Welcome back! Are you enjoying 2020 so far? Let's get together, so we can all share what we have been up to recently. Oh, we might have two talks too :-)
โบ Agenda ๐
๐ 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Pizza, beer/wine/water and networking
๐ค 7:00pm: Becoming an accessibility-focused developer by Suzanne Aitchison
๐ค 7:40pm: Building an SEO-savvy project with GatsbyJS by Marta Dabrowka
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
โบ The Talks ๐ค
๐Talk 1: Becoming an accessibility-focused developer by Suzanne Aitchison
In a sector where we're encouraged to "move fast and break things", how can we make sure accessibility isn't overlooked or thrown in the backlog for "later"? This talk looks at how we, as developers, can start placing accessibility at the heart of every piece of code we push to review.
I'll take you through some starting principles, key tools, quick-win refactoring priorities, and everyday practices for verifying your code in the browser.
Suzanne is a software developer passionate about creating accessible web experiences. She is the creator and maintainer of Up Your A11y, a web accessibility resource aimed primarily at React developers.
Currently working for Nucleus Financial, she has a wide range of experience with national brands such as the BBC and Sainsbury's Bank.
Twitter: @s_aitchison
๐Talk 2: Building an SEO-savvy project with GatsbyJS by Marta Dabrowka
Optimising your website for SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) from can be a tricky challenge for a newbie. Now try doing it for 30 000-odd pages.
Enter GatsbyJS.
In this talk I will walk you through key technical SEO concepts, why they are important, and how to use React + GatsbyJS stack to implement them in a project.
Marta is a software engineer currently working with React and Ruby on Rails. She helps organise React.Edinburgh meet up and is passionate about making it a welcoming space for first time speakers.
Welcome back! Are you enjoying 2020 so far? Let's get together, so we can all share what we have been up to recently. Oh, we might have two talks too :-)
โบ Agenda ๐
๐ 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Pizza, beer/wine/water and networking
๐ค 7:00pm: Becoming an accessibility-focused developer by Suzanne Aitchison
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
โบ The Talks ๐ค
๐Talk 1: Becoming an accessibility-focused developer by Suzanne Aitchison
In a sector where we're encouraged to "move fast and break things", how can we make sure accessibility isn't overlooked or thrown in the backlog for "later"? This talk looks at how we, as developers, can start placing accessibility at the heart of every piece of code we push to review.
I'll take you through some starting principles, key tools, quick-win refactoring priorities, and everyday practices for verifying your code in the browser.
Suzanne is a software developer passionate about creating accessible web experiences. She is the creator and maintainer of Up Your A11y, a web accessibility resource aimed primarily at React developers.
Currently working for Nucleus Financial, she has a wide range of experience with national brands such as the BBC and Sainsbury's Bank.
Welcome back! Are you enjoying 2020 so far? Let's get together, so we can all share what we have been up to recently. Oh, we might have two talks too :-)
โบ Agenda ๐
๐ 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Pizza, beer/wine/water and networking
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
Time flies quickly! This is our last event in 2019, so let's do it in style and have Xmas drinks after the event. We will have a shorter networking part this time, with talks starting at 6:30, so we have more time afterwards. It would be great to meet as many of you as possible.
โบ Agenda ๐
๐ 6:00pm - 6:30pm: Pizza, beer/wine/water and networking
๐ค 6:30pm - 7:00pm: "Opinions" by Alec McEachran - why your opinions about code and software development are wrong*
* for a particular understanding of "wrong".
๐ค 7:00pm - 7:30pm: Using GraphQL Without a Backend by Roy Derks
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
โบ The Talks ๐ค
๐Talk 1: "Opinions" by Alec McEachran - why your opinions about code and software development are wrong*
* for a particular understanding of "wrong".
Bio
Alec started coding on his big brother's Spectrum 48k in the 80s. He worked as a secondary Maths teacher, an educational games developer, agency website developer, social games developer, and eventually became a Senior Software Engineer at YouTube and Google. He is now Principal Developer at KPV LAB, Edinburgh.
