Testing Lynx & Quantum Computing & Smarter Prompts, Cleaner Code

Holy smokes, we have quite the lineup for our July meetup! Three speakers, three very different topics; no matter what you're in the mood for tech-wise, we've got you covered.

📌 The new React Native killer? Testing Lynx so you don't have to!
with Adrian Debbeler

Tired of reading Reddit threads about "React Native vs. Flutter"?

Well, a new player has joined the arena: meet Lynx, the multi-platform framework from ByteDance. We will check if the tech used by 1.8 billion TikTok users is also the right choice for your next project or if it's better to stick to good old React Native.

📌 Smarter Prompts, Cleaner Code with David Nicholas

AI is rapidly transforming the way we write software, but for many developers, tools like GitHub Copilot still feel more like autocomplete on steroids than a true coding assistant. Too often, it generates inconsistent code, ignores team conventions, and introduces more cleanup work than it saves. The problem isn't the model — it's the prompt.

In this talk, we'll explore how developers can take control of AI-assisted coding by learning the fundamentals of prompt engineering and applying them to real-world software development. We'll focus on GitHub Copilot and how to use instruction files and smart prompts to make it produce code that aligns with your team's standards, patterns, and expectations.

📌 Quantum Computing: What is it and where is it going! with Carl Anderson
Quantum Computing regularly grabs tech headlines, but what exactly is it and how could it change our future?

In keeping with the quantum theme of Tech Week in Chicago, we will walk through the basics of how quantum computing works, what kinds of problems it could help solve, and what the current state looks like. We will also do a tour of some quantum computing frameworks & tools that you can begin to tinker with today!

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