SFNode Meetup

SCHEDULE UPDATE FOR 2020! We are moving to the second Thursday of each month!

SFNode is a community meetup. We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Every meetup, we try to have a mix of beginner and advanced talks. Thank you Flatiron Schools for supporting us with your space! We look forward to a great year with our great SF Bay community.

Address: 1460 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Upon Arrival

*Civic Center Bart, make a left on 10th (past Twitter building), and then a RIGHT on Mission. You will walk past the Peets and we are just past that! WeWork is on the doors, and Flatiron Rep will be there to greet you!

Schedule
6:30pm - Doors Open
7:00pm - "Type as much as you want" by Dominik Kundel
7:30pm - "Understanding Node.js" by Joe Doyle
8:00pm - Open Mic and Social Time
9:00pm - Doors close

"Type as much as you want"
We've all been there. You are working on a feature or bug in JavaScript, think you finally got it, run the code and there it is, it basically screams at you: "undefined is not a function". I love JavaScript but as my codebases for projects grow, certain pains appear again and again.

In recent years TypeScript has gained popularity as a tool to avoid common pains when developing a growing web application.

However, what if you already have a large JavaScript application? Adding types and moving to a new language can be cumbersum and frustrating.

In this talk we'll go through ways how you can leverage the power of TypeScript without having to refactor your entire codebase and instead use features of TypeScript at your own pace. Slowly adding more features when YOU want to.

Dominik is a Developer Evangelist for Twilio in San Francisco. He has a passion for JavaScript, hackathons, teaching and good whiskey. You will usually find him speaking at meetups and conferences, mentoring at hackathons and workshops or working on open source projects.
Twitter: @dkundel
GitHub: dkundel
Web: https://dkundel.com/

"Understanding Node.js"
Ever wonder how Node.js works and your code runs? Which version of Node.js should you be using? Callbacks or async/await? Then this is the talk for you! Expand your knowledge of modern Node.js versions for fun and profit. We'll also cover the great new features are available in Node.js 12!

Joe is a Staff Software Engineer at Fictiv. He has been using Node.js since Node 0.6 and all of the major releases since. "I work hard to improve my skills in the spirit of software craftsmanship. I'm a constant learner and am always looking for new technologies to improve my software quality."
Twitter: @JoeDoyle23
GitHub: JoeDoyle23
Web: https://joedoyle.dev

Open mic
Open mic time give attendees 2-3 minutes of time to talk to the entire group. This is the time to debut a new project, announce upcoming events or let people know they're hiring.

Upcoming Events
• WaffleJs (http://wafflejs.com/)- First Wednesday of the month
• NodeSchool SF (http://nodeschool.io/sanfrancisco) - Last Saturday of the month
• NodeSchool Oakland (http://nodeschool.io/oakland) - Currently on hiatus