Do you have an accessibility requirement you need some support with so you can attend the conference? Get in touch with us at conference@javascript.org.nz and we’ll do our best to help you out.
+ +Our venue is wheelchair accesible.
+ +The waterfront, train station and Lambdon Quay areas in Wellington have lots of large hotels, and several backpackers. Because it is so close to good public transport options, accommodation further away from the CBD is also accessible.
+ +March is a busy time in Wellington’s culture calender, which can lead to accommodation shortages. We recommend booking your accommodation early.
+ +This is by no means an exhaustive list, but here are a few suggestions for +nearby options:
+ +At the conference we’ll be voting on our first JS educator and JS contributer +award recepients for the nz.js(awards); - you can choose between the +nominees listed at the society website. Make +sure you get your vote in before the end of Friday lunch!
+ +nz.js(con); is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference +experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, +sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or +religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. +Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, +including talks. Conference participants violating these rules may be sanctioned +or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the +conference organizers.
+ +Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
+ +Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately.
+ +If a participant engages in harassing behaviour, event organisers retain the +right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all +participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the +conference with no refund.
+ +Event organisers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the +clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any +participants.
+ +We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and +event-related social activities. We think people should follow these rules +outside event activities too!
+ +If someone makes you or anyone else feel unsafe or unwelcome, please report it +as soon as possible. Harassment and other code of conduct violations reduce the +value of our event for everyone. We want you to be happy at our event. People +like you make our event a better place.
+ +You can make a report either personally or anonymously.
+ +You can make an anonymous report via this form.
+ +We can’t follow up an anonymous report with you directly, but we will fully +investigate it and take whatever action is necessary to prevent a recurrence.
+ +You can make a personal report by:
+ +When taking a personal report, our volunteers will ensure you are safe and +cannot be overheard. They may involve other event volunteers or the conference +organisers to ensure your report is managed properly. Once safe, we’ll ask you +to tell us about what happened. This can be upsetting, but we’ll handle it as +respectfully as possible, and you can bring someone to support you. You won’t be +asked to confront anyone and we won’t tell anyone who you are.
+ +Our team will be happy to help you contact local law enforcement, local support +services, provide escorts, or otherwise assist you to feel safe for the duration +of the event. We value your attendance.
+ +We’re very pleased to annouce the speaker lineup for the conference. First, our +keynote speakers:
+ +Raquel Vélez is the engineering manager of the services team at npm, Inc. in +Oakland, CA. She has previously worked at institutions such as Caltech, NASA +JPL, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and various universities in Europe. She is a +co-author of the book Make: JavaScript Robotics. In her off time, you can find +her baking, co-hosting the Reactive Podcast, and speaking. Also, hanging out +with her hilarious husband and two cats dressed in dog suits.
+ +Originally from Brisbane, Ri now lives in Melbourne after enjoying several years +in Chicago and San Francisco. She specialises in expressing data in novel ways +and exposing social injustices using data. She has worked for The Guardian, +creating data stories and interactive content, and has also worked on print, +experiential and digital projects for Google, Facebook, Foreign Affairs, The +Conversation, The Nation, Popular Science and Pew Charitable Trusts.
+ +The full schedule is now up. Many thanks to +everyone who submitted, our paper review team had a tough time finalising the +lineup from the many excellent submissions we recieved.
+ + + +We’re now at a third of all our tickets registered, so there has never been a +better time to get your ticket — +and don’t forget that we have a Diversity and Financial Aid fund if you need help getting to +the conference.
+ +In association with our good friends at NodeBots NZ +we’re offering a workshop to conference attendees. The NodeBots team can help +you program a quadcopter, plus they have a plethora of other robots, hardware +and projects you can hack on.
+ +On the Friday afternoon between lunch and afternoon tea the middle room will +hold the workshop, which can support up to 50 participants. Because of the +limited space we need conference attendees to register their spot for the +workshop - ticket holders, please check your emails for an annoucement. If you +don’t have a ticket for the conference yet, sign up +now and then follow the link in +your ticket confirmation email for the workshop.
+ +We’re now at less than 60 tickets remaining, so now is a great time to get your ticket — +and don’t forget that we have a Diversity and Financial Aid fund if you need help travelling to +the conference or getting a ticket.