๐Talk 2: Using GraphQL Without a Backend by Roy Derks
Are you looking to use GraphQL in your React project, but you can't convince your team to start adopting it on the backend? Lucky for you the GraphQL ecosystem can be leveraged without having a (backend) GraphQL server. In this talk I'll show you how to drastically improve the developer experience of your React application, without the need of any backend developers.
Roy Derks is a serial startup CTO and conference speaker from Amsterdam. He also teaches React and GraphQL at http://reactgraphql.academy, and works on open-source JavaScript projects for the City of Amsterdam.
Time flies quickly! This is our last event in 2019, so let's do it in style and have Xmas drinks after the event. We will have a shorter networking part this time, with talks starting at 6:30, so we have more time afterwards. It would be great to meet as many of you as possible.
โบ Agenda ๐
๐ 6:00pm - 6:30pm: Pizza, beer/wine/water and networking
๐ค 6:30pm - 7:00pm: Using GraphQL Without a Backend by Roy Derks
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
โบ The Talks ๐ค
๐Talk 1: Using GraphQL Without a Backend by Roy Derks
Are you looking to use GraphQL in your React project, but you can't convince your team to start adopting it on the backend? Lucky for you the GraphQL ecosystem can be leveraged without having a (backend) GraphQL server. In this talk I'll show you how to drastically improve the developer experience of your React application, without the need of any backend developers.
Roy Derks is a serial startup CTO and conference speaker from Amsterdam. He also teaches React and GraphQL at http://reactgraphql.academy, and works on open-source JavaScript projects for the City of Amsterdam.
Time flies quickly! This is our last event in 2019, so let's do it in style and have Xmas drinks after the event. We will have a shorter networking part this time, with talks starting at 6:30, so we have more time afterwards. It would be great to meet as many of you as possible.
โบ Agenda ๐
๐ 6:00pm - 6:30pm: Pizza, beer/wine/water and networking
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
โบ The Talks ๐ค
๐Talk 1: Security and Authentication in React Native
In this talk, Kadi runs through security concerns specific to native development and explores ways to mitigate these risks. The React Native developer experience is very similar to that of React's. So much so, that it's easy to forget some important underlying differences when it comes to security and authentication.
Kadi is a Senior Software Engineer at Formidable Labs. Her career started off with Mathematics and Python, and has been gradually moving up the stack. She has now been building apps with React for the past 4, and with React Native for with the past 2 years. Kadi is also the owner and maintainer of React Native App Auth - an SDK for communicating with OAuth2 providers.
Twitter: @kadikraman
@FormidableLabs
๐Talk 2: Experimenting with React Concurrent mode
React Conference just got over and Concurrent Mode is released as an experimental feature (not ready for production !) for the community to play with. In this talk, we will look at what concurrent mode offers, what its benefits are, how to adopt it, some examples and a bunch of other exciting things. If you love trying new things and being ahead of the pack, then buckle in and letโs explore Concurrent mode together and see whatโs in store.
Anushree is a javascript developer who loves working with reactjs. She is a big fan of open source and strongly believes in giving back to the community in whatever way possible. She is active in the tech community and you will find her encouraging and lifting people up every chance she gets. Her other interests include promoting healthy living, trekking, volunteering to name a few.
โบ Venue security ๐ฎ
All attendees need to provide their full names in advance. Also, you will need to bring some form of photo ID to show on the day - something like a passport, driving licence, or work ID would be grand.
โบ Recording ๐ฅ
The event will be recorded. Let the organisers know, if you don't want to be included in the pictures or videos. Some of them will be used on our social media channels.
_______________________
โบ Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/careers/
@LBGCareers
biggles at large
https://biggles.io/
_______________________
โบ The Talks ๐ค
๐Talk 1: Security and Authentication in React Native
In this talk, Kadi runs through security concerns specific to native development and explores ways to mitigate these risks. The React Native developer experience is very similar to that of React's. So much so, that it's easy to forget some important underlying differences when it comes to security and authentication.
Kadi is a Senior Software Engineer at Formidable Labs. Her career started off with Mathematics and Python, and has been gradually moving up the stack. She has now been building apps with React for the past 4, and with React Native for with the past 2 years. Kadi is also the owner and maintainer of React Native App Auth - an SDK for communicating with OAuth2 providers.