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JaD, a Community of Tech Enthusiasts in Jamaica
We are a community of tech enthusiasts in Jamaica that aims to grow and market the development skills of Jamaicans with a community of highly proficient technical officers and companies while providing valuable information about technology related events and initiatives.
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Build and Market your skills
By building your skills and techniques, the more marketable you become. Share your skills here and let others know about your greatness.
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Learn and Share your knowledge
Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.
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Get Help Online and In-Person
Sometimes Stack Overflow, blog post, forums and Googling are not enough to solve the problem, sometimes, the good old face-to-face works best.
Interact with other professionals
Despite being a small country, Jamaica has been quite busy in the Tech Industry. Find out others Jamaican Developers are doing and start meeting up with the ones near you.
Get StartedFind a Collaborator for your project
With the every increasing developer societies in Jamaica. It easier than ever to find collaborator or advisor for your project.
Get StartedJaD, a Community of Tech Enthusiasts in Jamaica
We are a community of tech enthusiasts in Jamaica that aims to grow and market the development skills of Jamaicans with a community of highly proficient technical officers and companies while providing valuable information about technology related events and initiatives.
Upcoming Featured Events
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Getting Started with Docker by Dockerizing Real World Apps
Join us for the Kingston local edition of this summer Play-with-Docker workshop series! This event is an introductory training session on Docker containers. By the end of this training, you will know...
June 08, 2019 12:00 PM to 03:45 PM
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The Scrum Master Certified Workshop
Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. It is an adaptive, iterative, fast, flexible, and effective methodology. By being Scrum Master Certified (SMC) in Jamaica you will be equipped with the knowl...
May 25, 2019 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM
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Hands-on Labs: Modernizing Traditional Applications!
Let's face it: nobody gets into IT so they can maintain legacy apps. We dream about innovation and about changing the world, but 80% of IT budgets are spent maintaining existing systems and just keepi...
June 29, 2019 12:00 PM to 03:30 PM
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Flutter Hack 2019 (Hackathon)
Learn, Collaborate & Build Cross-Platform apps using Flutter. Meet other developers in your community that are using and learning about Flutter. You don’t need to develop an iOS, Android, Desktop an...
June 01, 2019 08:30 AM to 08:00 PM
Recently Added Jobs
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Software Developer
Vertis Technology is looking for Software Developers. Applicants should have experience with frontend web-based technologies (HTML, CSS & JavaScript frameworks) and Java, PHP or .NET development. At ...
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IT Security Analyst(Full Time)
Vertis Technology is seeking a highly motivated professional to join our Security Operations Centre(SOC) team. The successful candidate will work in a technically diverse and dynamic environment with ...
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Software Testers(Contract/Internship)
Vertis Technology is looking for Software Testers. Applicants should have a demonstrated hands-on experience in performing automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers meets...
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Software Tester
The position will conduct User Acceptance Testing of the Bank’s core systems and any other application that is obtained for the Bank’s use; Examine proposed changes to the configuration of the Ban...
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Quality Assurance Engineer(Full-Time/Contract/Internship)
Vertis Technology is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer that will be a key member of a delivery team. Applicants should have a demonstrated hands-on experience in manual testing and test automat...
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Looking for Python Developers for an AI project
There is a company seeking to setup an AI development company and they wish to find out what the availability of python developers are and how much they would like to be paid.
Featured Posts
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Get funded as a open source contributor
Now developers who contribute to open source — whether through code, documentation, leadership, mentorship, design or beyond can join the waitlist on GitHub Sponsorship platform
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Quality Assurance Engineer(Full-Time/Contract/Internship)
Vertis Technology is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer that will be a key member of a delivery team. Applicants should have a demonstrated hands-on experience in manual testing and test automat...
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Flutter Hack 2019 (Hackathon)
Learn, Collaborate & Build Cross-Platform apps using Flutter. Meet other developers in your community that are using and learning about Flutter. You don’t need to develop an iOS, Android, Desktop an...
June 01, 2019 08:30 AM to 08:00 PM
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Flutter is now multi-platform
Flutter: a Portable UI Framework for Mobile, Web, Embedded, and Desktop - Today marks an important milestone for the Flutter framework, as we expand our focus from mobile to incorporate a broader set ...
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Hands-on Labs: Modernizing Traditional Applications!