+ +Our tickets all come with a complimentary conference t-shirt or (our new option - +check your emails if you’d already selected a t-shirt and want to swap) a +canvas bag - but we need to get our order in to the printers soon. The last date +for you get your details to us and get your t-shirt or bag is this Sunday, the +26th of Feb, at midnight NZ time. So if you’ve been waiting to buy your +ticket, or you have a ticket but you haven’t yet entered your details, you need +to get on that sharpish!
+ +At the conference we’ll be voting on our first JS educator and JS contributer +award recepients - if you’d like to nominate someone for either of these awards +please see the details on the society website.
+ +We’re now at less than 25 tickets remaining, so now is a great time to get your ticket — +and don’t forget that we have a Diversity and Financial Aid fund if you need help travelling to +the conference or getting a ticket.
+ +We’re please to annouce that we’ve got another workshop available for conference +attendees:
+ +Inspired by the KiwiCon badge challenge, nz.js(con); will feature its own +CTF (capture-the-flag) challenge. Trapped in a submarine at the bottom of the +ocean, you must use your JavaScript wits to survive. Whether in teams or alone, +you will complete a series of puzzles as you try to get your ship operational. +Open to all skill levels.
+ +On the Thursday afternoon between lunch and afternoon tea, the middle room will +hold the workshop, which can support up to 50 participants. You don’t need to +sign up for this one, but you’ll need to bring your laptop along to participate.
+ +Find out more about the Node CTF event here.
+ +We’re sold out! We’re at max capacity so sorry there are no tickets left. If you +missed out you can at least rest safe in the knowledge that we’re recording all +conference talks.
+ +Ticket holders should look out for a few more annoucements (we’ll pop you an +email) before we get this thing rolling next week.
+ +As a community run conference, we rely on volunteers to help make the event a success. We’ve already had several lovely people volunteer — but we’re looking for a few more, as many hands make light work!
+ +In particular we could use a few more people at the registration desk throughout the conference, and possibly a few more session chairs (who introduce the speakers and keep the conference running on time).
+ +If you’re keen to pitch in, here’s what you need to know:
+ +We’re at max capacity so sorry there are no tickets left. If you missed out +you can at least rest safe in the knowledge that we’re recording all conference +talks.
+ +Ticket holders should look out for a few more annoucements (we’ll pop you an +email) before kick off time next week.
+ +Rather than an afterparty, we have a room booked at Mac’s Brew +Bar (a very short walk from the venue) for +Thursday evening. That’s to make it easy for out-of-towners to attend, and +also so you can catch up with new folks you meet the day after at the +conference. Matt McKegg aka DESTROY WITH +SCIENCE will be providing the JS +powered music.
+ +It’s a ‘buy-your-own-drinks’ event, but we’ll provide a few platters of nibbles +(with thanks to NEC for sponsoring some food).
+ +Don’t forget you can find public transport directions to the venue over on the +venue page but also +we’ve set up a ridesharing editable +spreadsheet +for those of you who are looking to organise between yourselves for a ride to or +from the conference.
+ +We’re a week on from the conference, and all the videos have been +up for a few days now! Browse through the schedule to read talk +descriptions and jump over to the corresponding video, or just hop over to the +playlist on +YouTube.
+ +There are also photographs from the conference over on +Flickr.
+ +A big thanks to all our speakers, workshop runners, volunteers, and attendees +that helped to make the conference a memorable one!
+ +Help us figure out what’s next for nz.js(con); by contributing to the +discussion in our society issues +register.
+ +The conference was always conceived as having a rotating set of locations and organisers. Are you keen to be an organiser for nz.js(con); 2018 with the support of the nz.js(); committee? We’ve put together an application process for you to step up to run the conference.
+ +The application process closes on the 23rd of April.
+ +In honour of the fact that it’s long weekend here in Wellington we’re extending the call for papers (talk submissions) ever-so-slightly to this Friday, the 27th of January, at 9pm. So there has never been a better time to get your proposal in!
+ + + +Don’t forget that we have a Diversity and Financial Aid fund, which can give you a helping hand if you want to speak but you’re not sure if you can afford to attend. You can read more about it over here.
+ +In other news, we’re pretty busy here at nz.js(con); hq - ticket sales are rolling in, we’re sorting the designs for our t-shirts and stickers, and our keynote speakers will be announced soon! Buy your ticket now.
+ +The call for papers has now closed — thank you to all our submitters, we’re very +grateful for your hard work. Our team of reviewers will be starting to go +through all the submissions this weekend, and we’ll be in touch with potential +speakers soon. We should be able to announce the full schedule for the +conference soon!
