Open Tech Calendar

Front End Sheffield: November 2024

🛠️ Charles Boisvert - How Visual Functional #programming can make software dev more accessible to non-experts.
🧪 @glenathan - Glenn shows us what a recent migration to the @playwrightweb testing tool looks like.

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/304400929/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/304400929/

Thu 28th Nov 2024 6:30am (Europe/London)

Thu 28th Nov 2024 8:30am (Europe/London)

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NEW (sort of) VENUE ALERT!: We're back at SHU and we're once again in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE

Look for the FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor, and please sign-in when you arrive.

This month: Gergő Kocsis and Tom Johnson

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Gergő Kocsis - Automated product verification: A road to faster and safer releases

In web development, competition creates a necessity for innovation which means increasingly frequent updates and features alongside high quality. How can we -- mortals -- verify product integrity to a reliable standard in such a capricious environment? We can’t. Instead, we can rely on automated quality assurance to do the heavy lifting for us, guaranteeing to exceed a customer's expectations for performance, quality, and durability. In this talk, I will cover the benefits of QA automation using Cypress and Applitools Eyes.

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Tom Johnson - React on your TV: front end at Prime Video

[Talk description pending]

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details. One of our volunteers will show you the way.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please tick yourself off on our sign-in sheet as you enter the room)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:05pm - Break
7:15pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Front End Sheffield: October 2024

NEW (sort of) VENUE ALERT!: We're back at SHU and we're once again in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE

Look for the FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor, and please sign-in when you arrive.

This month: Gergő Kocsis

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Gergő Kocsis - Automated product verification: A road to faster and safer releases

In web development, competition creates a necessity for innovation which means increasingly frequent updates and features alongside high quality. How can we -- mortals -- verify product integrity to a reliable standard in such a capricious environment? We can’t. Instead, we can rely on automated quality assurance to do the heavy lifting for us, guaranteeing to exceed a customer's expectations for performance, quality, and durability. In this talk, I will cover the benefits of QA automation using Cypress and Applitools Eyes.

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Speaker #2: TBA

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details. One of our volunteers will show you the way.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please tick yourself off on our sign-in sheet as you enter the room)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:05pm - Break
7:15pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/303641484/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/303641484/

Wed 30th Oct 2024 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Wed 30th Oct 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: September 2024 - New venue!

NEW VENUE ALERT!: We're saying goodbye to SHU and hello to Showroom Cafe and Bar: We'll be in the room behind the bar at the cinema: 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

 

This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - Why we need to care about accessibility (key motivators for an accessible Web)

Accessibility is more than just a ‘nice to have’; it's a fundamental necessity for an inclusive digital world. Yet, making the case for accessible websites and apps can often be challenging. In this talk, we’ll explore why accessibility is crucial and dive into key motivators that can drive meaningful change. These insights will empower you to advocate effectively for a more inclusive and accessible Web.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we strongly encourage people to hang around and enjoy the range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, food and snacks available at the Showroom Cafe and Bar. See https://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/food-drink/menu for more details.


Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please tick yourself off on our sign-in sheet as you enter the room)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://meetu.ps/e/NpPf1/XWlVL/i

https://meetu.ps/e/NpPf1/XWlVL/i

Thu 26th Sep 2024 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 26th Sep 2024 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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https://github.com/amyvbenson/FrontEndSheffCoC

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month we'll be welcoming:

Luke Howsam - Feature Flags: A safer way of releasing software

How to give your apps the power to reduce risk, deploy faster, test your code in production, perform A/B testing and other goodies.

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Iain Broome - Trauma-informed content design and tricky tech decisions

Iain’s talk will introduce the principles of trauma-informed content design using examples from his work on guidance content aimed at kinship carers. He’ll also cover some of the practical tech decisions – both good and bad – that had a direct effect on the user experience for people who have been through trauma.

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Front End Sheffield: July 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Thu 25th Jul 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 25th Jul 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

https://github.com/amyvbenson/FrontEndSheffCoC

Front End Sheffield: June 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Thu 27th Jun 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 27th Jun 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

https://github.com/amyvbenson/FrontEndSheffCoC

Front End Sheffield: May 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Thu 30th May 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 30th May 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

https://github.com/amyvbenson/FrontEndSheffCoC

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Richard Oliver Bray

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Richard Oliver Bray - Solving Data Fetching Issues With React

This talk explores the common challenges developers face when using the useEffect hook for data fetching, and will go through practices and patterns to overcome these issues, all without relying on third-party libraries.

