Brum.js - "Never thought if they should" (August 2023)

We're back 👋 and we can't wait to see old and new faces this month -- we have some fantastic speakers, tasty pizza, and our usual bar 🥂

🦖 Theme is "never thought if they should", inspired by Jurassic Park

🤠 Safari hats optional, but very encouraged (we're wearing them)

🤪 Expect new tech and slightly whacky talks, with some useful take aways

📍 Central Birmingham spacious venue with a theatre, bar and roof terrace

🐣 We're planning something new for people "breaking in to tech"

Brum.js is an event for everyone in tech or breaking into tech, all levels of experience are welcome 🙌

This event is only possible, and free because of the support from

TECH MIDS, SPINKS, and, BJSS

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PHIL HAWKSWORTH - NETLIFY - PRINCIPAL DEVEX ENGINEER

How would The Fonz do this?

Web developers have never had more tools and toys at our fingertips. It can be tempting to use them all in innovative and creative ways. Sometimes this is ideal. Sometimes this is dangerous. Knowing the difference is key. In my career I've had to get creative to work around surprising constraints on client projects, I've built ridiculous experiments to prove concepts, and I've advocated for simplicity and restraint.

In this talk I'll try to show why these things combined don't just make me a massive hypocrite, and explore some creative patterns and their applications in modern web development.

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JUSTIN CHADWELL - NEW SECRET STARTUP 🤫 - SOFTWARE ENGINEER

gRPC Inception: more layers of network than might feel absolutely necessary

Abstract coming soon - Justin will be talking about how previously he ran grpc connections through grpc at a well known container based company, which in Justin's words "adds ✨complexity ✨"

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GUY DUNTON - THE ECONOMIST - STAFF SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Building a Gameboy Emulator: 5 years into a quick hack

Abstract coming soon - Guy will be talking about building a Gameboy emulator in Rust, popping the bonnet on how the Gameboy works under the hood 👾

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🍻 We'll be heading to Purecraft after the talks to carry on chatting for anyone who wants to

We're a friendly bunch, but we know turning up in a room of new people is sometimes tough. If you want to arrive with some new mates pop your details here (http://arrive.thousand.events) once you've got your ticket to be paired up to have a coffee/drink/chat before the event 🥰

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to message Luke, Jack, or Dan -- we're always happy to chat!

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We have a limited number of tickets, if you can't come please mark yourself as "Not Going" on Meetup in plenty of time to allow someone else to come 💛

We will be taking photos and videos at the event, if you’d rather not be included please message ahead or tell Luke, Jack, or Dan on the day 📸

We expect everyone to follow our code of conduct

https://brum.js.org/code-of-conduct

We're looking for more supporters to help fund these events and make them possible, speak to Luke, Jack, or Dan, or drop an email to (hello@thousand.events) if you may be interested ✌️