+ +As always, don’t forget that you can now buy +tickets and that we have a +Diversity and Financial Aid fund if you +need help getting to the conference.
+ +And I’m pleased to report we’re in good shape. We’ve got a name, a date, a venue, and last but not least this very website that you are reading right now.
+ +We’ve got an action-packed next few months of preparation to come, still, and this site (or javascript_nz on twitter) is your best way of finding out the latest news. Over the next while you should expect to see updates announcing the CFP, our sponsors, our keynote speakers, our request for volunteers, and our tickets being on sale.
+ +nz.js(con); is run by volunteers from JavaScript New Zealand Incorporated. If you’d like to be involved in helping to organise the conference, you can join the #js-conf channel on the society’s public slack channel.
+ +Want to get in touch with us? Drop us an email at conference@javascript.org.nz.
+ +Our call for papers is up, and you should submit a talk! We’re looking for a variety of different kinds of talks, at different levels of complexity and with speakers from a range of different backgrounds. Both new and experienced speakers are welcome! We know that there are lots of JavaScript coders in New Zealand working, studying and hacking on an amazing range of projects, and this is your opportunity to share your experience with the rest of the JS community.
+ +We’re using a service to facilitate our CFP, papercall.io, so to find out more and to submit a talk, head over to our event page there and make a submission (note that you’ll need to create a login there to submit).
+ +The CFP will be open until mid-January, but if you have the time now we’d encourage you to get your proposal in soon – it helps maintain the sanity of your faithful conference organisers ;)
+ +You can now book tickets for the conference. Because we only have a medium-sized venue for this — our first — event, we recommend booking now to avoid disappointment later if we sell out quickly.
+ +A standard ticket costs $125, and tickets for unwaged people or students are $60. All conference attendees will be expected to abide by our code of conduct for the conference.
+ +With only two months left until the conference, keep an eye on our site for more announcements, and tell your friends and colleagues about it!
+ + + +The CFP closes on January 22nd - we’re counting on you to submit talks, to bring a variety of topics to the conference. Or perhaps you know someone you think would give an excellent talk - please encourage them to submit! We’re using a service to facilitate our CFP, papercall.io, so to find out more and to submit a talk, head over to our event page there and make a submission (note you’ll need to make a user account to do so).
+ +Speakers will get a free ticket as a token of our thanks for your contribution to the conference. However as the CFP is still open and speakers are not yet finalised, you may wish to go ahead with purchasing a ticket now and we can refund you upon your selection as a speaker.
+ +We are pleased to announce the launch of our Diversity and Financial Aid fund, which has been made possible with the help of our friends at Media Suite. It’s open to anyone who would like to attend the conference but wouldn’t normally be able to. In particular we are keen to reach out to under-represented groups in tech (women, PoC, LGBTIQ folks) with assistance to help broaden the diversity of conference attendees.
+ +If you were thinking about submitting to speak but didn’t think you’d be able to make it because of travel or accommodation costs, hopefully our diversity and financial aid fund can help you. Submit your talk request and mention that you’ll also be putting in a financial aid application (follow the instructions below).
+ +On a personal note, as a woman in the tech industry, I have more than once heard comments from women colleagues expressing their doubt that they are worthy of being recipients of programs such as this. So just to make it super clear: If you would like to attend the conference but you don’t think that you can for financial reasons, then the financial aid fund is explicitly for you. We won’t necessarily be able to help every applicant purely for budgetary reasons, but please do apply.
+ +First, you need to apply.
+We will periodically approve batches of applications. The first set of approvals will be on the 30th of January next set of approvals will be on the 8th of February, and we will contact those approved and work through the details of the assistance they need. Please note that in some cases the applicant will need to book something themselves, and then will be reimbursed by the fund.
We use the following criteria to help us decide who gets approved:
+ +If you have any questions feel, drop us an email at conference@javascript.org.nz.
+ +- Jen, +on behalf of the nz.js(con); organising committee
+ +The diversity and financial aid fund is now closed, sorry.
+ +Our Diversity and Financial Aid fund (which has been made possible with the help of our friends at Media Suite) is open to anyone who would like to attend the conference but wouldn’t normally be able to. In particular (but not exclusively) we are keen to reach out to under-represented groups in tech (women, PoC, LGBTIQ folks) with assistance to help broaden the diversity of conference attendees.
