JUG World Tour: Jozi-JUG and Cape Town Java Community (#42)

Once a month in this podcast, we talk about the history of a Java User Group and the people behind it. Today, we are traveling to Cape Town and Johannesburg to learn more about its Java communities.
Java User Groups
Jozi-JUG
• meetup.com/Jozi-JUG
• youtube.com/@JoziJUG
• twitter.com/jozijug

Cape Town Java Community

• meetup.com/Cape-Town-Java-Meetup
• youtube.com/@capetownjug
• twitter.com/capetownjug

Guests
Corneil du Plessis
• linkedin.com/in/corneil
• twitter.com/corneil
• hachyderm.io/@corneil

Steven Makunzva
• linkedin.com/in/stevenmakunzva

Podcast
Host: Frank Delporte
• foojay.social/@frankdelporte
• linkedin.com/in/frankdelporte

Content
00:00 Introduction of the guests
04:14 What should we know about South Africa?
09:42 An anecdote about living and working in Cape Town
12:29 Stevens history in Java
16:18 How Steven got involved in the JUG
19:14 History of JoziJUG
21:52 Virtual JUGs during Covid
24:02 Restart after Covid with in-person events
27:02 Next events at the JoziJUG
31:45 Interaction between speakers and attendees
33:24 Starting as a speaker at a JUG
37:00 Future events at Cape Town Java Community
38:38 Most remarkable sessions of the past
47:01 Conclusions
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Music
• Barbershop John
• Hermine Deurloo
• Synapse by Shane Ivers - silvermansound.com