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/300075969/

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Alex McLean and Alfred Renn

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

***

This month we'll be welcoming:

Alex McLean - Strudel

Alex will talk about Strudel - a platform to write dynamic music pieces in the browser - as a live, Javascript domain specific language for time-based arts, going into the backstory of its origins in the Haskell-based tidalcycles environment, try to explain its pure functional innards, and some of the things it's been used for.
strudel.cc

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Alfred Renn - How and why you should make your own font

Much time is spent defining the exact layout of websites. Much tinkering is tinkered with the colours. But many spend five minutes browsing Google Fonts to choose a typeface that will last forever. I will explore fonts from a personable perspective, suggest alternatives to Google Fonts, explain why I like typefaces, and describe how you can make your own font.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Alex McLean and Richard Oliver Bray

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

***

This month we'll be welcoming:

Alex McLean - Strudel

Alex will talk about Strudel - a platform to write dynamic music pieces in the browser - as a live, Javascript domain specific language for time-based arts, going into the backstory of its origins in the Haskell-based tidalcycles environment, try to explain its pure functional innards, and some of the things it's been used for.
strudel.cc

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Richard Oliver Bray - Solving Data Fetching Issues With React

This talk explores the common challenges developers face when using the useEffect hook for data fetching, and will go through practices and patterns to overcome these issues, all without relying on third-party libraries.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: February 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - HTML is easy(?) - Lessons from the Web

There is a belief that HTML is easy, but how true is this? What can we learn from the homepages of major websites? By examining these sites we'll discover common issues that suggest HTML is perhaps not as easy as we'd like to think.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Thu 29th Feb 2024 6:15am (Europe/London)

Thu 29th Feb 2024 8:15am (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: June 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

***

This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - HTML is easy(?) - Lessons from the Web

There is a belief that HTML is easy, but how true is this? What can we learn from the homepages of major websites? By examining these sites we'll discover common issues that suggest HTML is perhaps not as easy as we'd like to think.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Thu 27th Jun 2024 6:15am (Europe/London)

Thu 27th Jun 2024 8:15am (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: May 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

***

This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - HTML is easy(?) - Lessons from the Web

There is a belief that HTML is easy, but how true is this? What can we learn from the homepages of major websites? By examining these sites we'll discover common issues that suggest HTML is perhaps not as easy as we'd like to think.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Thu 30th May 2024 6:15am (Europe/London)

Thu 30th May 2024 8:15am (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: April 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - HTML is easy(?) - Lessons from the Web

There is a belief that HTML is easy, but how true is this? What can we learn from the homepages of major websites? By examining these sites we'll discover common issues that suggest HTML is perhaps not as easy as we'd like to think.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Thu 25th Apr 2024 6:15am (Europe/London)

Thu 25th Apr 2024 8:15am (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: March 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - HTML is easy(?) - Lessons from the Web

There is a belief that HTML is easy, but how true is this? What can we learn from the homepages of major websites? By examining these sites we'll discover common issues that suggest HTML is perhaps not as easy as we'd like to think.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Thu 28th Mar 2024 6:15am (Europe/London)

Thu 28th Mar 2024 8:15am (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

***

This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - HTML is easy(?) - Lessons from the Web

There is a belief that HTML is easy, but how true is this? What can we learn from the homepages of major websites? By examining these sites we'll discover common issues that suggest HTML is perhaps not as easy as we'd like to think.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Front End Sheffield: January 2024

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Dr. Andy Carter (& other TBA)

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - HTML is easy(?) - Lessons from the Web

There is a belief that HTML is easy, but how true is this? What can we learn from the homepages of major websites? By examining these sites we'll discover common issues that suggest HTML is perhaps not as easy as we'd like to think.

2nd Speaker - TBA

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/298327283/

Thu 25th Jan 2024 6:15am (Europe/London)

Thu 25th Jan 2024 8:15am (Europe/London)

changed

Europe/London

changed

No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Lee Moody and Stuart Grimshaw

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Lee Moody - Design Systems: Bread, Brands, & Collaboration

Throw away the loaf tin, grab some cinnamon, et voilà! A scalable, multi-brand design system to create differentiated products without reinventing the wheel.

Stuart Grimshaw - You kids don’t know you’re born

A look back on the history of front end and backend web development and some speculation on what’s ahead.
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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/297216666

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/297216666

Cancelled!

