Thessaloniki SKG JS Meetup #6 AI Supercharged Angular & Rethinking Reactivity
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Hey folks!
Here we go again — and this time, it’s our 6th SKG-JS Meetup!
We’re excited to welcome you back for another evening of learning, sharing, and meeting both familiar and new faces. The meetup will take place on December 16th, 2025 at 19:00 sharp at OKThess.
As always, we’ve lined up two great talks from amazing speakers in our community.
Talk 1: Angular: Build with AI
Speaker: Konstantinos Ziazios, Microsoft
AI is rapidly transforming how developers build modern applications. In this talk, Konstantinos will show how Angular developers can develop faster and more efficiently using AI, covering:
- Angular-focused LLM prompts
- Setting up an AI-powered IDE workflow
- Design patterns and best practices for AI-assisted development
If you’re curious about boosting your Angular productivity with AI, this is the perfect session.
Talk 2: Virtual DOM vs Signals: Two Roads to Reactivity
Speaker: Savvas Papageorgiadis, WeAre8
Reactivity is central to every modern UI framework, but how that reactivity is achieved differs greatly. Savvas will dive into the two leading paradigms:
- Virtual DOM diffing (React)
- Fine-grained signals (Solid.js)
We’ll explore:
- How each model handles state and updates
- Their performance trade-offs
- How the React Compiler optimizes React’s model
- Why mixing these paradigms is inherently challenging and can introduce complexity
Looking forward to seeing you all there,
The SKG-JS Meetup Crew