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We ran Open Source Leeds last week as part of Leeds Digital Festival, and the videos of the three talks are now available for you to watch on YouTube: • Hilary Carter – 'European Open Source Insights: Highlights from Linux Foundation Research' https://youtu.be/YYorphIc6YY • Neil Stevenson – 'My Open Source Journey with Hazelcast' https://youtu.be/ywMNw6Fejik • Michael Gray – 'How ClearBank embraces an open engineering culture to unlock team potential' https://youtu.be/jAD0qVjXJe4
UX and UI often get used interchangeably, but there are key differences, as Dan Elliott explains. He unpacks what's involved in each discipline and how user experience design and user interface design interact as part of the wider User Centred Design Ecosystem.
Working on open source projects can be a great learning experience for any developer looking to expand their skills. However, as Joe Dunleavy explains, getting started can be daunting. He shares his experiences of three recent attempts to contribute to projects and learns that the key quality required in a contributor is patience – but that it's worth it in the end!
A week today, come to Techie Brekkie Bristol to learn about Dark UX Patterns. Don't know the power of the dark side? Senior UX Designer Dan Elliott will illuminate all – running through some examples and common techniques, exploring why companies might use them, and considering how the decisions you make as a designer can cause negative responses in the people using the products you design. Come and discuss over the usual delicious drinks and pastries! 🗓️ Wed 5 Oct 🕘 09:00–10:00 📍 Scott Logic, Bristol BS1
On Tues 11 October, Open Source Bristol is back with three great talks from: • Chris Booth, Cora Experience Manager – Machine Learning and Insights, NatWest Group • Victory Brown, Founder of Dezignhers • Rowan Willis, Senior Developer, Scott Logic Between them, they'll cover: how NatWest built a near-human conversational AI demo in under four weeks using open source; how to design security into open source software; and how to identify "good first issues" when starting to contribute to open source projects. We're running this event as part of Bristol Tech Festival. We organise these Open Source meetups in partnership with FINOS. 🗓️ Tues 11 Oct 🕠 17:30–20:00 📍 Bristol BS1
In two weeks' time at Leeds Digital Festival, Lead Developer Paul Graham will invite you to play the Dice Game! This fun and interactive session will bring to life the Theory of Constraints and demonstrate the Agile principle that the best people to shape how the work should be done are the people actually *doing* the work. Find out more and book your place. We're running this event as part of Leeds Digital Festival, which we're also very proud to sponsor. 🗓️ Weds 21 September 🕟 16:30–18:00 📍 Avenue HQ, Leeds LS1
How do you shape a successful data strategy? In short, you can't buy a good data strategy off the shelf, as we explained at the recent event we ran in partnership with the National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD). All of the talks are now available to watch on YouTube, with chapter markers to navigate between them. At a time that suits you, watch: • Peter Chamberlin's keynote: 'Data Strategy is Not a Technology Problem' • Sioned Baker and James Wren on 'Harnessing the Power of the Cloud' at the FCDO • A Q&A Panel with Paul Lodge (Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)), Mike Jolley (Newcastle Strategic Solutions), Colin Eberhardt, Matt Richards and Peter Chamberlin (all Scott Logic) • Richie Ramsden (NICD) on 'Defining Data Strategy'
Tomorrow morning, join us at our Bristol office for the return of Techie Brekkie! Deborah Wilder, Director and Co-Founder of Workwell PCS, will lead a discussion on 'The Future Workplace: the Why and the What of the office'. There'll be the usual delicious, free breakfast for you to enjoy as we explore how to strike the right balance between office and home-working, what the real value is of working together in person, and how office spaces can be optimised for the new world of work. We hope you can join us – in person! 🗓️ Wed 7 Sept 🕘 9:00–10:00 📍 Scott Logic, Bristol BS1
Regulators need to embrace open source to help improve the financial markets. Do you agree? Take the State of Open Source in Financial Services survey now to share your views. 🗓️ The survey closes on 21 Sept. 🎓 As a thank you for your time, you'll get a 25% discount code for any The Linux Foundation Training and Certification course. The survey is being run by FINOS and The Linux Foundation with Scott Logic and a range of other partners: GitHub, Intel Corporation, Mend, Red Hat, SUSE, Symphony, Tradeweb and Wipro.
In the first of our talks at Open Source Leeds on Tue 20 Sept, Hilary Carter, VP Research at The Linux Foundation will share ‘European Open Source Insights: Highlights from Linux Foundation Research’. Europe marks the first region explored in the new ‘World of Open Source’ research series launched by the Linux Foundation, exploring geographic trends and dynamics. The research has been undertaken with partners Europe-wide, including Scott Logic. Hilary will summarise the study's findings, including the industries, countries, and technologies most impacted by open source project communities. You can find the full agenda and book your place using the link below. We organise the Open Source Meetups in partnership with FINOS. We are running this event as part of Leeds Digital Festival. 🗓️ Tue 20 Sept 🕠 17:30–20:00 📍 Avenue HQ, Leeds LS1
