DC iOS/iOSoHo: Two Speakers, One Great Meetup!

DC iOS and iOSoHo joint virtual meetup: 7/13/2021

For the most recent meetup, we had two different talks that went a bit off of our usual path, but they were still highly engaging!

From Sales Career to Software Engineer
Speaker: Allen Whearry

Allen, a self taught developer at Yelp and the host of iOS Dev Happy Hour where he focuses on providing developers a place to share experiences, share knowledge, and simply hangout, build community, and even enjoy a drink or two. In his talk he will describe his path coming from sales and transitioning in software engineering. Come learn from his experience and get inspired to make a similar switch yourself!
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Some ideas from "A Functional Programming Kickstart" book,
by Daniel H Steinberg.
Speaker: Greg Mitsakopoulos, iOS development hobbyist

We will review through the lens of this book what is functional programming and why it matters, then discuss the basic functions available and look together into a specific application of those.
Greg came to Chicago CocoaHeads in 2018 in pursuit of what was then his newfound avocation. He is a government chemist by trade. His kids think CocoaHeads partakes of hot chocolate. His supportive wife, while maybe skeptical, doesn't show it, allows his hours in the basement. Nonetheless, he is at it still.