Software Engineering Events in York

Join a sociable group of Tech professionals in our get together.

We are a group of Tech Professionals who meet before our working day to discuss the latest in Software Development practices, Data, Agile, the latest Tech news and more!

Are you looking for your first step in the York Tech Community or if you are looking to attend regularly - then come along and meet us.

Code and Coffee is endorsed by YorkDevelopers (www.yorkdevelopers.org)

🕡 Doors open 18:30
📋 Intro and admin 18:50
🗣️ Talk by Graham Cook (🕖 start at 19:00)
“...Or how to escape from Management and get back to proper Development!”

This is one person’s journey through 30 years of the IT industry, in an unusually wide range of roles and disciplines. It looks at how to move up, down and sideways across the landscape of what it is we do, and what was learned along the way. So if you’re interested in learning from someone else’s mistakes, come and join me!

🔗 Finish off with Q&A, networking, and 🍻
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About the speaker: Graham Cook
Graham has spent many years in the IT industry, in a wide range of roles and sectors from defence and finance, to construction and TechForGood. For the last decade or so, he has been in Software Engineering in both the PHP and JVM spaces, and is particularly interested in 'how' things are done, instead of just 'whether' things are done - though that often tends to be a tricky ask!

Currently exploring Application Security, and how to integrate secure engineering practices into the creation stream, without blocking it…

You can find Graham on LinkedIn. He's also the creator of the Local History Group Hub, a project bringing web technology and collaboration together to help protect and promote local history and heritage. Please tell people about Local History Group Hub, Graham will be very grateful to get some wider exposure.
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ACCU York is an ACCU local group
Follow on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@accu_york
Venue sponsor: Patch
Community sponsors: YorkDevelopers group, WiT York, Ministry of Testing York, Tech York, dotNet York, York Code Dojo, Leeds PHP, York Ruby, NYNE Games Dev Kitchen

This event will be a single talk on EF Core Architecture, Document Databases, and MongoDB with Arthur Vickers
⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is BJSS Offices.
📌 https://maps.app.goo.gl/LLgZf9zTgKQdSgd16

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Agenda
🍕 Pizza / Drinks / Networking (18:00 - 18:30)
🗣 Introduction (18:30)
👉 EF Core Architecture, Document Databases, and MongoDB
🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talk)

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EF Core Architecture, Document Databases, and MongoDB
Join Arthur Vickers for a deep dive into the architecture of Entity Framework Core, the design decisions that shaped one of the most widely used data access frameworks in the .NET ecosystem, and how modern document databases are influencing application design.
Arthur spent many years at Microsoft as a key member of the Entity Framework team, helping shape EF Core into the powerful, extensible, and high-performance ORM used by millions of developers today. Having worked across provider architecture, dependency injection internals, database abstractions, and extensibility systems, Arthur brings a rare behind-the-scenes perspective on how EF Core really works.
In this session, we’ll explore:

• The internal architecture of EF Core
• How database providers plug into the framework
• What happens under the hood when LINQ queries are executed
• How EF Core translates code into database operations

We’ll then move into the world of document databases, exploring how MongoDB fits into modern .NET architectures and what it means to move beyond traditional relational models.
Expect real-world insights, architectural deep dives, and practical trade-offs between relational and document-based approaches. Whether you’re building cloud-scale systems, evaluating MongoDB, or simply curious about EF Core internals, this session will go far beyond surface-level usage.

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Key Takeaways
● Understand the internal architecture and design principles behind EF Core
● Learn how providers integrate and extend EF Core
● Explore relational vs document database models in practice
● Understand how MongoDB fits into EF Core-based systems
● Gain insight into performance, trade-offs, and real-world data access patterns

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Audience
Developers, Software Architects, Backend Engineers, Database Engineers, and anyone interested in databases and EF Core, and modern data architecture.

Exploring the big impact of small actions

Welcome to Women in Tech York's July event! Who are we?

Women in Tech York is a community! We're made up of individuals studying, working in, or interested in technology. We run events where attendees can share their knowledge and interests, as well as encourage and empower one another whilst building their networks.

Our events are not exclusive to women; absolutely everyone is welcome. You don't need to be a coder or consider yourself technical to enjoy and benefit from our events. We welcome all students and career-changers who are interested in learning more about tech and careers in the industry.

Events run on the second Thursday of the month.

As always, there will be a free buffet (vegan options available) thanks to our amazing sponsors Isotoma, Genio and Jammed. Please let us know about allergies in advance.

Our Goals

Our monthly events are designed to compliment our goals:

⭐ Feel included – Join a space where everyone is welcome.

⭐Explore your options – Discover new paths, ideas, and technologies.

⭐ Grow your network – Connect with like-minded people

⭐ Learn something new – Gain insights from speakers, panels, and discussions.

Because we mix up the format each month, some events will be more social, while others might focus on talks or structured networking.

This month...

A single connection. A conversation at a meetup. A moment that sparks something bigger than you'd ever expect.
This talk explores the ripple effect of Women in Tech York - using Isotoma and its people as a real-world example of how small moments of community can create transformational change. From individual careers to workplace changes, and beyond into York's wider tech scene, we'll look at how the connections made in this room don't just matter — they multiply.

This month our event is designed to help you feel included.

Speak for us!

Submit your talk details here - we review submissions monthly as a team and vote for the talks we'd most like to hear. All submissions are anonymised before voting to ensure a fair process.

Nervous about joining?

We're a very friendly group! If you'd like to chat to us beforehand you can join our Slack community or contact us directly via social media or email with any questions.

• Slack: https://wit-york.slack.com
• LinkedIn: Women in Tech York
• Instagram: womenintechyork
• Email: WomenInTechYork@gmail.com
• Website: https://www.wityork.org.uk/contact

FAQS

Can you cater for allergies and dietary requirements?

We always do our best to cater for everyone. If you let us know about your requirements at least 4 days in advance we'll pass them on to the venue and ask them to accommodate. A vegan buffet is ordered by default.

If you have concerns about the food on the night then please speak to a member of staff. Nutritional information can be found on Revolution's website. We order a buffet which typically includes mini burgers, fries, salads, garlic bread and small snacks. If you need to know what food will be provided ahead of time please let us know.

Is this event accessible?

• The room booked for this event is upstairs, but can be accessed by a lift. Please contact Revolution to confirm access to the lift.
• We usually use Google Slides with captions
• We ask our speakers to use the microphones provided.
• We have exclusive access to the upstairs toilets - please note there are 2 steps up to access these toilets specifically, though other toilets are available.
• You know your needs best - we've added an option on our order form for any adjustments or requirements you want to let the organisers know about in advance. We will do our best to ensure a fair and comfortable experience for everyone.

Is this event inclusive ?

We try our best to make sure everyone feels included, welcome and comfortable at Women in Tech York events

• Pronoun stickers are available for everyone (if your pronoun isn't provided please let us know and we'll get more created to include you).
• Red camera badges are available to indicate that you don't want to be photographed.
• Music is kept to a low volume.

Getting here

If you're unsure how to get to Revolution check out the Getting Here section of our website - we've added information on car parks, buses and bike paths around York.

Code of Conduct

The short version of our code of conduct is be respectful. Everyone here is part of our community. We do not tolerate any form of harassment or abuse.

If you'd like to see the full code of conduct, please view it on our website https://www.wityork.org.uk/conduct or email WomenInTechYork@gmail.com for more details.