AdvancedJS Amsterdam

🌟 AdvancedJS Amsterdam meetup! 🌟

🗓️ Date & Time:
Join us on April 17th, at 18:00 for an evening filled with insights, networking, and the joy of JavaScript.

📍 Location: We'll gather at the Xebia office at
Wibautstraat 200, 1091 GS Amsterdam

🔍 Call for Proposals: Have an exciting topic you'd love to share with the community? We invite you to propose a talk for this and future meetups by filling out the form.

🕒 Event Schedule:

• 18.00 - Walk in, Drinks & Pizza 🍕
• 18.25 - Opening
• 18.30 - Talks:
• 🎤 Asynchronous is not Magic by Mohamad Shiralizadeh
• 🎤 The Full Circle: HTMX, React Server Components, and the Rebirth of Server-Side for Modern Web by Dominik Vrbic
• 19.30 - Small break and drinks 🍻
• 20.00 - Lightning talks:
• ⚡ Hidden gems of Chrome devtools for a11y testing by Anuradha Kumari
• ⚡ Build a dApp in 7 mins by Salama Ashoush
• ⚡ AB Testing Performance Improvements by Jean Rigotti
• ⚡ Worktrees - Git's Best Kept Secret and Why You Should Use Them by Tomás Arribas
• 20.45 - Drinks and networking

🎤 Talks:

Asynchronous is not Magic
In the world of Javascript, async/await events used to be magical and hard to understand, but not anymore! In this engaging and informative talk, we will dive deep into the concept of the event loop. Designed for both senior and mid-level developers, this session aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the event loop across various environments, including web browsers and Node.js. This will help us understand how Javascript handles async events from the past to the present, so we can continually improve our code.

Speaker: Mohamad Shiralizadeh, Software Engineer at ING, starving for JavaScript Technologies ❤️, enthusiastic learner, speaker, family lover 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦. He’s a developer whose work is focused on engineering front-end technologies (e.g. JavaScript, Signals, React, & more ❤️). His passion for web development can be traced back to his experiences over the past years!

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The Full Circle: HTMX, React Server Components, and the Rebirth of Server-Side for Modern Web
Explore the evolution and practical benefits of server-side rendering using HTMX and React Server Components. This session highlights the resurgence of server-side in modern web development, focusing on improved SEO and streamlined development processes while also discussing security implications.

Speaker: Dominik Vrbic, a seasoned Technical Lead at [INFO.nl](https://www.info.nl/), specializes in the React, Node, and Next.js ecosystem, with a solid background in Golang. With a decade of full-stack development experience, he leads teams toward innovative web solutions, emphasizing agile and efficient software engineering practices.

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Hidden gems of Chrome devtools for a11y testing
[Accessibility, testing, devtools]

Speaker: Anuradha Kumari is a senior front-end developer, working on making the web more accessible, one website at a time. She is passionate about exploring new technologies and sharing knowledge. She has been recognized as GDE, MVP, and WTM Ambassador. As an accessibility advocate, she aims to spread awareness and empower the community toward achieving the common goal of inclusion through technology.

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Build a dApp in 7 mins
[dApp, web3, blockchain]

Speaker: Salama Ashoush, a Senior Software Engineer at Box, specializes in developing innovative applications and tools for various platforms, leveraging JavaScript. With a background in graphic design and gaming that enriches his approach to technology, he is currently delving into Rust, game development, and blockchain technologies.

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AB Testing Performance Improvements
[Performance, Core Web Vitals, AB testing]

Speaker: Jean Rigotti, a Web Performance Engineer who works for Studocu, the EdTech website with the highest traffic in the world. He cares a lot about the user experience and likes explaining web performance for non-tech people.
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Worktrees - Git's Best Kept Secret and Why You Should Use Them
[git, dev workflow]

Speaker: Tomás Arribas, hands-on technologist with a deep understanding of software development across the whole stack, cloud technologies, DevOps practices and AI, always looking to optimize workflows and dev experience. After decades of working in projects for Google, Toyota, Youtube and Sony (including an still unbeaten Guinness World Record), he is currently Head of Technology at Chimnie, the UK's leading Property Data Bureau.

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Looking forward to welcoming you! 👋