+ +++ +On a personal note, as a woman in the tech industry, I have more than once heard comments from women colleagues expressing their doubt that they are worthy of being recipients of programs such as this. So just to make it super clear: If you would like to attend the conference but you don’t think that you can for financial reasons, then the financial aid fund is explicitly for you. We won’t necessarily be able to help every applicant purely for budgetary reasons, but please do apply.
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++ +— Jen, conference director
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First, you need to fill out our short form: Apply for financial aid
+We will periodically approve batches of applications. The next set of approvals will be on the 23rd of February, and we will contact those approved and work through the details of the assistance they need. Please note that in some cases the applicant will need to book something themselves, and then will be reimbursed by the fund.
We use the following criteria to help us decide who gets approved:
+ +If you have any questions feel, drop us an email at conference@javascript.org.nz.
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+ the first nz.js(con); — New Zealand's dedicated national JavaScript conference. It has an open CFP (call for papers – that means you can apply to speak), a low cost of entry, and broad variety of JavaScript related topics. It will be held on March the 9th & 10th in 2017 (Thursday and Friday), at Shed 6 in Wellington, New Zealand.
+Learn more about attending the conference, becoming a speaker, or becoming a conference sponsor.
+Follow along with the conference schedule, now with links to the videos of the talks. We hosted an exciting lineup of local and international speakers on a huge variety of topics.
+ + + + + +nz.js(con); is dedicated to a harassment-free conference experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at our Code of Conduct page.
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+ + +Lunch at the conference is not catered (just morning and afternoon tea) so we’re giving you an hour and a half to get some lunch. Here are some nearby suggestions, with everything from takeaway pizza by the slice, right up to fine dining, all within about ten minutes walk of the venue.
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+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 3 mins + Directions + Website +33 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 4 mins + Directions + Website +142 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 5 mins + Directions + Website +Corner Featherston Street, 2/23 Waring Taylor St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +1ST Floor Hallenstein House, Wellington, 601
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +280/284 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 7 mins + Directions + Website +142 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +143 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +117/109 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 7 mins + Directions + Website +1 Grey St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 3 mins + Directions + Website +107 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$$ + Walk time: 5 mins + Directions + Website +188 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 5 mins + Directions + Website +The Old Bank Arcade, 233-237 Lambton Quay, Wellington, Lambton 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +Midland Park, 159 Lambton Quay, Wellington 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 7 mins + Directions + Website +101 Wakefield St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 10 mins + Directions + Website +154 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 5 mins + Directions + Website +Queens Wharf, Wellington 6011
+ Cost: $$$ + Walk time: 1 mins + Directions + Website +Queens Wharf, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$$ + Walk time: 1 mins + Directions + Website +Queens Wharf, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$$ + Walk time: 1 mins + Directions + Website +135-137 Featherston St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 5 mins + Directions + Website +25 Victoria St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +33 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 4 mins + Directions + Website +Queens Wharf, Wellington 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 1 mins + Directions + Website +33 Queens Wharf, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand
+ Cost: $$$ + Walk time: 1 mins + Directions + Website +56 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 1 mins + Directions + Website +143 Featherston St, Wellington, 6142
+ Cost: $$$ + Walk time: 5 mins + Directions + Website +1 Post Office Square, Wellington, 6011
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+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +33 Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 4 mins + Directions + Website +32 Waring Taylor St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 7 mins + Directions + Website +Level 1/296 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 6011,
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +Old Bank Arcade, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 5 mins + Directions + Website +Corner Whitmore Street and Featherston Street, Pipitea, Wellington 6011
+ Cost: $$$ + Walk time: 7 mins + Directions + Website +76 Willis St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 10 mins + Directions + Website +20 Brandon St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +22 Brandon St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $$ + Walk time: 6 mins + Directions + Website +180 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 9 mins + Directions + Website +1 Willis St, Wellington, 6011
+ Cost: $ + Walk time: 7 mins + Directions + Website +Here is the full 2017 conference schedule. All talks have a 5 minute break at +the end to set up for the next speaker and allow you to move between rooms.
+ +There are two limited-availability workshops (up to 50 people). Both of these +require you to bring your own laptop and are in the middle room, and NodeBots +requires pre-booking.
