Conferences

What engineering leaders need to know from this year’s Google I/O

May 13, 2022 by Annyce Davis Leave a Comment

I didn’t intentionally aim to create a rhyming title, but there you have it. Each year, I look forward to Google I/O like a kid going back to school. This year was no exception. I watched as many videos as I could that were related to App Quality, Firebase Crashlytics, and Jetpack Compose. Here’s what I think engineering leaders should know.

Key takeaways

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning dominate. Hiring these engineers will remain unbelievably competitive
App quality matters and will impact your success on Google Play
Large screens aren’t going away any time soon. Designers will need to adapt
User data privacy changes are coming fast and furious
Jetpack Compose: learn it or get left behind

Android Dev Summit 2019 Recap

October 24, 2019 by Annyce Davis Leave a Comment

This was my first time attending Android Dev Summit in person. It was great to come to California and reconnect with many of my Android friends. I put together a few highlights below.

Droidcon NYC 2017 Recap

October 3, 2017 by Annyce Davis 2 Comments

This was my second time attending and speaking at the Droidcon NYC Conference. In 2015, my first conference talk was at this event. It was great to get back to New York and reconnect with many I met a few years ago. I put together a few highlights of what took place below:

DroidCon Boston 2017 Recap

April 13, 2017 by Annyce Davis 1 Comment

This was the first year for the DroidCon Boston Conference. I put together a few highlights of the event below:

Venue

It took place at the Calderwood Pavilion in Boston, MA. It was such a cool space. It’s typically used for theater performances, so the rooms were lush and vibrant in color. As a speaker you felt like a Shakespearean actor about to break into soliloquy. It was absolutely awesome! There was great music playing in the background and live entertainment as well. This conference hit all the high notes that one would expect from a first-class event.

Ted is playing the keytar at the entrance of @droidconbos! #droidconbos #droidcon pic.twitter.com/YO6UOhOPK8

— Tyler Nappy (@tylernappy) April 10, 2017