dxTechTalk - Frontend Day. Offline in Sofia

dxTechTalk Welcomes the Bulgarian Frontend Community!
We're excited to invite the Bulgarian frontend developer community to our first meetup of 2025 at our office in Sofia! Expect insightful talks, knowledge sharing, and great networking opportunities. Spots are limited, so be sure to reserve your ticket!

19:00 — 19:30 Meet and greet, registration, welcome snacks

19:30 - 20:00 "Building a Hand Gesture-Controlled Robot via the Internet", by Vladimir Glukhov, Senior Frontend Developer

About the Talk

• Involved by current progress in AI and ML, Vladimir will show you how to run ML models in the browser, how to create, train and deploy our own models directly into web, as well as a real-life example of using this to control a robot.

About the Speaker

• Vladimir has been working as a frontend developer for more than five years, mostly in fintech-related projects. He’s passionate about robotics and programming, and in his free time, he focuses on learning about new technologies and trying to develop them.

20:00 - 20:30 “The Art of Choosing: How to Make Better Frontend Decisions”, by Ekaterina Felk, Senior Frontend Developer

About the Talk:

• Frontend developers make decisions daily—state management, frameworks, refactoring—but how do we choose wisely? Inspired by How to Decide by Annie Duke, this talk explores strategies like decision trees, thinking in bets, and avoiding biases. Through interactive scenarios, you’ll learn to make smarter, faster, and more confident frontend choices.

About the Speaker:

• Ekaterina Felk has been making frontend decisions for 10 years. Specializing in React, she’s built apps across fintech, oil, and banking, always learning from each project. She is committed to staying up to date in the ever-changing world of frontend development.

20:30 — 21:30 Networking with drinks and snacks