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Lee Moody

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

***

This month we'll be welcoming:

Lee Moody - Design Systems: Bread, Brands, & Collaboration

Throw away the loaf tin, grab some cinnamon, et voilà! A scalable, multi-brand design system to create differentiated products without reinventing the wheel.
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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Stu Grimshaw and Lee Moody

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Stuart Grimshaw - You kids don’t know you’re born

Stu will be taking a look back on the history of front end and backend web development and some speculation on what’s ahead.

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Lee Moody - Design Systems: Bread, Brands, & Collaboration

Throw away the loaf tin, grab some cinnamon, et voilà! A scalable, multi-brand design system to create differentiated products without reinventing the wheel.
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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/296400637/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/296400637/

Cancelled!

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Marco Vidonis and Cat

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Cat - Trade Unions - This Time It's Technical

Cat will be talking about how and why tech staff are unionising now and what the benefits might be.

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Marco Vidonis - Building An Open Source Hybrid Events Platform

Marco will talk about his experience starting an open source project, based on webRTC, to solve the specific problems of hybrid meetups and events and why commonly used tools (i.e. Zoom) are not the right answer.
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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/294472447/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/294472447/

Remember: our new venue is now: Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Courtney Kyle & Chad Gowler

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Courtney Kyle - Patterns to help you design and build for growth and scale

Growth and scale are at the core of any business request — businesses are always seeking expansion. So how do we pave the path for growth and scale in a way that serves our customers; in a way that enables our customers to grow and scale with us? And how do we do this at different levels? Because not only do we need to scale our products, but our internal processes and systems as well. I’m going to take you on a discovery mission to learn about some core design patterns found in nature, and how reflecting on those patterns during any creative process can help you identify scalable growth pathways.

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Chad Gowler - Talking the talk

Ever wanted to get into public speaking? Been working on a cool project and want to tell folks about it? Not sure where to start? No need to fear, long-time conference speaker and FES regular Chad is here to take you through how to come up with ideas, get started with slides and tips on handling nerves speaking in front of a bunch of strangers.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Front End Sheffield: November 2023

Front End Sheffield: November2023

Front End Sheffield will be back for our November event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/

Thu 30th Nov 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 30th Nov 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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No

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http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield will be back for our September event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Front End Sheffield will be back for our October event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Front End Sheffield will be back for our July event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Front End Sheffield will be back for our July event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Front End Sheffield will be back for our July event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Front End Sheffield: July 2023

Front End Sheffield will be back for our June event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.5.8) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Thu 27th Jul 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 27th Jul 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: September 2023

Front End Sheffield will be back for our June event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.5.8) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Thu 28th Sep 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 28th Sep 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: October 2023

Front End Sheffield will be back for our June event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.5.8) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

Thu 26th Oct 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 26th Oct 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: June 2023

Front End Sheffield will be back for our June event at the Charles Street Building (Room 12.5.8) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

Speakers TBC

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/

Thu 29th Jun 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 29th Jun 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: May 2023

Remember: our new venue is now: Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month: Courtney Kyle & TBA

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Courtney Kyle - Patterns to help you design and build for growth and scale

Growth and scale are at the core of any business request — businesses are always seeking expansion. So how do we pave the path for growth and scale in a way that serves our customers; in a way that enables our customers to grow and scale with us? And how do we do this at different levels? Because not only do we need to scale our products, but our internal processes and systems as well. I’m going to take you on a discovery mission to learn about some core design patterns found in nature, and how reflecting on those patterns during any creative process can help you identify scalable growth pathways.

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Second speaker TBA
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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/293190045/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/293190045/

Thu 25th May 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 25th May 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: April 2023 - Overcoming browser limitations - how we built Web Broadcast

Remember: our new venue is now: Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This is just around the corner from our old venue at Sheffield Tech Parks.

This month: Adam Jaggard and one more speaker to be confirmed.

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Adam Jaggard - Overcoming browser limitations - how we built Web Broadcast

Creating live streams is difficult without installing desktop software like OBS. Web Broadcast is a JavaScript SDK for creating videos with custom layouts directly in the browser. I'll be taking you through all of the browser API's and web technologies that make it work so that you can impress your Tinder dates with obscure knowledge of things like: Mutation Observers, HTML Web Components, real-time databases and headless browsers.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2 (TBC)
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/292823632/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/292823632/

Thu 27th Apr 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 27th Apr 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

March 2023 - New venue

Remember: our new venue is now: Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This is just around the corner from our old venue at Sheffield Tech Parks.

