Geeksblabla

In this Episode we discuss what is code review, why it is important, how to do it and how to master it and best practices to follow as author or reviewer. Guests Mohammed Aboullaite Soubai Abderahim Mehdi Cheracher Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:03:20 - What is code review and types of code review? 0:17:00 - Why code review is important? 0:28:20 - How documentation and automation tools can help you make the code review process easier? 0:47:40 - Best practices for code review as author. 1:07:00 - Best practices for code review as reviewer. 1:35:00 - QA 1:39:00 - WrapUp & Goodbye Links Code review guidelines for humans Prepared and Presented by Youssouf EL Azizi

In this Episode we discuss the current state of tech education in Morocco, Options available for students, challenges and opportunities in the field. Guests Driss ALLAKI Hatim Mzah Hamza DEBBARH Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:08:00 - What the current state of tech education in Morocco, are we able to produce enough developers to meet the demand? 0:18:20 - What is bootcamp ? and Bootcamps in Morocco. 0:32:32 - 1337 and Youcode schools & their impact on the market and challenges they face. 1:02:00 - Universities education in Morocco and the challenges they are facing. 1:10:00 - English vs French in tech education and market. 1:26:00 - Is "Prepa" years a waste of time for students who want to study computer science? 1:34:01 - Students orientation and our role as developers to help them. 1:51:32 - State of Dev results and the future of tech education in Morocco. 2:08:00 - WrapUp & Goodbye Links State Of Dev in Morocco Prepared and Presented by Youssouf EL Azizi

In this Episode , a roundtable discussion around Davis Epstein's book, Range: Why generalists triumph in a Specialized world. Guests Mohammed Aboullaite Abdelfettah Sghiouar Oussama Zaki Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:05:58 - General idea of the book and the author 0:09:00 - Author starts with stories of 2 sports superstars —Tiger Woods and Roger Federer—who represent specialization vs range 0:14:32 - Snapshot of Woods and Federer carrers start 0:15:41 - Is Specialization Really Better? 0:28:34 - Fast vs Slow learning 0:49:48 - Q&A and Giveaway 1:08:01 - Did the author explicitly state his message for each story, or linked them back to the central theme ? 1:19:32 - Epstein’s advice: Don’t feel behind and different figures of success 1:46:30 - WrapUp & Goodbye Links David Epstein TED talk: Why specializing early doesn't always mean career success Plan, Act, Impact Peak: Secrets from the new science of expertise The Pragmatic Programmer Prepared and Presented by Meriem zaid

In this Episode , a roundtable discussion around the topic of Seniority in IT was discussed with Senior IT Guests from different Backgrounds. Guests Djalal El Baz Adil Touati Mohamed Ahdidou Oussama Zaki Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:05:18 - Seniority Definition 0:20:35 - Traits of Senior IT 1:03:42 - How to evolve from Junior to Senior 1:31:15 - Q/A 1:51:00 - Geeksblabla Picks 1:57:00 - Wraping up and Goodbye Links Thinking Architecturally - Nate Schutta The Queen's Gambit Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions The Making of a Manager Modern Software Engineering: Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster D'Kover - Darja Darja Prepared and Presented by Otmane FETTAL

In this episode, we discuss the state of dev in Morocco results. We talked about the results of the survey,jobs satisfaction, salaries, and community contribution, how they learn and level up, which tools they’re using, and what they want to learn next. Guests Soubai Abderahim Meriem Zaid Otmane Fettal Omaima Khalil Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:05:30 - State overview 0:14:50 - Profile 0:48:00 - Learning and education in Morocco 1:00:20 - Work and jobs satisfaction 1:20:00 - Technology and tools 1:37:40 - Community and contributions 1:43:33 - warming up and goodbye Links stateofdev.ma Prepared and Presented by Youssouf El Azizi

Tech News & AMA #22 with our community members Yousssouf, Safione, Abdellah and Anas. During this episode, we discuss Anas and Safione experience in the last months, State for JS and open source, and much more. Guests Safoine El khabich Anas Temouden Abdullah Iraamane Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:03:30 - Guests learning during last months 0:23:00 - Tiny machine learning 0:33:20 - How to be so good at what you are doing ? 0:44:20 - MLOps and ML in production 0:46:00 - Safoine experience with open source and finding a new internship 1:02:00 - State of open source by Github 1:23:33 - State of JS results 1:29:30 - GeeksBabla Picks 1:49:00 - warming up and goodbye Links Four kinds for luck Github Student Pack State of JS State of open source ivao.aero Pulumi A Farewell Letter, Gabriel Garcia Marquez Writing a resume Prepared and Presented by Youssouf El Azizi

