{"id":11155,"date":"2017-10-04T16:12:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T09:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=11155"},"modified":"2022-11-18T16:27:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T09:27:04","slug":"kalibrr-joins-y4it-the-15th-youth-congress-on-information-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/kalibrr-joins-y4it-the-15th-youth-congress-on-information-technology","title":{"rendered":"Kalibrr Joins Y4iT: The 15th Youth Congress on Information Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"Post__ArticleWrapper-sc-174xy8l-0 ccdSnC\">\n<div class=\"Post__SectionWrapper-sc-174xy8l-1 jkcuFG\">The SMX convention center was packed as\u00a0college students, professionals, educators, IT experts and enthusiasts alike converged for the 15th Youth Congress on Information Technology held last Sept. 5-7, 2017.<\/p>\n<section id=\"section-about\" class=\"section-regular section-bg-dark section-bg-image\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row row-limit\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 text-center\">Spanning many plenary halls, the\u00a03-day seminar\u2014commonly known as Y4iT\u2014held several talks by accomplished speakers hailing from all corners of the IT industry.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 text-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11156\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0905.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0905.png 1000w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0905-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0905-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nKalibrr was honored to join the educational event as our very own experts shared their knowledge: Joseph Pencil, our Vice President of Engineering, discussed Microservice Applications Development; whereas Joan Magno, Senior Product Manager of the Job Search App, talked about the mobile user experience. Now on its 15th year, the annual event was established in 2003. Armed with the mission to enable today\u2019s youth to recognize their own potential as the key drivers in the dynamic IT industry,\u00a0Y4iT has gone on to be at the forefront of information technology gathering events in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/kalibrr-joins-y4it-the-15th-youth-congress-on-information-technology\/#Microservices_Architecture\" title=\"Microservices Architecture\">Microservices Architecture<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/kalibrr-joins-y4it-the-15th-youth-congress-on-information-technology\/#The_Mobile_Experience\" title=\"The Mobile Experience\">The Mobile Experience<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-4\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/kalibrr-joins-y4it-the-15th-youth-congress-on-information-technology\/#Try_the_best_job_search_app_out_there_for_you\" title=\"Try the best job search app out there for you:\u00a0\">Try the best job search app out there for you:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/kalibrr-joins-y4it-the-15th-youth-congress-on-information-technology\/#Click_here_to_download_the_Kalibrr_app_on_the_Google_Play_Store_Click_here_to_download_the_Kalibrr_app_on_the_App_Store\" title=\"Click here to download the\u00a0Kalibrr\u00a0app on the Google Play Store. Click here to download the\u00a0Kalibrr\u00a0app on the App Store.\">Click here to download the\u00a0Kalibrr\u00a0app on the Google Play Store. Click here to download the\u00a0Kalibrr\u00a0app on the App Store.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Microservices_Architecture\"><\/span>Microservices Architecture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On the second day of the event, Kalibrr&#8217;s VP for Engineering Joseph Pencil discussed Microservice Applications Development and its importance and benefits in developing software in the future. &#8220;A microservice\u00a0architecture (MSA) promotes developing and deploying applications composed of independent, autonomous, modular, self-contained units,&#8221; Joseph explains. MSA breaks software into smaller units that each have a single, discrete responsibility that can function independently of the software around them and which makes up the rest of the stack.<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 text-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11162\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0947.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0947.png 1000w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0947-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0947-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nHe simplified the explanation and resembled it to Lego blocks: Each block can be put into any location to create a whole; each block has a purpose of its own context (size, shape &amp; color); and each blocks are created without consideration of the whole&#8217;s context. He further compared this to traditional, monolithic applications and how it is is fundamentally different in terms of how it&#8217;s designed, developed, deployed and managed. Towards the end of his talk, Joseph shares that microservices will have a powerful impact on procurement patterns in the multiscreen environment, breaking up end-to-end monolithic service stacks over time.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Mobile_Experience\"><\/span><strong>The Mobile Experience<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In another talk, Joan Magno, Senior Product Manager for Kalibrr&#8217;s Job Search App, discussed the best strategies for potential mobile app developers in the room.\u00a0Titled\u00a0<em>Crafting the Mobile User Experience,<\/em>her talk, in essence, was all about the Filipino youth&#8217;s unique opportunity to capitalize on mobile today. After all, the country has a\u00a0100% penetration rate in terms of mobile phone usage. And as the social media capital of the world (90% of Filipino internet users spend 4 hours a day on it), Magno shared her team&#8217;s fearless forecast:\u00a0\u201cThe Asian consumer is younger, getting richer and is likely to be only using mobile for the internet.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 text-center\">\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11160\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0978.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0978.png 1000w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0978-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/DSC0978-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nWhen you&#8217;re a potential software developer, this spells ripe opportunity. This is why Magno shared the 3 main traits that will help these aspirants produce the best mobile experience for their future products: snappiness, steadiness, and simplicity. Snappiness talks about a &#8220;quick and frictionless&#8221; experience. As the country with the world&#8217;s 3rd lowest internet speed (4.2 mbps)\u2014and with the average internet user possessing an 8-second attention span\u2014speed gets you far. Steadiness is how apps should strive for high ease of use. Users are extremely picky about which apps they keep on their phone. If they don&#8217;t have a bug-free experience, they could un-install your app within a matter of seconds. And lastly, simplicity covers the look and feel of the app. In Magno&#8217;s words, &#8220;Great design is invisible.&#8221; It has to be intuitive: users don&#8217;t want to think hard when they use your app. Magno ended her talk by discussing how the Kalibrr team strove to follow these 3 principles when they developed Kalibrr&#8217;s own mobile app. As the highest rated job search app in Southeast Asia with an average of 4.6 star-ratings, she said that these rules were conducive to their success. And since Asia will define the world&#8217;s mobile internet, she emphasized that as long as they followed these 3 rules, they could join in, too.<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 text-center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Try_the_best_job_search_app_out_there_for_you\"><\/span><strong><i>Try the best job search app out there for you:\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Click_here_to_download_the_Kalibrr_app_on_the_Google_Play_Store_Click_here_to_download_the_Kalibrr_app_on_the_App_Store\"><\/span><strong><i><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.kalibrr&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Db2c-blog%26utm_medium%3Danchor-text%26utm_content%3DY4IT-blog-100317-October-2017%26utm_campaign%3Dblog-CTA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to download the<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/?utm_source=b2c-blog&amp;utm_medium=anchor-text&amp;utm_campaign=blog-cta&amp;utm_content=freshgrad-struggles-060827-june-2017&amp;ref=b2c-blog_free_blog-cta_freshgrad-struggles-060827-june-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0app on the Google Play Store. <\/em><\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id1271990503?pt=118764667&amp;ct=Y4IT%20Article%20CTA&amp;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to download t<\/strong><\/em><strong><i>he<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/?utm_source=b2c-blog&amp;utm_medium=anchor-text&amp;utm_campaign=blog-cta&amp;utm_content=freshgrad-struggles-060827-june-2017&amp;ref=b2c-blog_free_blog-cta_freshgrad-struggles-060827-june-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0app on the App Store.<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SMX convention center was packed as\u00a0college students, professionals, educators, IT experts and enthusiasts alike converged for the 15th Youth Congress on Information Technology held last Sept. 5-7, 2017. 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