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

This month we'll be welcoming:

Lex Lofthouse - Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good

Perfection, achieving the best possible result and making something free of all faults and imperfections. But in an industry that is so subjective, how are we supposed to achieve perfect?

Are we letting the quest for perfection slow us down, are we bound by a curse that let’s us get close but never quite there? Personally I don’t think perfect is an attainable goal, in fact I think ‘good’ is a much better goal to strive for. I'll talk through some tips from my experience as a designer, but with relevance to developers, artists and anyone within the web industry. Let’s talk about how to get there instead, and be ok with the idea of good.

Colin Richardson - Strapi - a NodeJS Headless CMS

As FE Dev's we need API's/Data that allow us to really test our Front-Ends, but we have to rely on others to do that, or have to wait for someone to most of the time. Now though, in a matter of minutes you can have your back-end with API, with documentation and with data. Welcome to Strapi.

Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/291719606/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/291719606/

Thu 30th Mar 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 30th Mar 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: February 2023 - Design systems / How to easily transition from web developer to game developer

We're back for 2023 in a new venue and - for just this month - on a Wednesday.

Our new venue is: Charles Street Building (Room 12.4.12) - Sheffield Hallam University.
120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This is just around the corner from our old venue at Sheffield Tech Parks. We're moving so that less of you have to end up on the waitlist. We thank STP for their support throughout our time with them.

This month: Dan Donald and Richard Bray.

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Dan Donald (@hereinthehive) - Design systems

TBD

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Richard Bray - How to easily transition from web developer to game developer

It's never been easier to make a computer game. In this talk, I'm going to tell you how possible it is to use tools you already know as a web developer, Ecmascript, NPM and VSCode, to build a truly cross-platform game. One that works on the web, desktop, mobile and on game consoles.

Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details.

***

Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please sign in at reception)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:10pm - Break
7:20pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/290998034/

Wed 22nd Feb 2023 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Wed 22nd Feb 2023 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc

Front End Sheffield: November 2022

Join us on the last Thursday of November for Front End Sheffield at Sheffield Technology Parks. This month: Chad Gowler and Ben Foxall.

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/289451088/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/289451088/

Thu 24th Nov 2022 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 24th Nov 2022 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Join us on the last Thursday of November for Front End Sheffield at Sheffield Technology Parks. This month: Chad Gowler and Ben Foxall.

This month we'll be welcoming:

James Charlesworth (@jcharlesworthuk) - Serverless Framework: Easy back ends for front end devs

Serverless Framework is a cloud agnostic web framework for building and deploying serverless backends allowing you to truly unlock the power of the Jamstack and alleviate your need for an API. Write backend functionality using a language you know (Javascript or Typescript) and deploy them to AWS Lambda with ease. This talk will take you through the what, the why, and some of the how for Serverless Framework.

Glen Mailer (@glenathan) - Are you neglecting your build pipeline?

Unfortunately Dee Vincent-Day is no longer able to join us at this month's Front End Sheffield.

Front End Sheffield: October 2022 - Metadata is all around you / Serverless Framework: Easy back ends for front end devs

This month we'll be welcoming:

Dee Vincent-Day (@deevincentday) - Metadata is all around you

You started learning about the web a while ago and have got into the habit of adding metadata to the top of your web pages. You might only add 3 or 4 keywords. Today this is simply not enough. If you want your pages at the top of search results you need to consider your metadata in more depth.
Using real-life examples, Dee will explain how important metadata is in helping people discover films they want to view, items they want to buy and books they want to read. Indeed literally anything will benefit from good quality metadata.
You will get the opportunity to create metadata for an item of your choice as an exercise
Dee will finish off by talking about future implementations of metadata-driven systems and how we will be using them.

James Charlesworth (@jcharlesworthuk) - Serverless Framework: Easy back ends for front end devs

Serverless Framework is a cloud agnostic web framework for building and deploying serverless backends allowing you to truly unlock the power of the Jamstack and alleviate your need for an API. Write backend functionality using a language you know (Javascript or Typescript) and deploy them to AWS Lambda with ease. This talk will take you through the what, the why, and some of the how for Serverless Framework.

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/288877887/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/288877887/

Thu 27th Oct 2022 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 27th Oct 2022 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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Europe/London

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No

Yes

http://bit.ly/fes-coc