What we’re about
An inclusive web tech meetup based in Brighton, UK.
Async meets monthly in Brighton & Hove, UK, to learn, discuss and play with JavaScript and related web technologies.
We host talks, hack nights, show n' tells and community events, all of which are free.
It is one of the oldest and most well established JavaScript meetups in the UK, running continuously since 2010.
Please see more information on our website.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- From Side-project to Serverless Business with One Language - TypeScriptRunway East Brighton, Brighton
On Thursday 4th September we're very happy to be joined by James Turner.
It started with wanting to explore the hype around serverless - particularly the costs. COVID was striking so James built a quick proof of concept to allow members at their local cricket club to order drinks while sitting by the boundary. The initial release consisted of a single page Svelte app, integration to Stripe and some JSON config. Roll on a few years and they have a richly featured commercial system called OrderWhizz.
In the presentation we’ll look at the system architecture and technologies used and how we share TypeScript between backend Lambda functions and the (Svelte and React) UI's. We’ll also discuss some of the many trade-offs made along the way, and how the design was effected by “going fully serverless”. Expect some demos and a look into the code itself.
James currently runs his own web-dev consultancy and has been building web-apps for "longer that he cares to remember", having developed one of the first browser based FX trading systems (on IE6 no less).
🍕 Pizzas provided by our venue! Runway East has been fighting boring offices since 2014. Members get team bliss guaranteed with space to scale. Learn more.
🍻 BYOB: We are currently looking for additional sponsorship. This event will likely not have a sponsor for drinks, so if you'd like to have a couple during the event please bring some of your own (and maybe some to share if you're feeling generous).
In-person attendees: Please arrive at Runway East (ground floor) between 19:00 and 19:15 for refreshments and socializing. Make sure you are registered to attend so we have an idea of numbers for catering.
Remote attendees: We will start broadcasting the event at 19:30 online via YouTube, there is no need to register.
Don't forget to join the Async Slack for updates.
