LEGO.com Software Engineering Meetup - November 2022

LEGO.com Software Engineering Meetup - 16th November 2022

Hi Everybody,

We're excited to invite you to join us at the LEGO Hub in London on Wednesday 16th November at 6:30pm for our software engineering focused meetup.

We will be talking about our adventures building LEGO.com as we build out and improve our platform.

Agenda

6:30pm - 7:30pm - Doors open + Pizza
7:30pm - 7:35pm - Intro
7:35pm - 7:50pm - Stefan Ilie - A React Native Journey at the LEGO Group
7:50pm - 8:05pm - Miles Bardon - GraphQL DevEx for a happier team
8:05pm - 8:20pm – Break and networking
8:20pm - 8:35pm - Lee Priest - Observability: The Hidden Stories In Your Data
8:35pm - 8:50pm - James Woods - Using XState to manage checkout state for LEGO.com
8:50pm - Questions and Networking
9:00pm - Close & continue at the local pub

Talk Details:

Stefan Ilie - A React Native Journey at the LEGO Group
A quick dive into React Native and how we’re using it here at the LEGO Group. We’ll explore the world of our react native monorepo, containing our apps and component library, juggling multiple dependency managers, e2e tests and a release pipeline all whilst updating legacy code.

Miles Bardon - GraphQL DevEx for a happier team
Our GraphQL stack has evolved dramatically over the past year, so how do we keep up with a growing codebase and by extension, a growing schema? This talk will go in depth into how we've dramatically improved the developer experience for all engineers working on our GraphQL Gateway.

Lee Priest - Observability: The Hidden Stories In Your Data
Do you really know what your services are up to? Are they keeping their best stories to themselves? Observability can be key to uncovering any secrets your services may be harbouring. From unstructured vs structured logging to unique references to data integration services to data journeys, let’s talk.

**James Woods - Using XState to manage checkout state for LEGO.com**
An introduction to XState and using state machines to power the logic behind complex user interfaces. In this talk, we’ll explore how we model the [LEGO.com](http://lego.com/) checkout as a state machine within our NextJS web app and reflect on the successes and challenges of this approach.

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Come learn about how we build LEGO.com and make some new engineering friends. Food and drinks provided (note all drinks are alcohol-free and meat, veggie, vegan and GF food options provided).

Please enter your full name when you RSVP - we need it for building security!

If you can no longer attend please update your RSVP prior to the day so others don't miss out on the event.

* Please note - this meetup is focused on Software engineering - rather than talking about the LEGO Group in general :-) *