Jozi.js June - you got this

For June we have two exciting new speakers! Kerren is going to show us how to use NestJS to build full stack applications, and Lucky is going to show us the ins-and-outs of Processing.js in the browser. Join us for some drinks 🥤🍺🍷, pizza 🍕 and JavaScript!

Agenda:
• 18:30 - Food and blah blah.
• 19:00 - Let's REST with NestJS - Kerren Ortlepp
• 19:30 - Processing.js in the browser - Lucky Nkosi
• 20:00 - More blah blah.

Let's REST with NestJS
Kerren Ortlepp (@kerren_ortlepp)

NestJS is a progressive Node framework written in Typescript. It's opinionated and has a tonne of features out of the box. I'm going to run through the pros and cons of using this framework over others that exist in the Node ecosystem and give a couple of real-world examples where we've found it useful in our business... And where we've found it to hinder our progress and introduce complexity.

It plugs in perfectly with Angular and follows a very similar structure in terms of the modular approach and dependency injection. I'll run through how we can share models between our backend and frontend projects (and the potential dangers around that) as well as how we wrap this all into Docker containers and ship it off to production.

If you're looking for a scalable Node framework for future projects or just trying to find how people bring up full stack applications in a couple of hours, this is a talk you don't want to miss!

Processing.js in the browser
Lucky Nkosi (@NLucky_Nkosi)

At the core of user engagement and experience is the visual aesthetic of any software. While css, html and JavaScript give us the core tools we need to create our visuals, creating complex visuals encompassing geometrical features is often challenging for inexperienced developers; In comes the Processing Foundation with P5.js.

In this talk, we’ll be looking at a few ways visuals can influence and drive user decisions. This talk will introduce the audience to the Processing foundation’s P5.js library with a practical tutorial on how to create astounding visuals with ease and provide sources for further exploration of the library. If you’re interested in effective data visualisation, building video games, and creating interactive experiences in the browser, this talk is for you.