Amazing mazes and vibe coding for fun and profit

010DEV is back for another great meetup on the 16th of April, bringing Rotterdam’s developer community together to connect, share ideas, and celebrate the joy of coding! Whether you're a regular or joining us for the first time, expect an evening of inspiration and great conversations.

A big thank you to our host Finalist for not only making this gathering possible but also being our partner for the Joy of Coding conference.

We can't wait to see you there, let’s make it another fantastic event!

Amazing Mazes
by Erik Hooijmeijer

Sometimes you stumble into a world you never knew existed. In this case: corn mazes. You know, top-tier agri-entertainment for the kids. But how do you design something like that, and more importantly, how do you ensure it grows in the right place?

Guess what:
software—or rather, a hobby project that got a little out of hand.
In short, this talk is about mazes, algorithms, geocoding, and precision farming!

Vibe coding for fun and profit
by Martin van Amersfoorth

Large language models are great at writing code. Many of us are already using them, with tools like GitHub Copilot. If you’ve ever experienced it, it’s like autocomplete on steroids, right? Now lately there’s this whole new approach called “Vibe Coding”. It’s not about writing some code and then hit “tab”, it’s about expressing intent - or the “vibe” - of what your software should do, and then the AI handles all the technical implementation details for you.

But where’s the fun in that, you may ask. Does this end the joy of coding? Good question! The answer is: it depends on the tool. Because what you actually need is a tool that does all of the tedious coding tasks, while you can concentrate on the interesting bits. Bottomline: the tool should keep you in control to assure high quality and secure software.

Now there’s a plethora of vibe coding tools on the market already. You’ve Cursor, Windsurf, Devin, Replit, Spark, Bolt, v0, Lovable - and then some. But not to worry, this talk is meant to make sense of it all. So if you would like to know more about vibe coding, explore the landscape of tooling, see how they work and get to know how they compare, then this talk is for you.

Agenda
17:30 - Walk-in, welcome & refreshments
18.00 - Amazing Mazes by Erik Hooijmeijer
19:00 - Vibe coding for fun and profit by Martin van Amersfoorth
20:00 - Drinks and dinner bites

Joy of Coding
In addition to organizing this meetup, we’re also thrilled to host the 11th edition of Joy of Coding on June 27 this year! The first speakers have already been announced at Joy of Coding, so be sure not to miss out. Grab your tickets now and use the code 010DEV for an exclusive 10% discount!