VarCamp 2025

DevOps doesn’t need to be complicated. In this session, I’ll do a live demo of taking code from GitHub and deploying it into AWS automatically using AWS CodePipeline + CodeBuild. You’ll see how CI/CD works in practice, and how automation can reduce human errors and speed up releases. Ideal for beginners who want to see DevOps in action.

In today’s Myanmar, young women stand at a crossroads where one path leads to the promise of education and the opportunities it can open, while the other offers shortcuts, easy ways, and sometimes wrong ways that may look attractive in the moment but fail to build a strong foundation for the future, and as our society continues to face political, social, and economic challenges, the empowerment of young women through education to employment becomes not only a personal responsibility but also a national necessity. For many girls, the journey of education has never been simple—poverty, cultural expectations, and limited access to quality schools often push them into giving up their dreams too early, with some encouraged to see marriage as the only path to stability and others tempted by unsafe or unstable jobs that promise quick earnings, yet empowerment comes when we encourage girls not to take the easy or wrong way but to walk the longer, sometimes harder path of learning, training, and developing skills that lead to meaningful employment. Education in this sense is broader than classrooms and textbooks; it includes life skills, professional training, and opportunities beyond traditional structures, and today many young women in Myanmar are pursuing English, computer science, entrepreneurship, and creative fields like design or digital marketing through NGOs, community centers, and online platforms, which give them tools directly connected to jobs and economic independence, whether it is using English to teach, work in tourism, or join international organizations, or digital skills to freelance, innovate, and work remotely in a growing global economy. The temptation of shortcuts, however, remains strong—quick money schemes, unsafe overseas jobs, or online activities that promise income without real skills—but these often end in disappointment or exploitation, so the message must be clear: true success comes through patience, discipline, and education, because a job gained through specific education is not only income but also pride, independence, and confidence. Employment is more than survival; it is empowerment, and when young women gain meaningful jobs they break cycles of poverty, serve as role models for sisters and neighbors, and demonstrate that women are not limited to traditional roles, creating a ripple effect that inspires others to believe in their potential. Yet this journey requires support from families, communities, and organizations, with parents believing in their daughters as much as their sons, educators and leaders providing safe spaces to learn, and employers recognizing the value of mentoring and hiring young women fairly. Mentorship is especially vital in Myanmar, because many hesitate to take risks without role models, and programs that connect them with experienced teachers, entrepreneurs, or leaders can help, showing that while the road is hard, the reward is worth it. As a society, we must also challenge the mindset that education is a luxury or that women have only one kind of future, because education is a right and employment is dignity, and when women are empowered through both, the entire nation benefits through economic growth, social stability, innovation, and fairness. In Myanmar’s current climate of uncertainty, where many young people feel hopeless, this message is urgent: young women must not give up on education, even if it takes longer, nor fall into the traps of easy promises, but instead believe in the power of specific education—whether a diploma, certificate, vocational training, or language skill—that will lead to meaningful employment, because their effort today will not only shape their own lives but also inspire and transform the future of Myanmar.

The best developers don’t just write code, they understand the bigger system it lives in. In this talk, we’ll look at the essential cloud architecture patterns shaping modern software: scalability, resilience, and cost-efficiency. Through real-world scenarios, you’ll see how software engineers can apply these patterns to design smarter, more reliable applications.

In today’s fast-moving DevOps world, terms like Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, and automation are often used interchangeably—but they are not the same. This talk clears the confusion by breaking down what each truly means, where they overlap, and where they should stay separate. We’ll explore real-world scenarios of Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps pipelines to show why treating every automation script as IaC—or every IaC definition as CI/CD—can create technical debt, fragile systems, and operational risks.

Discussion about freely available data and education related to GIS & RS.