BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//OpenACalendar//NONSGML OpenACalendar//EN X-WR-CALNAME:React Edinburgh Meetup - February 2018 - Open Tech Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7727@otc.opentechcalendar.co.uk URL:https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/7727-react-edinburgh-meetup SUMMARY:React Edinburgh Meetup - February 2018 DESCRIPTION:We have a real treat for you this time.\n\nRoy Derks is coming all the way from Holland to give a talk about Context API and Hooks. I met Roy at React Native conference in Poland this year\, where he was one of the speakers. He is really cool and clever guy. You can check his talk her e:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/oYimRomwJYo\n\nThe meetup will be hosted in CodeBas e this time. We will start at 6PM.\n\nThe event will be recorded. Let the organisers know\, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or vide os.\n_______________________\n\nSponsors\n\nWe have proudly partnered with the following companies in order to deliver a great event for you :-)\n\n ScottLogic\nhttps://www.scottlogic.com/careers/\n\nKindaba\nhttps://kindab a.com/\n\nPulsecty\nhttps://pulsecty.com/\n\nbiggles at large\nhttps://big gles.io/\n_______________________\n\nThe Agenda\n\no 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Pizz a\, beers and networking\n\no 7:00pm - 7:45pm: Fast and Beautiful: Modern Image Delivery Techniques by Doug Sillars\n\no 7:45pm - 8:15pm: Short brea k\n\no 8:15pm - 9:00pm: Using the React Context API With Hooks for Identit y Management by Roy Derks\n\no Drinks at nearby pub - TBC\n_______________ ________\n\nThe Talks\n\n--->\; Talk 1: Fast and Beautiful: Modern Image Delivery Techniques by Doug Sillars\n\nThe average mobile website page we ight is ~50% images. Toss in the complication of thousands of differently sized screens\, and it might appear that efficient delivery of images to e very device is an impossible task. But all is not lost! In this talk\, we' ll examine strategies to send the perfect image to every device\, ensuring a fast\, beautiful rendering of your content. We'll look at progressive i mages\, placeholder images\, lazy loading and other techniques and real wo rld examples that will improve the usability of your site or app. Attendee s will come away with an understand of the current 'state of the art' for optimizing visual content on the web.\n\nBio\nDoug is is a freelance mobil e performance expert\, having helped thousands of developers speed up thei r mobile apps and websites. A Google Developer Expert and the author of O' Reilly's "High Performance Android Apps"\, Doug regularly speaks at confer ences\, and blogs at www.dougsillars.com. He is currently working as a fre elance digital nomad\, traveling with his family in Europe.\n\n--->\; Ta lk 2: Using the React Context API With Hooks for Identity Management by Ro y Derks\n\nBio\nRoy Derks (@gethackteam) is a startup CTO and Senior Front end Developer at the City of Amsterdam. In his "spare" time he likes to sh are his knowledge with the JavaScript community on Twitter and during meet ups\, workshops and conferences.\n\n_______________________\n\nIf you have enquiries or would like to get in touch\, send us a message on Meetup dir ectly.\n\nI hope to see you all.\n\nMichael\nhttps://opentechcalendar.co.u k/event/7727-react-edinburgh-meetup\nPowered by Open Tech Calendar X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
We have a real treat for you th
is time.
Roy Derks is coming all the way from Holland to give a tal
k about Context API and Hooks. I met Roy at React Native conference in Pol
and this year\, where he was one of the speakers. He is really cool and cl
ever guy. You can check his talk here:
https://youtu.be/oYimRomwJYo
The meetup will be hosted in CodeBase this time. We will start at
6PM.
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know\, if you d
on't want to be included in the pictures or videos.
___________________
____
Sponsors
We have proudly partnered with the following c
ompanies in order to deliver a great event for you :-)
ScottLogichttps://www.scottlogic.com/careers/
Kindaba
https://kindaba.co
m/
Pulsecty
https://pulsecty.com/
biggles at large
htt
ps://biggles.io/
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The Agenda
&bull
\; 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Pizza\, beers and networking
&bull\; 7:00pm - 7
:45pm: Fast and Beautiful: Modern Image Delivery Techniques by Doug Sillar
s
&bull\; 7:45pm - 8:15pm: Short break
&bull\; 8:15pm - 9:00
pm: Using the React Context API With Hooks for Identity Management by Roy
Derks
&bull\; Drinks at nearby pub - TBC
_______________________
The Talks
---&\;gt\; Talk 1: Fast and Beautiful: Modern
Image Delivery Techniques by Doug Sillars
The average mobile websit
e page weight is ~50% images. Toss in the complication of thousands of dif
ferently sized screens\, and it might appear that efficient delivery of im
ages to every device is an impossible task. But all is not lost! In this t
alk\, we&rsquo\;ll examine strategies to send the perfect image to every d
evice\, ensuring a fast\, beautiful rendering of your content. We&rsquo\;l
l look at progressive images\, placeholder images\, lazy loading and other
techniques and real world examples that will improve the usability of you
r site or app. Attendees will come away with an understand of the current
&lsquo\;state of the art&rsquo\; for optimizing visual content on the web.
Bio
Doug is is a freelance mobile performance expert\, having h
elped thousands of developers speed up their mobile apps and websites. A G
oogle Developer Expert and the author of O&rsquo\;Reilly&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;
High Performance Android Apps&rdquo\;\, Doug regularly speaks at conferenc
es\, and blogs at www.dougsillars.com. He is currently working as a freela
nce digital nomad\, traveling with his family in Europe.
---&\;g
t\; Talk 2: Using the React Context API With Hooks for Identity Management
by Roy Derks
Bio
Roy Derks (@gethackteam) is a startup CTO and
Senior Frontend Developer at the City of Amsterdam. In his "\;spare&qu
ot\; time he likes to share his knowledge with the JavaScript community on
Twitter and during meetups\, workshops and conferences.
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If you have enquiries or would like to get in touch\,
send us a message on Meetup directly.
I hope to see you all.
Michael
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