Techlahoma Foundation

Sep 29

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 🦬 Come hear Dale Spoonemore, Creator of Seed to Spoon Gardening App dive ...Read more

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 🦬 Come hear Dale Spoonemore, Creator of Seed to Spoon Gardening App dive deeper into the real story behind Seed to Spoon: how he turned a gardening obsession into one of the most-downloaded gardening apps on the App Store. He'll cover the gritty realities of bootstrapping, finding product-market fit, growing a loyal user base, and ultimately, what it was like to sell their startup. Join developers, innovators, and tech enthusiasts from across the region at ThunderPlains 2025, a one-day conference packed with insightful talks, networking opportunities, and the latest in software development. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅 Date: October 22, 2025 🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 📍 Location: OKC Convention Center 💡 Grab your ticket now to secure your spot! 🎟 Don’t wait! Your future self will thank you. 👉 https://2025.thunderplainsconf.com/ #ThunderPlains #Techlahoma #DeveloperConference #TechEvents #OKC #SoftwareDevelopment #Networking #AI #OklahomaTech

Sep 26

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 🦬 Come hear Fatima Taj, Senior Software Engineer at Yelp provide an in-depth explanation of what typical career progression looks like...Read more

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 🦬 Come hear Fatima Taj, Senior Software Engineer at Yelp provide an in-depth explanation of what typical career progression looks like for software engineers, how promotions work, what they entail, who’s involved, and details actionable steps to get promoted to a senior software engineer. Join developers, innovators, and tech enthusiasts from across the region at ThunderPlains 2025, a one-day conference packed with insightful talks, networking opportunities, and the latest in software development. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅 Date: October 22, 2025 🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 📍 Location: OKC Convention Center 💡 Grab your ticket now to secure your spot! 🎟 Don’t wait! Your future self will thank you. 👉 https://2025.thunderplainsconf.com/ #ThunderPlains #Techlahoma #DeveloperConference #TechEvents #OKC #SoftwareDevelopment #Networking #AI #OklahomaTech

Sep 24

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🦬 Come hear Kaleb Garner, Full Stack Developer break down React components that drive us crazy; 900+ lines...Read more

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 🦬 Come hear Kaleb Garner, Full Stack Developer break down React components that drive us crazy; 900+ lines of tangled state, deeply nested logic, and more side effects than you can count. You’ll learn how to separate concerns, create composable hooks, and structure your frontend to be scalable, maintainable, and actually enjoyable to work on months down the line. Join developers, innovators, and tech enthusiasts from across the region at ThunderPlains 2025, a one-day conference packed with insightful talks, networking opportunities, and the latest in software development. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅 Date: October 22, 2025 🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 📍 Location: OKC Convention Center 💡 Grab your ticket now to secure your spot! 🎟 Don’t wait! Your future self will thank you. 👉 https://2025.thunderplainsconf.com/ #ThunderPlains #Techlahoma #DeveloperConference #TechEvents #OKC #SoftwareDevelopment #Networking #AI #OklahomaTech

Sep 22

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 3 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 🦬 Come hear Bryson Hotopp, Staff Engineer at YouVersion highlight how 3 billion people use feature ph...Read more

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 2025 – 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ⚡ 🦬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 3 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 🦬 Come hear Bryson Hotopp, Staff Engineer at YouVersion highlight how 3 billion people use feature phones, not smartphones. Learn from Bryson how KaiOS unlocks this massive underserved market. He'll explore extreme constraints like T9 keyboards, D-pad navigation, 256MB RAM, and 200KB app limits, and share the innovative solutions and techniques they've discovered along the way. Join developers, innovators, and tech enthusiasts from across the region at ThunderPlains 2025, a one-day conference packed with insightful talks, networking opportunities, and the latest in software development. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 📅 Date: October 22, 2025 🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM 📍 Location: OKC Convention Center 💡 Grab your ticket now to secure your spot! 🎟 Don’t wait! Your future self will thank you. 👉 https://2025.thunderplainsconf.com/ #ThunderPlains #DeveloperConference #TechEvents #OKC #SoftwareDevelopment #Networking #AI

Sep 20

Techlahoma had a fantastic time at the Shawnee Work Ready Shawnee event. Our booth welcomed over 50 job seekers and community members, many of whom shared what tech skills they’d most like to learn or improve. That feedback will help shape future Techlahoma courses and programming. Thank you, Sha...Read more

Techlahoma had a fantastic time at the Shawnee Work Ready Shawnee event. Our booth welcomed over 50 job seekers and community members, many of whom shared what tech skills they’d most like to learn or improve. That feedback will help shape future Techlahoma courses and programming. Thank you, Shawnee and Pottawatomie County! We also hosted a fun giveaway drawing! Congratulations to Marcus H., winner of: - An engraved tumbler sponsored by C2 Customs - A professional headshot session courtesy of Loren Mikale Media - A business portfolio sponsored by the Tecumseh Chamber of Commerce - A $25 Love’s gas card sponsored by Webspinups Also, a big thank you to Work Ready Shawnee for hosting and providing meals, gifts, and support for volunteers. And special appreciation to our booth team: “Big” Brad Merritt (Brad’s Site & Property Cleanup), Desi Hill (Okie Clean Bee), and Leslie Merritt (Webspinups) for volunteering their time and energy to help increase Techlahoma’s visibility in Shawnee and Pottawatomie County. Together, we’re growing opportunities, skills, and connections across Oklahoma. #Techlahoma #WorkReady #LevelUp