Professionals Networking | 7:30 AM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Wesley Chapel/Lutz networking breakfast | 7:30 AM |
| Wesley Chapel, Trinity, New Tampa Business Professionals | Business Over Breakfast ~ Happy Hangar IN PERSON JOIN US! | 7:30 AM |
| Max Jackson – Doma Title | The Road to Endless Referrals | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EDT |
| Orlando Digital Media Design Meetup | Virtual Event: Adobe Illustrator Level 3 | 10:00 AM |
| Florida Startup: Idea to IPO | How to Cut Product Development Costs by up to 50%! | 11:00 AM |
| OpenStack Central Florida | Model Serving Event with AI Infrastructure Alliance | 11:00 AM |
| Business Game Changers Group | Clearwater Professional Networking Lunch | 11:00 AM |
| Block Co-op – Crypto Blockchain Orlando & Beyond Club | Crypto Set-up Class -Limited to 5 Seats Only | 11:00 AM |
| Young Professionals of Tampa Bay Networking Group | The Founders Meeting where it all Began! JOIN us! Bring a guest and get a gift | 11:00 AM |
| Network Professionals Inc. of South Pinellas (NPI) | NPI Power Lunch – Exchange Qualified Business Referrals | 11:30 AM |
| SWAT Networking – Successful Women Aligning Together | SWAT Networking Parrish Luncheon | 11:30 AM |
| St Pete Networking | St Pete Networking | 12:00 PM |
| Toastmasters District 48 | Sarasota Speakers Exchange Toastmasters | 12:00 PM |
| Tampa Cybersecurity Training | Top Interview Questions: What They Mean & Why They’re Asking | 12:00 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || What is UX/UI Design? | 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM EDT |
| “Learn and Earn” Millionaire Mind Secrets & Networking | Online Zoom! Millionaire Mind Lunch; Book Club and Networking! | 12:00 PM |
| Network After Work Tampa – Networking Events | How to Maximize the Power of community | 1:00 PM |
| Free Video Production Classes – TV/Internet | YouTube Basics (ONLINE CLASS) – FREE for Hillsborough County Residents | 3:00 PM |
| Tampa – Sarasota – Venice Trivia & Quiz Meetup | Trivia Night – Bunkers Bar of Sun City Center Smartphone Trivia Game Show | 5:00 PM |
| Tampa / St Pete Business Connections | After hours Networking & Tasting, Food By 3’C’s Catering | 5:00 PM |
| The Remote Work Collective | Sarasota | 20s/30s/40s/ | Art Ovation Spring Exhibition + Rooftop Drinks | 5:30 PM |
| Tampa Connection | Tampa Connection Spring Mixer | |
| Orlando Board Gaming Weekly Meetup | Central Florida Board Gaming at the Collective | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Gaming: RPG’s, Board Games & more! | D&D Adventurers League at Critical Hit Games | 6:00 PM |
| Critical Hit Games | D&D Adventurers League | 6:00 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || Bootcamp Alumni Success Secrets | 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EDT |
| Tampa Business Club/Networking After Hours | Downtown After Hours At Lit Cigar & Martini lounge | 6:00 PM |
| St. Petersburg Gnostic Association | Corresponding lecture of the program | 6:00 PM |
| Professional Business Networking with RGAnetwork.net | Business Networking Mixer 1st Thursday ~ JOIN us! | 6:00 PM |
| Land O Lakes Cigars and Networking Group | Cigars, Networking, Referrals – | 6:00 PM |
| Brandon and Seffner area AD&D Group | 1st ed AD&D Campaign. | 6:00 PM |
| Magic the Gathering Tampa/Brandon/St Pete | Nerdy Needs (Casual Thursday Commander Night) | 6:00 PM |
| Orlando Photo + Design Meetup | Virtual: Photography Color Theory | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Meetings & Mixers | After hours mixer 1st Thursday at 3C’s Catering All Welcome | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Business Networking Happy Hour/Meetings/Meet Up | After Hours Networking Happy Hour! Food provided by 3C’s Catering | 6:00 PM |
| Tampa Business Club | Downtown Networking After Hours @Lit | 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT |
| Eccentricity Club (Foodies and Fun) | Great Chinese at Lam’s on East Colonial | 6:30 PM |
| Business Networking for Entrepreneurs of Color | Virtual Business Networking – Entrepreneurs of Color | 7:00 PM |
| 3D Printing Orlando | Cura Slicer Settings – Fundamentals | 7:00 PM |
| Oddball Cinema | · Safety Last! · by Fred C. Newmeyer | 7:00 PM |
| Books & Brews! | April – Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Bay Drupal User Group | Live Forum / Q&A | 7:00 PM |
| Tampa Hackerspace | Shopbot Safety and Usage (Members Only) | 7:00 PM |
| Drunk’n Meeples the Social Tabletop (Board) Gamers | THURSDAY Game Night @ de Bine Brewing Co. | 7:00 PM |
| Live streaming production and talent | Live streaming production and talent | 7:00 PM |
| West Orange Comics & Video Games | Orlando Game Night | 7:15 PM |
| Thinkful Tampa | Thinkful Webinar || UX/UI Design: Wireframes and Prototypes | 9:00 PM to 10:30 PM EDT |
| Tampa Bay Business Intelligence and Data Analytics | Model Serving Event with AI Infrastructure Alliance | 11:00 PM |
Let me know at joey@joeydevilla.com!
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Hey, iOS developers! My latest tutorial article on the Auth0 blog shows you how to easily add authentication (that is, login and logout) to SwiftUI apps and display information from their user profile.
The article demonstrates the most basic use of the Auth0.swift SDK, the Auth0 SDK for all Apple platforms — not just iOS, but macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It’s Auth0’s third most-used SDKs, accounting for more than one in ten API requests to Auth0 systems!
It’s a two-part tutorial. Part 1 of the tutorial starts with File → New Project…, adds some basic interactivity, adds the Auth0.swift package, walks you through setup on the Auth0 side, and finally enables login and logout:
Part 2 of the tutorial takes your basic login/logout app and gives it the ability to read user information from the user profile and display it onscreen:
![iOS Simulator screen shot: Screen with title “Logged in”, photo of user, user]s name and email address, and “Log out” button.](https://www.globalnerdy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/logged-in-2.jpg)
There’s a new tech meetup here in “The Other Bay Area” — the Downtown Tampa Software Developers — and I’m planning on attending their next meetup (and getting some dinner) this Wednesday, March 30th, at 7:00 p.m.!
Organized by Michael Berlet, it’s a weekly meetup for software developers at Tampa’s big food hall/gathering place, Armature Works, which provides a wide variety of food and drink.
Here’s the group’s description from their Meetup page:
We are a group of professional, freelance, and amateur software developers living in the vicinity of downtown Tampa.
If you’re sick of impersonal online developer webinars and want to meet, make friends, and network with other developers in physical space, then this is the group for you. We’re informal, and like to chat about work, personal projects, and life in general.
Join us! It sounds like it’ll be fun. You can RSVP on the event page.
In case you need it, here’s the parking map for Armature Works:
