ZurichJS Meetup: 1st Anniversary Special Edition

Before the winter code freeze sets in and the only thing you want to debug is your holiday light setup, it's time for one last push. Let's get our applications stable enough to survive hibernation.

This November, we're focusing on pragmatic solutions and tooling that bring stability to your development workflow.

We're also celebrating our first year of ZurichJS together, at this anniversary edition. 🎉

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Want to learn more about React Architecture?
Join us a day earlier to the Real-World React workshop, a 3-hour crash that will cover essential production-ready patterns through rapid-fire lessons, hands-on exercises, and real-world examples.
Spots are limited, so grab your seat soon.
Bringing your team? Get in touch with us and we’ll create a special team offer and simplify the process for you.

🗓️ Agenda

• 17:30 – Doors open
• 18:30 - 18:50 – Settling in & Intro
• 18:50 - 20:30 – Talks and pizza
• 20:30 – Networking

Explore the detailed agenda and speaker info: https://zurichjs.com/events/zurichjs-10-1st-anniversary-special-edition

👥 About the organizers

• Bogdan Ilie is a user advocate. He's dipped his toes into Web Development, Technical Writing, Marketing, Design, and more. That makes him uniquely predisposed to identify improvement opportunities anywhere in the chain, or come up with unique solutions to problems.
• Faris Aziz is a front-end master and Staff Software Engineer at Smallpdf, after his Engineering management job at Navro, a fintech company in the UK. Faris is a mentor, conference speaker, and workshop instructor, most recently at CityJS and other major conferences. He has contributed to open-source projects like Raycast and has mentored on platforms like Mentor Cruise. His projects include work on GCN, Eurosport, Discovery+, Fiit (a top UK fitness app), and he was the founding engineer of Navro in London. He also serves as a technical mentor at the Bletchley Institute.
• Nadja Hesselbjerg is a Zurich-based frontend developer with a flair for crafting sleek, user-friendly web experiences. With a passion for innovative UX/UI design, she transforms complex ideas into intuitive digital solutions. Her multicultural background adds a unique perspective to her work. When she's not coding, Nadja is likely exploring the latest design trends or enjoying the vibrant Swiss tech scene.

🫶 Who are the awesome sponsors and partners?

• Digitec-Galaxus provides a dedicated workspace for designers and developers to collaborate on visual projects, facilitating real-time
• Multiplayer provides a dedicated workspace for designers and developers to collaborate on visual projects, facilitating real-time feedback and version control. It integrates with existing workflows to accelerate design iteration and approval.
• StoryBlok is a headless CMS that enables developers and marketers to create, manage and optimize content experiences. With its API-first, component-based approach and intuitive visual editor, teams can build scalable websites and applications using frameworks like Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, React and more.
• GYFF is a Swiss platform that facilitates connections between IT experts and businesses, where they vet both the companies and the freelancers, so the collaboration goes smoothly.

❤️ Get involved

• Have an interesting idea?
• Something missing from all meetups in this space?
• Do you have feedback?
• Wanna buy us a coffee?
• Got a venue idea? We love rotating locations to showcase Zurich’s tech ecosystem. Reach out, we’re always scouting fresh spots for our upcoming events.

There are multiple ways to get in touch:

• zurichjs.com - the source of truth for all things zurichjs
• LinkedIn - follow us for announcement posts, if that's your jam
• join our Slack - link available when you sign up for a zurichjs.com account

Our goal is to create a space where everyone can bring value and feel like they are getting something out of it.

We are open to sponsorships and partnerships, so feel free to share the event and message us about opportunities.

We are also committed to fostering a respectful and psychologically safe space where anyone can share their ideas. If this is your first time speaking, or if you need help preparing for a talk, we are happy to offer guidance and support.