Become a better dev, thanks to the community

Being a developer also means taking part in a constant journey of growth and learning. And our dev mindset often brings us to think we can solve every problem thanks to some sort of technology. Allow me to challenge this, and show you how much we can grow thanks to people close by, how much we can learn thanks to a tool way older than any silicon based technology: the community.

Slides

(Codemotion Italian Edition, Nov 26 2020)

Smart speaker, ancora più smart, con Home Assistant

Non sarebbe bello se il Google Home in salotto ci avvertisse che c’è una nuova live su Twitch e, contemporaneamente, la facesse partire sulla TV? Oppure avere un Nest Mini che ci invita a spegnere subito qualche elettrodomestico, prima che l’ENEL ci stacchi la corrente visto che ne stiamo consumando troppa?
Tutto possibile, grazie ad Home Assistant, qualche file yaml, device IoT piazzati qua e là, e una manciata di logica per connetterli tra loro.
In questa sessione vedremo come configurare un hub domotico domestico, Home Assistant, magari su di un RasPi, connetterlo ad uno smart speaker Google Nest e creare delle routine per svolgere i compiti più disparati.

(DevFest Italia 2020)

My interview for Create Community Podcast

During quarantine period, Marsha Druker, author of Create Community Podcast, reached me to talk about my job in Google, how to keep communities engaged with virtual events, and the impact of the pandemic in my day-to-day work with communities.

Listen to the episode: Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher 
(My interview starts at 15:43)

“When it comes to community and virtual events, right now is a time for incredible experimentation. It’s like a huge social lab.”

Alfredo Morresi