REFACTR.TECH

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​​Join us for a fast-paced 2-hour hackathon where participants will explore the power of AI to turn ideas into working demos—no prior AI experience required. Using the latest AI tools, you’ll brainstorm, build, and present your project in front of peers and mentors.

​This is about creating and pushing the boundaries of what is possible with AI today. You’ll have just two hours to code, test, and present a 5-minute demo—all powered by AI.

​Lunch will be provided, and you’ll have expert guides on hand to help you make the most of the challenge.

​$500 prize for the first place winner.

​Hosted by the ATLANTA AI COMMUNITY
Presented by: Block

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Join us for an evening of authentication deep-dives, AI innovation, and engineering leadership insights — proudly presented with React ATL, Atlanta JavaScript, Atlanta Vue, and Modern Web ATL. Food & networking at 6:30 PM | Talks start at 7:00 PM

Featured Talks:
Engineering Fireside Chat
Neal Gamradt, Warner Bros. Discovery
Real-world perspectives on engineering leadership, career growth, and technical decision-making at scale.
AI Innovation Talk
Andrew Tabit, LeanSquad
Details coming soon — cutting-edge AI applications for modern development workflows.
Securing React Apps — From Login to SSO 🔐
Harsha Thirimanna
This session is dedicated to tackling the challenges of building secure and efficient login mechanisms in modern React applications. Harsha will walk us through everything from foundational authentication flows to advanced setups like SSO, MFA, and social logins — all using the Asgardeo React SDK for OpenID Connect (OIDC) compliance and best-practice security.
Key Highlights:

• Overcoming common React auth pitfalls
• Implementing basic + advanced authentication (SSO, MFA, social login)
• Building secure flows with Asgardeo React SDK
• Hands-on demo: integrating React apps with external identity providers

If you’ve ever struggled with tokens, redirects, or login flows, this one’s for you.
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## 🍕 What to Know

• Food & drinks provided
• Parking: Street parking on Spring St NW; paid lots nearby
• Transit-friendly: Near MARTA Midtown station
• All levels welcome — from curious beginners to senior engineers

Everyone participating in the REFACTR.TECH conference, events and Discord/Slack community—including, but not limited to attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at REFACTR.TECH, are required to agree to the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.

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Join us as we guide you through reading a surprise code excerpt and learn from each other how to better read unfamiliar code. As more and more code is generated due to AI, our ability to read code is increasingly important but a skill we rarely practice. At this meetup we will guide you through a series of prompts and activities to explore and discuss a small piece of code. This meeting is language agnostic - whether you know the language or it’s new to you, your perspective matters. Fresh eyes often spot what experts overlook.

This meetup is equally for those new to development as well as seasoned professionals - we can all get better at reading code (and understanding how others approach code so we can be better mentors and teammates). If you know what a variable is, this is for you!

Learn more about Code Reading Clubs

Agenda
6:00 pm - Check-in & Networking
6:30 pm - Welcome & Introduction Kick-off
6:45 pm - Read some Code! The group will be guided through a series of questions and actions as we read a piece of unfamiliar code together
8:00 pm - Closing & Next Steps

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Attendees should bring:

• themselves
• colored pencils/highlighters
• pen or pencil for writing on code

**Please provide your phone number during registration – wifi information will be texted to attendees.

Parking is available for visitor deck of the Star Metal Building (turn onto Vidalia Lane off of 11th Street)

MARTA is smarta: Both the 12 and 14 bus, departing from Midtown Station, will take you to west midtown. Transfer to bus from rail is free. Pro-tip, follow along on google maps or the transit app if you’re unfamiliar with the bus route and which stop to take.

Everyone participating in the REFACTR.TECH conference, events and Discord/Slack community—including, but not limited to attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at REFACTR.TECH, are required to agree to the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.