East Anglia MongoDB User Group April: Trisha Gee from 10gen does an unconference

What: Trisha Gee from 10gen does an unconference
When: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Where: The Reindeer, Norwich
Sign-up: http://www.meetup.com/EastAnglia-MongoDB/events/95196662/

We’re very lucky to have yet another person from 10gen come to speak at our second meeting. I met Trisha Gee a few years ago when I was working in London. Trisha works on the Java driver for MongoDB.

Trisha is going to do a general question and answer session, so please come prepared with your questions. Trish has a broad spectrum of knowledge, which is not just limited to MongDB, including:

General intro to NoSQL
Why MongoDB
The new Java driver
Java in general
Designing for performance (general)
General performance topics including diagnosing problems (not necessarily MongoDB specific, with a lean towards Java considerations)
Financial Markets/banking stuff (e.g. design, domain knowledge, and with an overlap into the performance stuff)
Really off-topic subjects like Agile Development, Recruiting Developers, How To Build Your Career, Technical Presentation Skills and pointers on how to get into public speaking.

This promises to be a relaxed, fun and social evening. Please do come and join us.

You can follow Trisha on twitter here: @trish_gee.

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