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A casual weekly virtual chat mostly focused on web and software development.

Weekly Dev Chat is a place to ask questions, hear different viewpoints, and get to know your fellow developers. Every week there is an initial topic posted to get the discussion started. Sometimes we discuss the initial topic the entire chat, and other times the topic changes several times through the natural flow of the conversation.

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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From Garage to Global: Mapping Edmonton's Tech Journey

Today we’re taking a quick tour of Edmonton’s tech journey, from the dial‑up ISP garages of the late ’90s, through the SaaS boom that gave us D2L and Benevity, to the AI‑driven labs and remote‑first studios shaping our scene now.

I’d love to hear your personal snapshots along the way; what kept you up at 2 am troubleshooting a server, the moment you decided to chase venture funding, or the tools that helped you stay connected when the office went virtual.

Let’s dive in!

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

Old Picture of Jasper Avenue, Edmonton

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In Real-Life Watch Party - November 27th

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We had such a great time at the last In Real-Life Watch Party that we're hosting another one!

Join us on November 27th, 2025 at 7:00pm for our next IRL gathering. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow developers in person.

To register and get more details, visit:

https://luma.com/0f3iqhdx

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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Managing Change / Change Management

This is a big topic! We can discuss change at the corporate/organizational level, or we can zoom in on controlling change in software development. I’ll leave it open for the group to steer the conversation. Controversial opinions welcome.

Anyone have horror stories? Boss drops a 500-page manual on your desk Friday afternoon and says “figure this new tool out by Monday”? You show up one morning and the entire phone system/email client/ERP has been replaced overnight with zero warning?

What about managing requirements? You work for weeks on a feature and it's suddenly dropped? Or a new requirement causes a major rewrite? Or maybe the real issue about managing expectations.

Regarding version-control, we can also dig into trunk-based vs feature-branch workflows vs Git Flow, and when each actually makes sense.

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.

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