Let's face it: nobody gets into IT so they can maintain legacy apps. We dream about innovation and about changing the world, but 80% of IT budgets are spent maintaining existing systems and just keepi...
June 29, 2019 12:00 PM to 03:30 PM
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Global Digital Marketing Summit 2019 (Jamaica)
Global Digital Marketing Summit (GDMS) is a conference spirited in bringing the global Digital marketers and enthusiasts in one place on May 8 @ 7:30 a.m at Spanish Court Hotel
May 08, 2019 07:30 AM to 05:30 PM
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Python overtakes JavaScript as most queried language on Stack Overflow, new data shows
A new study from crowdsourced QA testers Global App Testing has explored developers’ biggest pain points, with Python dethroning JavaScript as Stack Overflow’s most questioned programming language...
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Building chat app with Flutter and Firebase
Hi all, in this article, we’ll try to build a chat app with Flutter and Firebase from scratch (include Firebase Auth, Google Sign-In, Cloud FireStore and Firebase Storage).
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Software Developer
Vertis Technology is looking for Software Developers. Applicants should have experience with frontend web-based technologies (HTML, CSS & JavaScript frameworks) and Java, PHP or .NET development. At ...
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IT Security Analyst(Full Time)
Vertis Technology is seeking a highly motivated professional to join our Security Operations Centre(SOC) team. The successful candidate will work in a technically diverse and dynamic environment with ...
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StackOverflow language popularity through the years
We took a look at the most popular programming languages on Stack Overflow since 2008 bar chart race and was amazed by the stunning adaptation for the major languages we are using today. What do you ...
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DevCa 2019 - Smart Communities, Smarter People
Mona School of Business & Management (MSBM), UWI and the SlashRoots Foundation invites you to the Developing the Caribbean Open Data Conference & Codesprint (DevCA), scheduled for 8.30 am on May 16, 2...
May 16, 2019 08:30 AM to 03:00 PM
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Getting Started with Docker by Dockerizing Real World Apps
Join us for the Kingston local edition of this summer Play-with-Docker workshop series! This event is an introductory training session on Docker containers. By the end of this training, you will know...
June 08, 2019 12:00 PM to 03:45 PM
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Docker just keeps on getting better
Have you heard the big news? Docker ranked #1 most wanted platform, #2 most loved platform, and #3 most broadly used platform in the StackOverflow 2019 Developer survey from nearly 90,000 developers.
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Looking for Python Developers for an AI project
There is a company seeking to setup an AI development company and they wish to find out what the availability of python developers are and how much they would like to be paid.
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KingstOOn 3 crowns the ambitions of Kam Kam for best concept in the emerging animated content
The Adventures of Kam Kam – Space Explorer tells the tale of a headstrong little Jamaican girl who wants to become a space explorer and go where no one has ever gone before. According to the team's ...
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Software Testers(Contract/Internship)
Vertis Technology is looking for Software Testers. Applicants should have a demonstrated hands-on experience in performing automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers meets...
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Software Tester
The position will conduct User Acceptance Testing of the Bank’s core systems and any other application that is obtained for the Bank’s use; Examine proposed changes to the configuration of the Ban...
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Microsoft unveils Windows Terminal, a new command line app for Windows
For developers, developers, developers
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Microsoft launches React Native for Windows
Microsoft launches React Native for Windows – TechCrunch - Microsoft today announced a new open-source project for React Native developers who want to target Windows. “React Native for Windows,”...
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VisitJamaica.com, fall in love with Jamaica with the many things to do with Jamaica
Visit Jamaica | Island Culture, Things to Do, Hotels & More - Fall in love with Jamaica at VisitJamaica.com - the official source for vacation planning. Discover things to do, hotels, history, culture...
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Let’s talk about Docker
Join us for the Kingston local edition to learn more about Docker as we prepare our summer Play-with-Docker workshop series! If you’ve been working on a cool project using Docker technology, come a...
May 02, 2019 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM
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Everything you need to know about OAuth2
OAuth.com - OAuth 2.0 Servers - OAuth 2.0 is the modern standard for securing access to APIs. Read on for a complete guide to building your own authorization server.
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Best Laptops For Developers To Buy In 2019
Best Laptops For Developers To Buy In 2019 - April 2019 Best of Technobezz - It is a quite difficult task to choose the best laptops for developers. However, we have listed here the top 10 laptops for...