Tue, Mar 08
|https://mobileye.zoom.us/j/85892375772
Mey Maayan Beisaron - Back to the Future: How 80s Arcade Games Taught me Clojure
Mey Maayan Beisaron, Backend Software Engineer @ Forter; Who said games aren’t educational? Let me show you how your favorite arcade game can be an excellent tool to master a new programming language!
Time & Location
Mar 08, 2022, 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
https://mobileye.zoom.us/j/85892375772
About the event
Hybrid event - Jerusalem office + zoom
Abstract:
Who said games aren’t educational? Learning a new programming language on your own is never easy, and you often find yourself stuck and frustrated. In this session I will talk about how through developing a simple 2D game I was able to wrap my imperative mind around a functional programming language and learn Clojure. Let me show you how your favorite arcade game can be an excellent tool to master a new programming language, ANY LANGUAGE.
Bio:
Mey Maayan Beisaron, Backend Software Engineer @ Forter
Mey is a Backend Software Engineer, a public speaker and a mentor. When she is not spending her weekends coding games in Clojure or speaking at tech conferences, she experiments with algorithms OR learns languages such as Russian, Scala & Golang. Mey is also a sworn star wars fan. Mey the force be with you.
More about the speaker: https://www.womenonstage.net/speakers/Mey-Maayan-Beisaron