UmbraCymru - Umbraco Meetup, October 2024

Happy Halloween! It's time for our October in-person meetup! 🎃

And this month we have two awesome talks lined up from two umbazing Umbraco MVPs!

Also, as it's Halloween, there will be a prize for the best Halloween costume! 👻
(Don't worry, Halloween costumes are not mandatory!)

Talks

• "Bake, Don't Fry - Astro & The Content Delivery API"
  by Adam Prendergast
  Are you ready to revolutionise your Umbraco development with the power of static sites?
  The Content Delivery API has opened a world of possibilities for headless applications, including allowing us to embrace swift, scalable pre-rendered sites.
  In this session, we'll dive into the concept of 'Bake, Don't Fry' and the world of static site generation, spotlighting Astro as a leading framework.
  We'll explore how to go from a basic Astro setup to introducing the Content Delivery API for a CMS-powered static site. We'll look at improving the developer workflow with TypeScript, streamlining the publishing process, and showcasing cost-efficient hosting solutions.
  I'll guide you through Astro code examples and show how you can enhance the development process, leaving you equipped to make informed decisions about integrating this innovative strategy into your projects.
  Adam's Socials:
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-prendergast-8869862b/
  Twitter/X: https://x.com/up_and_adam
  Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@prenders
• "Umbraco + .NET Maui : A unified CMS for your website and app"
  By Carl Sargunar
  What's the easiest way of expanding your reach with your audience, especially if you already have a website? A smartphone app!
  Umbraco CMS, which now has multi-platform friendly features like the Content Delivery API, and support for webhooks make it easier for you to easily and simply add new content channels to your website. In this talk I'll go through how you can easily build and extend cross-platform mobile apps with .NET MAUI, the Multi-platform App User Interface, Microsoft's latest framework for mobile development.
  I'll cover how to use the content delivery API and webhooks to handle communication between your CMS and the mobile app, both pulling content via the API, and pushing via webhooks.
  There will be demos, there will be a public demo repository on github where you can see the code from this talk and there will be a general feel of Awesomeness and inspiration!
  Carl's Socials
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-sargunar-63b5814/
  Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Carlcod_es
  Mastodon: https://umbracocommunity.social/@carlcod_es

As it's Halloween, there will be a prize for the best Halloween costume!

Free food, drinks and snacks will be provided as always! 🍕☕🍵🍻

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Venue
The meetup will be hosted at Method4 Ltd, Trade Street, Cardiff, CF10 5DT, which is a less than 5-minute walk from Cardiff Central train station.

Parking options

• There is on-street pay & display (free after 6pm) parking at Trade Street, although spaces can be limited during work hours.
• Cardiff Central Train Station car park ~ less than a 2-minute walk.
• John Lewis Car Park ~ 8-minute walk.
• St David's / Dewi Sant car park ~ 12-minute walk.

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If you’d like to contribute to this or a future meetup, please get in touch, we’d love to have you join us.

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If you require any specific accessibility needs or accommodations, please contact one of the hosts, or send a message to the UmbraCymru Twitter account.