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​Ahead of our meet up we caught up with Maricris Bonzo from Magic to learn a little bit more about her. Here’s what she said….
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How did you get into Go?
I was working at a start-up using Go and fell in love with it, it really inspired me to be a better programmer. I like to say I didn’t chose Go, Go chose me!
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Tell us a bit more about yourself:
I'm a Developer Advocate (D🥑) at Magic by 🌞, and a Multi-Passionate Creative by 🌚.
I wear many hats as a D🥑 a few of them being:
· I create helpful content such as sample apps and guides for developers.
· I host Close-up Magic, a meetup series that brings developers closer to inspire and learn together.
· I also give talks to spread Magic at meetups and conferences like the one I’m doing for you guys!
· I am also building a community called Blockchain Ladies Club
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Highlights of your speaking career?
I participated in a hackathon at a Dev Week and as the WINNERS were asked to present our submission which I really enjoyed the challenge of. We had to put it together really quickly but it went really well so I was happy with that!
I also recently spoke at the Live Coders International Women’s Day event where I spoke about my own coding journey and owning your power by taking care of yourself.
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What do you enjoy outside of the tech world?
I’m passionate about staying in alignment with my happy self so I like to listen to spiritual teachings and do Corepower yoga. I also like to spend time at the beach with my 2 dogs (a shihpoo & maltipoo) and my tuxedo cat and YES before you ask cats do love the beach!
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If you had a Superpower what would it be?
I’d create my own world with beautiful lush forests of bountiful fruit and candy trees
Register here for Maricris’s talk on ‘Securing a Go-Backed Scrappy Twitter API with Magic’ booked in for Thursday 2nd September at 6pm BST
Check out Maricris’s personal pages at Close-up Magic - a meet-up series that brings developers closer to inspire and learn together. And Instagram | Twitter | Youtube