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss new AI-powered tools such us ChatGPT, Github Copilot, QuillBot, and Midjourney. We discuss with our guests how those tools can transform the way we write code and build software. We also talk about how adapting to those new tools can help us write better code and save time as well as the challenges those tools can bring to the software industry. Guests Abderrahim soubai Ismail EL Azizi Ilyas Bakouch Abdelati Badr Bellaj Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:04:24 - Are we in the AI age finally & is AI going to replace developers? 0:43:20 - New AI tools tour for developers and designers 0:54:37 - Adopting new ai tools for moroccan developers, benefits and challenges 1:13:00 - Using AI tools for beginners in learning programming 1:30:00 - Using AI tools and the challenges for universities and schools in teaching programming 1:42:00 - How to survive in the AI age as a developer 1:56:00 - AI trends and building new products 2:07:00 - QA 2:12:50 - Abdelati's

Tech News & AMA #20 with our community members Yousssouf, Badr, Mohammed, Mehdi and Abderrahim. During this episode, we discuss new AI tools for developers, FTX story and Crypto in Morocco, Big companies layoffs and the future of work, and much more. Guests Abderrahim soubai Mohammed Daoudi Mehdi Cheracher Badr Bellaj Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:03:30 - Guests learning during last months 0:18:00 - Reading search papers 0:28:00 - Writing skills for developers 0:36:00 - New AI tools for developers 0:56:00 - FTX story and Crypto in Morocco 1:20:00 - Big companies layoffs and the future of work 1:41:00 - The importance of learning economics 1:49:00 - warming up and goodbye Links Github Copilot Github Student Pack QuillBot LogSeq Ivan Velichko Blog Obytes Starter Prepared and Presented by Youssouf El Azizi

In this episode of GeeksBlaBla, we discuss the Software As A Service business model going from how to build a SaaS product to how to launch it in the market. Guests -------------------------------- Djalal: https://twitter.com/enlamp Moustaid Ayoub: https://twitter.com/mstdayoub Notes -------------------------------- 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:03:02 - What is SaaS (Software As A Service)? 0:09:55 - What are the benefits of Saas ? 0:17:56 - When not to use SaaS (as an end-user / as a maker)? 0:35:20 - The future of SaaS in Morocco ? 0:52:45 - Ideation and market validation in SaaS. 1:02:00 - How to make the technical decision for a SaaS product? 1:14:07 - Security and compliance for SaaS companies ? 1:21:14 - Pre mature optimization and Over Engineering in SaaS 1:28:30 - Saas Pricing Models 1:37:00 - SaaS Marketing and Branding 1:46:25 - How to manage Payment and invoicing without having a company 1:49:30 - Is SaaS subscription fatigue a thing ? 1:53:24 - 1:06:00 - Wrap up & Goodbye Links ---

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss the importance of coding for kids, how to teach them to code and how to make them love coding. Guests -------------------------------- Anas Elalaoui : https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiltouati/ Diaa Alhak El fallous: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elfallous/ Driss Boumlik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drissboumlik/ Ibrahim Drissi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahim-drissi-424838244/ Ayman Riad Solh: Notes -------------------------------- 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:05:20 - Importance of coding for kids 0:28:00 - Experience of learning to code with Ibrahim and Ayman 0:44:30 - Teaching kids to code in morocco 1:19:10 - Wrap up and goodbye Links -------------------------------- ActiveLabs: https://www.activelabs.ma/ Code.org: https://code.org/ Mindstorms ev3: https://education.lego.com/en-us/downloads/mindstorms-ev3/software#downloads Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/ Prepared and Presented by -------------------------------- Youssouf EL Azizi: ht

