Gumtree
Gumtree is the UK’s #1 classifieds website. It’s a place that connects people - buying or selling something they own, searching for a new job, a flat or a new ride. Gumtree is a community that brings these opportunities to 1 in 3 adults every month. Current figures show that 37% of the UK digital population visited Gumtree in August 2016 and that the Gumtree smartphone app, launched in 2012, has been downloaded over 13.9 million times.
Our technology is built in-house and based in London. We’re a passionate team and believe in delivering a great user experience for our customers, striving to improve our product and systems is what we do. Lots of things are happening here (tech workshops, hackathons or pulling trucks - just to name a few), you can check us out on Twitter @GumtreeDevTeam Also, Gumtree is hiring. We are looking for passionate engineers for all roles, so come speak to us!
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#droidconUK party starts at #CodeNode!
As #droidconUK finishes at the BDC, Routemaster red Buses will take you to #CodeNode, Skills Matter's home. Alternatively, you can catch the Northern Line from Angel and get off at Moorgate (just 2 stops away!). #CodeNode is 5-minute walk from Moorgate Tube Station.
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BarCamp Talks Submission and Selection
Join us in the Auditorium, where you'll have the chance to propose a 30-minute talk (including Q&A) to your fellow developers. All talks submitted will be collected by our facilitators and voted by the public - it's your golden chance to be part of the programme of droidcon London...
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App Garage - Performance Clinic
Featuring Josh Diehl and Junfeng Yang
Skills Matter has partnered with NimbleDroid to organise the App Garage - Performance Clinic at droidcon London 2016!
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App Garage Clinics Presentation
Want to have your app reviewed by renowned experts in the Android community? Eager to improve the performance of your app? Concerned about your app's design? Skills Matter has got it covered for you!
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Keeping it Clean
Featuring Rich King
Over the last year there has been a lot of buzz about Clean Architecture in the Android community, but what is Clean Architecture? How does it work? And should I be using it? Recently at Badoo we decided to rewrite our messenger component and release it as an open source component (Chateau). Over...
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Lightning Talks 2
Featuring Darryl Bayliss, Paco Estevez and Andrew Lord
This session will consist of three 15-minute talks by Andrew Lord, Francisco Estevez, and Darryl Bayliss on Lambda expressions, Lib, and iOS.
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Why developers need to get involved in AR & See-Through Smart Eyewear NOW! And how they can get started
Featuring Giles Beaumont and Marc-Antoine Godfroid
Augmented Reality in combination with transparent smart eyewear is fast becoming the most exciting revolution in the computing industry. This pioneering technology enables digital content to be freed from the restrictions of screen based hand held devices, opening up endless applications in all...
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Really Important Things about the Business of Technology
Featuring Chet Haase
This may be the most important keynote you will attend at this time during the conference. The things you will learn during this hour will far surpass anything you could have learned at other sessions. Some may argue that this is because there are no other sessions offered at this time, but many...
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How to be the only Android Developer in your team and still have fun
Featuring David Gonzalez
Being the only developer in a project can be frustrating, everything falls into your shoulders and it's very easy to get trapped into bad habits. You are not alone! There are many tools, practices and services that will make your life easier... and efficient!
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Making fully Reactive apps using advanced RxJava
Featuring Paco Estevez
Francisco has been developing using Functional Reactive Programming for the past two years, learning from his mistakes. He's delivered one full production application (52 screens, real-time intra-day trading!) whose features were expressed completely using functional style using RxJava. At...
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