For our next event, we have been invited to ShopKeep's Belfast offices for an exciting personal account on how to jump-start a career in technology; followed by a technical insight into API first design and how it can help you!

This month's topics include:

Art Knipe (@awflwafl) on Jumpstarting your tech career!

Art is a software engineer who dedicates most of his time to the JavaScript domain. Art is involved in Code Co-Op which runs free-form socials and set coding challenges at Farset Labs. Code Co-Op is designed for people who prefer to learn outside of formal programmes and enables them to come together and help each other out. The group receives continuous support from Farset Labs and the wider Code Co-Op community.

Annette McCullough (@annettemccull) on API first design

Annette will be speaking on personal experience as a team lead and what exactly “API First” means; All too often, “API First” can come to mean “Yeah, APIs are important, but they’re not essential”. Just as you spend time to design your graphical user interface, invest time to design your API!

Food: 
A variety of Pizza's and drinks (with vegetarian options and soft drinks are also available).

Parking:
A number of metered parking spots are available on Linenhall street.

Building Access:

Access to the building will be available via the front door until 7 pm; Shopkeep is located on the 5th floor of the building and can be accessed either via the stairs or the elevator in the lobby.

After 7 pm access to exit the building you will need to use the rear doors located in the lobby to the right of the elevators. From the rear car park. the exit will be located at the end of the car park behind a set of shutters that can be opened by using the control panel on the left wall.

If you have any questions or would be interested in speaking at our next meetup please contact conor@nigma.io

email: hello@nigma.io 
twitter: @nigmaio 
website: http://nigma.io

A big Thank You to ShopKeep for sponsoring the event & providing the location and to the Nigma team who helped to organize:

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