Trudy MacNabb joins Karl and Taylor for a full DotDev week preview and a Toronto survival guide. If you're heading to Shopify's DotDev in July, this is your map: what's actually happening across the week, how to get around the city, where to eat, and which partner events are worth your time, including Brightwork, the Thursday event Taylor and SWYM are throwing to fill the gap left by Tectonic. And if you can't make it this year, Karl, Taylor, and Trudy walk through it so you can follow along from home.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Cold open
(00:38) Intros and welcoming Trudy MacNabb
(02:15) Trudy's background and the Co-Shopify blog
(07:39) What to expect from DotDev week
(08:47) DotDev overview: two days, plus Shopify Summit the same week
(13:20) Tracking every event: SDA Toronto.dev and Pimsical
(15:19) Trudy's Toronto guide: food, coffee, and the map planner
(16:59) Getting around: biking, Bike Share Toronto, and e-bikes
(22:23) TTC, tap-to-pay, and the Transit app
(28:00) Airport to the city: Uber, the train, and the UP Express
(33:43) Money tips: cards, foreign transaction fees, and cash
(35:22) The partner events worth your time (Sunday to Wednesday)
(41:53) Thursday: the SDA x SWYM run and Brightwork
(42:25) Brightwork: filling the Tectonic gap at The East Room
(47:38) The frat party and other after-hours events
(52:00) Networking tips: don't sit alone, just say hi
(55:21) Wrap-up: pace yourself and check the changelog

Links & Resources

SDA Toronto.dev, Taylor and Trudy's event and city guide with a map and agenda planner: https://sdatoronto.dev/
Pimsical events feed by Jordan Finneran: https://pimsical.app/events
Bike Share Toronto and the Transit app for getting around: https://bikesharetoronto.com/
UP Express (Union Pearson Express) from the airport into downtown: https://www.upexpress.com/en
Brightwork, Thursday at The East Room: https://brightwork.dev/
Luma event calendars from Joda: https://luma.com/shopify-partner-events