In this Episode of Geeksblabla , We're joined by the amazing Adil Touati who shared with us precious insights from his amazing career in the Software Industry. Guests Adil TOUATI Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:02:00 - Adil's Journey to Microsoft 0:23:00 - How was Adil able to follow tech trends ? 0:34:30 - Adil's relationship with Technology 0:37:00 - The work of a Cloud Solution Architect 0:45:00 - What are the necessary skills to become a Solutions Architect ? 0:53:33 - Where do you see the Cloud going ? 1:14:00 - Adil's Advice for the newer generation of Software Engineers 1:26:00 - QA - Geeksblabla Picks 1:35:00 - Conclusion Links Prepared and Presented by Otmane FETTAL

In this episode of GeeksBlabla, we discuss React JS and its ecosystem and everything around it such us Next JS, Gatsby JS, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript, Server component and much more. Guests Adel Dafrallah Mohamed El Ayadi Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:04:30 - Learning React js, and the importance of learning basic first. 0:18:10 - How to choose a framework for your next react project, and the pros and cons of each framework. 0:33:00 - Typescript, and the benefits of using it in your react project. 0:38:00 - Routing in react. 0:43:30 - Styling a react project. 0:55:33 - State management and API calls in react. 1:12:00 - Forms in react. 1:14:00 - QA 1:22:40 - Testing in react. 1:28:00 - QA 1:40:00 - The new updates in react and Next 13. 1:53:00 - Next Js Conf 2022. 2:02:00 - Guests least favorite features in react. 2:05:50 - Future of react. 2:10:00 - Geeksblabla Picks 2:17:00 - Goodbye and See you next week. Links Frontend Masters The Beginner's Guide to React How to learn typescript for react

Tech News & AMA #20 with our community members Mehdi, Youssouf, Abderrahim and Manal. During this episode, we discuss 2023 IT trends predictions, BlablaConf updates, Hacktoberfest, and much more. Guests Manal Benchrif Abderrahim soubai Mehdi Cheracher Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:03:30 - Guests learning during last months 0:06:00 - Hacktoberfest 0:13:45 - Blablaconf update and call for speakers 0:26:00 - Moroccan national programming contest 2022 0:58:00 - State of Java report 1:01:00 - React new async rendering 1:10:00 - react query, qraphql, fetch, axios 1:15:00 - QA 1:23:40 - 2023 IT predictions 1:48:50 - GeeksBlabla Picks 1:44:00 - warming up and goodbye Links cfp.blablaconf hacktoberfest-open-source-2021 hacktoberfest Build Your First Sentiment Analysis Web App with Streamlit with Manal Benchrif |BlaBlaConf 2021 MNPC 2022 Editorial 2022 State of the Java Ecosystem Report stackblitz Top 5 Biggest Technology Trends In 2023 (Aikyo) rytr stateofdev Prepared and Presented by Youssouf

In this episode we discuss the fundemental concepts of Operating Systems Guests Mohammed Daoudi Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming. 0:01:50 - What's an Operating System ? 0:13:08 - Computer Start-up Process 0:18:11 - What's an Operating System Kernel ? 0:27:00 - What's an Operating System Shell ? 0:29:20 - What's a Process ? 0:33:50 - OS Process Management 0:41:11 - OS Memory Management 0:50:20 - OS Hardware Management 0:59:25 - OS Graphical User Interfaces 1:06:00 - Linux Distributions 1:13:51 - Q/A 1:36:00 - Wrap up and Goodbye! Links Microsoft Linux Distro Prepared and Presented by Otmane Fettal

In this episode we discuss the fundemental concepts for building resilient and evolving Software. Guests Mohammed Aboullaite Mehdi Cheracher Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming. 0:02:00 - Why do we need to have architectures for our Software ? 0:10:28 - "Picking the right architecture is picking the right battles and managing tradeoffs" 0:13:10 - Functional and non Functional Requirements 0:29:10 - Fundemental Concepts in Software Architecture 1:10:00 - Lessons from Implementing Successful Software Architectures. 1:21:12 - Q/A 1:49:33 - Ressources to learn Systems Design 2:02:00 - Wrap up and Goodbye! Links Systems Design Interview Systems Design Cheat Sheet Hussain Nasser Software Engineering Architecting for Scale Building Secure and Reliable Systems Designing Data-Intensive Applications Building Evolutionary Architectures Prepared and Presented by Abderrahim SOUBAI-ELIDRISI Otmane Fettal

