Wellrailed May - type-safe APIs & demystifying DNS

Wellrailed meetups are back for 2024! As usual, we'll listen to some talks then share some pizza and a drink together!

Everyone is welcome - whether you're just starting out or a seasoned professional! While we're primarily a Ruby/Rails meetup, many of the topics will be applicable to all tech stacks.

Host
A massive thank you to the team at Abletech, who are hosting us and providing food and drinks!

Abletech was founded around leveraging highly productive open source frameworks such as Ruby on Rails to efficiently solve business problems. Fast forward 16 years - we still maintain the same mantra, leveraging leading frameworks including React, Elixir, Rails, and Serverless. Our services also include UX, DevOps, and support to provide end to end software delivery.

Talks

• Designing a type-safe API layer - Paul Prestidge - Engineering Team Lead at Lyssna

Why I think rails API + react SPA is still a great architecture choice, a bit about full stack development / communication, and some specific tooling we’ve used around OpenAPI, @openapi-codegen/typescript, and react-query to bridge that gap successfully. And maybe a bit about the value of automated testing and type safety for dev velocity.

• Demystifying DNS: A deep dive into the world of internet addresses - Ross Jourdain, a Solution Architect at Abletech

How does DNS work and what do I need to know as a web developer? Let's talk about the building blocks of address resolution, common tasks for developers and some commands to navigate with.

Schedule
We're on a tighter schedule than usual - the doors open at 5pm (please don't arrive earlier) and be seated and ready for the talks to start at 5.15pm.

• Introduction
• Designing a type-safe API layer - Paul Prestidge
• Demystifying DNS: A deep dive into the world of internet addresses - Ross Jourdain
• Job Openings
• Pizza and drinks

Talk recording
If you can't make it, the talks will be recorded and will be available on the Wellrailed YouTube channel.

We won't be live streaming this event but we aim to get the recording available within a few days.

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About Wellrailed
Wellrailed is a Wellington based Rails meetup which has been part of the Rails community for over 10 years! Wellington is home to many companies who use Ruby on Rails so we're doing bi-monthly meetups hosted by a different company.

This is your chance to learn some stuff, network with your peers and learn more about how various local companies use Rails!

If you're interested in doing a talk or hosting an event, please get in touch with co-organisers Jordan Crawford or AJ Esler via Meetup.com or via the RubyNZ Slack.

Code of Conduct
At Wellrailed events we expect attendees to follow the Ruby NZ code of conduct - see ruby.nz/code-of-conduct