Running an OS Community | APIs You Won't Hate | Gatsby to Next.js

We'll start Q3 of 2022 off right - with our July meetup!

The topic this month is multi-threaded, and packed with applicable technical, community and resource take-aways. Taken together we'll refer to it as Running an Open Source Community | APIs You Won't Hate | Gatsby to Next.js.

Our speaker is Mike Bifulco, Developer Advocate at Stripe. He's visiting us from the great city of Charlotte, NC.

Doors open at 6:00 pm, live programing begins at 6:30 pm ET sharp. We'll begin the evening with a few community announcements, then we'll quickly move to our speaker.

Location:
The meetup will take place at the SOCO co-work space. The address is: 808 Lady Street, suite D, Columbia, SC 29201. Here is the website for SOCO - https://soco-work.com/. Note, there are two locations for SOCO in Columbia – we are at the Lady Street/Vista location.

*Lots of swag will be available at this meetup, to include t-shirts, hats, stickers, and some really cool technology. All will be free of charge, as always.

Please note, there will not be a mask mandate in effect, but masks are encouraged for anyone feeling uncomfortable. We'll have masks available free of charge as well - don't hesitate to ask us onsite.

Speaker:
Mike Bifulco, Developer Advocate at Stripe, co-founder of APIs You Won't Hate. https://mikebifulco.com/

Bio:
Mike Bifulco is a designer and developer working as a Developer Advocate at Stripe. Mike is also cofounder of APIs You Won't Hate, where he helps run a community-run news site and podcast by the same name. In a past life, Mike worked as a Developer Advocate at Google, technical Director for thegymnasium.com, and as a UX Designer at Microsoft. Mike was cofounder and CEO of smpl.io, a SaaS startup which was acquired in 2020.

Talk Title:
What it's like to run an Open Source Community | APIs You Won't Hate + Gatsby to Next.JS

Abstract:
Mike Bifulco is one of the co-founders of APIs You Won't Hate, the largest community of API developers on the web. In this talk, we'll learn what it's like to run APIs You Won't Hate, which includes a podcast, a blog, a newsletter, and a large slack community. Mike will share the story of his involvement, and what it's been like to manage a large (and growing) community alongside full-time work, including a recent website migration from Gatsby to Next.js.

SPONSORS:
We thank the world-class sponsors making this event possible..
AlmaLinux - https://almalinux.org/
Camunda - https://camunda.com/
Fidelity Investments - https://www.fidelity.com/

Contact us with questions at **info@allthingsopen.org**

Beverages will be served as will snacks. We will not be serving food (pizza, etc.) until a later date as most are still a little uneasy with food being served in an open environment.