#001 — Launching Ukrainian IT Community from scratch
Date: May 15, 2026
Format: Solo · ~40 min
YouTube: youtube.com/live/wht8lf-h9N8
Key Takeaways
- Launching an online community for Ukrainian IT professionals worldwide
- Idea grew from Zengineers.Community — weekly Thursday meetups in Zaporizhzhia (2017–2021)
- After 2022 the community scattered globally, old connections broke — this project fills that void
- Format: every Friday, 20:00 London / 22:00 Kyiv, ~40 min
- IT is not only code: career, relocation, burnout — equally important topics
- Community name vote — winner: ІТ П'ятниця (>50% of votes). Candidates: Friday DevPub · Свої в ІТ · DevPub · May the Friday be with you · Placeholder
Host
Oleh Levchenko — Senior Full Stack JavaScript Developer (React / Node.js / AWS)
The AA · Cardiff, UK
YouTube @zloyleva · itfriday.community
7+ years in web development. Founder of IT Friday and Zengineers.Community (Zaporizhzhia, 2017–2021).
Timecodes
To be added after VOD review.