React Amsterdam May Meetup

Hey folks,
Join us on May 6 for a React meetup where we’ll explore how modern web engineering is evolving — starting with a fresh look at how we deploy Next.js applications beyond traditional setups, and what new tooling makes possible today.

🗣 Call for Proposals
Have an idea or story to share? Submit your talk proposal through our CFP form and take the stage at one of our upcoming meetups!

🤝 Organized by
This event made possible thanks to the support from React Summit, JSNation and TechLead Conf organizers – GitNation.

🤝 Sponsored by
Huge thanks to our friends Sentry!
Sentry is the only app monitoring platform built for developers that gets to the root cause for every issue. For software teams, Sentry is essential for monitoring application code quality. From Error tracking to Performance monitoring, developers can see clearer & solve quicker — from frontend to backend.

🤝 Want to support our community?
We’re looking for venue partners and sponsors for future meetups. Let’s discuss collaboration — contact us!

🕑 Event Schedule
18:30 - Doors open - snacks, beer, socialization
19:00 - Intro and announcements
19:10 - Vinext: Deploy Next.js Without Next.js - Jan Peer
19.35 - Modernizing a Codebase While Delivering Features - Bora Semiz
20:00 - Break with drinks
20:15 - Don't .gitignore Mental Health - Frédéric Harper
20:40 - Networking, Open Mic Lightning Talks
Mingle until 21:30pm

🗣️ Talks

➡️ Vinext: Deploy Next.js Without Next.js - Jan Peer
Next.js is a great framework - until you want to deploy it somewhere that isn't Vercel. vinext is a Vite plugin from Cloudflare that reimplements the Next.js API surface from scratch, so your existing app runs everywhere with a single command. In this talk, we'll look at why this exists, how Cloudflare built it in a week using AI, and how close to "drop-in replacement" it actually gets.

➡️ Modernizing a Codebase While Delivering Features - Bora Semiz
An opinion and methodologies on how to modernize an outdated and unmaintained codebase while at the same time delivering features. We will also explore how AI can support modernizing a legacy codebase.

➡️ Don't .gitignore Mental Health - Frédéric Harper
⚠️ Content Warning ⚠️
Depression, dark thoughts, anxiety – These are some of the words that most of us would like to add to our ignore file. Discussing mental health is still taboo in our society, and it’s even more so in the developer ecosystem, where we pride ourselves on working long hours and our lack of sleep.
More than ever, we need to talk about mental health! This is why I want to share my experience with depression, general anxiety, ADHD, and experience volunteering at a suicide prevention hotline. Along with my thoughts on how we can improve the situation, I’ll be sharing some tips to help people be more open about these topics and issues – more importantly, I want to touch on how those struggling can ask for help and assistance when needed.
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