YOW! 2022 – YOWZA! or MEH?
With YOW! 2023 just around the corner now, I thought it'd be fun to recap my two favourite talks from last year's conference....
With YOW! 2023 just around the corner now, I thought it'd be fun to recap my two favourite talks from last year's conference....
So I just attended the 2019 YOW! Conference in Melbourne. There were wacky booths, certified delish food (see picture above), and a whole heap of swag. There was also a star-studded lineup of speakers presenting amazing content that was both insightful and challenging.
Shine's very own Pablo Caif will be rocking the stage at the very first YOW! Data conference in Sydney. The conference will be running over two days (22-23 Sep) and is focused big data, analytics, and machine learning. Pablo will give his presentation on Google BigQuery,...
Shine is super proud to announce that senior consultant Ben Teese (@benteese) will be speaking at the YOW! Conference being held in Melbourne on the 3rd and 4th of December 2015. Ben will actually be co-presenting this one with Sam Ritchie (@FakeSamRitchie), an iOS developer from Perth. Sam will be talking about ReactiveCocoa,...
As a first-time attendee I wasn't quite sure what to expect from YOW! 2013. Seeing the range of speakers scheduled to be part of this, and having heard some good comments from previous years' participants, I jumped at the opportunity to be there. It feels good being surrounded by peers that share similar passions to yourself. Attending regular local meetups I've realized how much can be learned by simply sharing knowledge gained through experiences. It was great to see some of the folks that help organize these recurrent local events getting involved and lending a hand at larger events like YOW! Kudos to them! In this post I will discuss some of the themes and talks that were of particular interest to me.
“The collective knowledge of my workmates is amazing, and it’s always on hand to help me improve my own skills.
Whenever I need tools or resources to do my job, they are provided without hesitation.
The leadership team truly believes that our people are our best asset, and it shows in the way the organisation is run.
I am always proud to say that I work for Shine.”
“I’ve been with Shine almost 15-years, and it’s the leadership that makes Shine a great place to work.
The founders of Shine are…wait for it…’real people’!
I have always felt that they are genuinely caring of their staff – approachable, honest, open.
They definitely want to see their staff be the best they can be and provide the support and guidance needed to do just that.
I love working here.”
“Since I joined Shine in 2017, I have been surrounded by brilliant, friendly and talented people, where work-life balance is a priority.
I always seek new challenges in my career and Shine gave me the opportunity to become a People Lead last year and I have been promoted recently as a Senior Software Engineer.
Shine is definitely a great place to grow and develop both professionally and personally.”
“Working at Shine has been great for me. It’s challenging, yet rewarding.
The Shine team are professional, highly skilled, and great fun to be around.
Shine has a respectful inclusive culture and focuses not only on skill growth but also personal wellbeing.
The thing I value the most is the trust that Shine puts in me to do the job the way I think it should be done.”
“It’s the leadership that makes Shine a great place to work. The founders of Shine are…wait for it…’real people’! I have always felt that they are genuinely caring of their staff – approachable, honest, open. They definitely want to see their staff be the best they can be and provide the support and guidance needed to do just that. I love working here.”