In this episode we discuss Agile from Business , Project and Developement/Operation Perspectives. Guests Amine Maarouf Djalal EL Baz Nassima Labzagui Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming. 0:01:28 - Omaima's Introduction to Geeksblaba Team 0:02:52 - Guests Introduction 0:08:29 - What's Agile ? 0:24:44 - Agile from the Business Perspective 0:41:47 - Agile from Project Management Perspective 0:58:28 - Agile from the Developer Perspective 1:10:25 - Agile Challenges 1:29:30 - Q/A 1:47:20 - Geeksblabla Picks 2:00:00 - Wrap up and Goodbye! Links Bubble Scrum Agile Lab Prepared and Presented by Omaima Khalil Otmane Fettal

In this episode we dicuss DevoxxMA's return this year, news and other details with Badr Elhouari. Guests Badr Elhouari Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming. 0:01:57 - This year's theme. 0:06:53 - From developers to developers. 0:11:28 - What are the subjects most focused on? 0:16:20 - Bringing back in person events. 0:26:30 - Smart training and workshops yet to be presented by experts 0:29:28 - Talks selections and criterias. 0:40:25 - Conferences culture in Morocco. 0:52:11 - Will there be a recording of sessions this year? 1:15:54 - DevoxxMa culture and other conferences. 1:27:26 - Geeksblabla Giveaway 1:29:00 - Wrap up and Goodbye! Links DevoxxMA 2022 Prepared and Presented by Meriem Zaid Otmane Fettal

Tech News & AMA #19 with our community members Mehdi,Meriem, Youssouf, Yasser and Abderrahim. During this episode, we discuss Bunjs new javascript runtime, Heroku move to kill the free tier and much more. Guests Abderrahim soubai Mehdi Cheracher Yasser Tahiri Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:04:00 - Guest's learning during the last period. 0:19:29 - HeroKu free tier is dead. 0:28:00 - Is Github Copilot worth it? 0:35:30 - BunJs new javascript runtime. 0:46:00 QA ? 1:23:30 - Python updates. 1:31:40 - Favorite programming languages for our guests. 1:53:10 - Geeksblbla Picks. 1:48:30 - Conclusion Links Bun Js Marketing Yourself as a Developer Pydantic Ormdantic ms-kubernetes-tools The Log-Structured Merge-Tree (LSM-Tree) Nleveldb rocksdb pebble Prepared and Presented by Meriem Zaid Youssouf El Azizi

In today's episode we dive into documentation, its rules, ethics, best practices and some tools that help to get started. Guests Omaima Khalil Mohammed Aboullaite Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:01:30 - Guests Introduction 0:02:50 - What is Documentation? Why we need it? 0:05:51 - What are the types of Documentation you know? 0:10:01 - Who do we write documentation for? 0:15:35 - What makes good documentation? 0:20:34 - Ethics of documentation and rules to respect 0:24:31 - How do we structure our documentation? 0:53:07 - What types of documentation should focus on writing? 1:02:20 - Some tools you use to write or share documentation. 1:10:00 - Tips from guests. 1:14:00 - GeeksBlabla Giveaway. 1:17:45 - Geeksblabla Picks 1:29:18 - Conclusion Links Technical Writing One introduction Bookstack Docusaurus Prepared and Presented by Meriem Zaid

Tech News & AMA #18 with our community members Ilyas, and Abderrahim. During this episode, we discuss DenoJS's new framework, State of cloud 2022 and AWS EKS. Guests Abderrahim soubai Ilyas Bakouch Notes 0:00:00 - Introduction and welcoming 0:01:30 - Guest Introduction 0:03:00 - Fresh Framework release 0:35:00 - java and other programming languages can be obsolete within the next few years? 0:42:00 - What about .NET ? 0:47:00 - PHP, JS, and Python 0:49:00 - AWS EKS everywhere. 1:14:00 - Future of VueJS 1:26:10 - Geeksblabla Giveaway. 1:30:20 - Thoughts on the state of cloud 2022. 1:38:00 - QA 1:48:30 - Conclusion Links State of Cloud 2022 StateOfDev.ma AWS Graviton Processor AWS Outposts Family AWS Inferentia VueJS core Node.js in Action Prepared and Presented by Meriem Zaid