Foojay Podcast #42: Jozi-JUG and Cape Town Java Community

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.

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Java User Groups

Jozi-JUG

• https://www.meetup.com/Jozi-JUG/
• https://www.youtube.com/@JoziJUG
• https://twitter.com/jozijug

Cape Town Java Community

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

Guests

• Corneil du Plessis
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/corneil/
  • https://twitter.com/corneil
  • https://hachyderm.io/@corneil
• Steven Makunzva
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmakunzva/

Podcast

Host: Frank Delporte

• https://foojay.social/@frankdelporte
• https://www.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 getting involved in the JUG

19:14 History of Jozi-JUG

21:52 Virtual JUGs during Covid

24:02 Restart after Covid with in-person events

27:02 Next events at Jozi-JUG

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

Music

• Barbershop John
• Hermine Deurloo
• Synapse by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com