Name: 🟩 Manc.js | Autumn Edition | Live With Matillion 🟩
Start: 2025-09-24T16:30:00.000Z
Location: Matillion

🚨 The Big Tech Debate Returns – 18th September! 🚨

Brought to you by **Counter** & **MRJ Recruitment** – the team behind Manchester’s most thought-provoking tech event – The Big Tech Debate is back this September for another night of bold opinions, challenging perspectives, and unfiltered conversation.

📅 18th September
⏰ 5:30PM – 8PM
📍 Bloc, Manchester

We’re coming in hot with our main motion of the night:

💥 *“Vibe coding is democratising software but lowering engineering standards”*

And here’s the kicker – both sides are represented by **Fuzzy Labs** co-founders:

* **FOR:** Tom Stockton – CEO & Co-Founder, bringing bold takes and big energy.
* **AGAINST:** Matt Squire – CTO & Co-Founder, ready to dismantle the motion (all in good fun).

We’ve tackled everything from legacy vs modernisation to the real motivations behind AI adoption, and this year promises even more sparks.

🍕 Pizza, drinks, and networking always included.
🎟️ Spaces are limited – secure your spot now.

Come for the debate, stay for the conversation.

The Big Tech Debate

Josh Ramsay

Amul Batra

Grant Spencer

Emma

Patricia Novais

Edward Digby

Andy Lowry

Ian Cartwright

Jitesh Gosai

Matt Turner

sven

d.alexandra3000

Sara De Clara

Barry Murphy

RobVK

Tegan Salter-George

Brad Scott

Craig Whiteside

Romeo S

The Big Tech Debate #3 | Autumn Edition

Bloc

🔥 **manc.js is back this September!** 🔥

We’re one of the biggest dev + JavaScript communities in the North West, and we can’t wait to get everyone together again at **Matillion’s amazing offices** (a proper attendee favourite, so we’re glad to be heading back).

📅 **When:** Wednesday, 24th September 2025
📍 **Where:** Matillion HQ, Manchester
🎤 **This month’s speaker:** [Michael Fisher](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-fisher-95459168/) (Senior Software Engineer @ Awaze)

💡 **What Michael will cover:**

🎤 **This month’s speaker: Michael Fisher (Senior Software Engineer @ Awaze)**

Michael works at **Awaze**, building scalable systems with **Node.js and TypeScript** that keep millions of users connected to Europe’s leading vacation rentals platform. In his talk, **“How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Build and Deployment Process,”** he’ll share practical tips, lessons learned, and clever ways to speed up **Next.js deployments** — all from the real-world trenches of building software at scale.

👀 **What to expect:**

* Talks worth listening to
* Manchester’s friendliest dev crowd
* Free food, free drinks, and plenty of conversation

If you write JavaScript, love JavaScript, or just want to connect with people who do — this is your night.

MancJS

Ben Seward

Callum Fraser

Matthew Shawkat

Phil Whittaker

Luke Chaplin

Matthew Haworth

Raluca Lupu

Martin Shaw

Chris Snape

Obinna Ejiofor 

Oleksandra

Russell Shire

Ihor (Harry)

Philip Valentino

Anna Aitchison 

Sean

Maximilian Berkmann

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