About us
GDG Melbourne is for anyone interested in developing and learning about Android and other exciting Google related technologies. We cover such topics as Kotlin, Java, Flutter, Firebase, Machine Learning, VR & AR, Google Assistant, Wearables and IoT. Regardless of your skill level or experience, it's a fun and open environment, so we'd love to have you come along! Some of the events we hold are:
• Monthly Meetups
Melbourne CBD, on the last Wednesday of each month.
We typically have two lightning (10-15 minute) talks coupled with a longer (20-30 minute) presentation. Each meetup also includes time to talk and network, a summary of new releases and local developer introductions. We often then head to a nearby pub. Catering is provided.
• Coding Nights
Melbourne CBD, on the second last Wednesday of each month.
Coding nights are hosted in a casual environment to allow you to network with like minded developers and work on your own projects. Experts, colleagues and peers are on hand to help you out with problems and to collaborate on projects. Catering is provided.
• Special events
Typically one-off events such as a Google I/O Extended (a recap of the event and announcements), Study Jams (free training sessions), DevFest (one day conference) or social events like Christmas parties.
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All members are asked to act in accordance with our Code of Conduct
Disclaimer: GDG Melbourne is an independent group; our activities and the opinions expressed here should in no way be linked to Google, the corporation. GDG stands for Google Developers Groups and is a platform offered by Google Developers to support community-run developer groups. To learn more about the GDG program, visit https://developers.google.com/groups/
Upcoming events
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GDG Melbourne November'26 Meetup!!!
Mantel, Level 2/452 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, Melbourne, AURSVP on our GDG community platform -> https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-melbourne-presents-gdg-melbourne-november26-meetup/
Get ready for a star studded night of talks with two Googlers and a Flutter GDE!
This event is hosted at the Mantel Group Office, with the recording of the talks to be shared afterwards on YouTube if you can't make it.
There will be food, networking and some surprise swag!Agenda:
6:00 - Networking & snacks
6:15 - Intro
6:30 - Talks
8:00 till late - networking & chat (& drinks optional)Speakers and Talks:
Andrés-Leonardo Martínez-Ortiz, Ph. D.
Machine Learning SRE @ Google | Open Source & Open Innovation Strategist | Global
Critical Engineering: The Myth of Ireneo Funes — Redefining the SDLC, Operations (SRE), and Engineering Education
When autonomous agents make writing code nearly free, the cost of verifying and integrating that code becomes infinite. This presentation examines the modern computing crisis: running AI-scale agentic workloads on legacy, human-centric architectures.
As AI code generation accelerates into a high-throughput firehose, traditional CI/CD pipelines, SRE verification methods, and syntax-heavy academic curricula are defaulting under the weight of unbridled technical debt.
The talk introduces Adversarial & Critical Engineering—a paradigm shift moving engineers from line-by-line coders to system architects who enforce strict structural invariants, machine-scale verification, and zero-trust delivery pipelinesBrett Morgan
Developer Relations Engineer, Google Cloud
Flutter, Antigravity SDK, and GenUI, a vibe coding exploration
Sometimes you look at a set of technologies and wonder "What happens if I glue them all together?" With the power of Google Antigravity we can find out together!
In this presentation we will find out that Flutter and GenUI, a framework for having agents generate user interface on the fly, works really well with Antigravity SDK, which is an easy way to bring the power of Google Antigravity into your applications.Maksim Lin
Founder @ Manichord, Flutter Google Developer Expert, Co-organiser: Flutter Melbourne
Making Antigravity skills for unusual file formats
You have a domain-specific configuration file. Or maybe a local data file. Wouldn't it be neat if you could ask your friendly LLM questions about the data in that file?
In this presentation I'll show you how to use Google Antigravity to build an Agent Skill with a custom Python tool to make conversing with your data effortless.How to find us:
Doors open at 5:45 PM at our host the Mantel Group, Level 2/452 Flinders St, Melbourne. Message via Meetup or Slack if you are arriving after 6:00, as the lifts won't let you up.
This is an in-person only event. If you have any accessibility requirements, please reach out via the Meetup or Slack to the organiser group to discuss, and we will do our best to help you out.1 attendee
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