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+ Getting Started with JavaScript Bundling+ + + Tanya Gray + + + +
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+ Integrating a build process into your web workflow for the first time is scary stuff. We'll do a conceptual overview of bundling JS in general, followed by an example in webpack to look at common concepts. + + |
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+ Exploring Static Isomorphism+ + + Stuart Whitehead + + + +
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+ Static isomorphism is a pragmatic architecture for single-page JavaScript applications. It allows us to develop purposeful user interfaces while promoting an efficient and maintainable codebase. + + |
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+ Originally from Brisbane, Ri now lives in Melbourne after enjoying several years in Chicago and San Francisco. She specialises in expressing data in novel ways and exposing social injustices using data. She has worked for The Guardian, creating data stories and interactive content, and has also worked on print, experiential and digital projects for Google, Facebook, Foreign Affairs, The Conversation, The Nation, Popular Science and Pew Charitable Trusts. + + |
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+ Psychology and the Art of Pair Programming+ + + Raf Gemmail and Paul Sharpe + + + +
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+ Few would disagree with the merits of discussing design, asking for help, testing, code review or knowledge sharing across a team. Pair programming ensures all of these in real time. A technical coach and psychologist present pairing styles, a psychological basis, tools and a remote pairing demo. + + |
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+ Your browser wants you to be secure+ + + Kirk Jackson + + + +
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+ Web browsers developers now work hard to keep your users and your applications secure. + +We'll discuss the state of the art defences provided by web browsers, and explain how you can incorporate them into your web applications. You will learn how to fairly easily improve the security of your apps. + + |
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+ Around the world in 80 shades 🌏📊+ + + Nat Dudley + + + +
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+ Dataviz is becoming more and more popular, both for fun and in web applications we build for work, but loads of it is inaccessible for colour-blind people. Learn how to use different colourspaces and JS libs to build colour-blind accessible data visualisations. + + |
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+ Serverless Applications - behind the hype+ + + Tim Wright + + + +
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+ Lots of people are talking about "serverless single page applications". To be honest, it's a buzzword right now. This talk is going to be a deep dive into the technologies to find out what it is and the different complexity that you have to deal with. + + |
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+ Augmenting Reality with JS+ + + Ducky + + + +
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+ Augmented Reality (AR) is becoming more accessible to a wide range of users, and with it, it brings a unique way for applications to interact with reality. So how can JavaScript be used to create these experiences? + + |
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+ CTO's Perspective of Angular2 adoption from an early stage+ + + Wulf Sölter + + + +
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+ A core component of our SaaS needed a rewrite, just ng2 was announced. We started the rewrite with ng2 beta.0, and have been simultaneously paying the price for, and reaping the benefits of, the bleeding edge since. Here's how we could've seen what we were getting ourselves into, earlier. + + |
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+ "Mutable identities and coupled concepts" - Teaching and learning on a fullstack, bootcamp, JavaScript course+ + + Simon Tegg + + + +
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+ The goal of a web development bootcamp is to shift a student's identity from "non-technical" to a capable, self-directed, collaborative, web developer. +I look at how the bootcamp experience facilitates this and the advantages and pitfalls of modern full-stack JavaScript as the course medium. + + + |
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+ Vues from the Server+ + + Garion Herman + + + +
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+ You've probably heard a bit about Vue as a front-end library, but did you know how well it works on the server? + +Using Node's async support, sockets, and some glue: we can build robust, server-rendered applications. Join me as we explore this topic! + + |
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+ React Native - Next Generation JavaScript Mobile+ + + Seth Reid + + + +
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+ React Native is a next generation JavaScript mobile development framework allowing you build native apps in JavaScript. My talk will give you an introduction into the basic concepts, some details on how it works under the hood and then dive into the code for a full working react native app. + + |
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+ W.W.E.D. (What would Ember.js do?)+ + + Richard Walker + + + +
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+ What would Ember look like if it was a server side framework? This talk will explore this idea as well as some key framework design related concepts such as inversion of control and extensibility, all illustrated with code from a new Ember inspired Node.js framework we’ve been working on called Ash. + + |
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+ Hands on with A-Frame+ + + Stevie Mayhew + + + +
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+ Virtual Reality. In your browser. + +Learn the basics of A-Frame and how to start developing virtual reality with the tools and skills you already know and love, right now. + +A-Frame is a web framework for building virtual reality experiences using HTML and an entity-component ecosystem. + + |
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+ Embracing Subjectivity+ + + Mix Irving + + + +
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+ Cast central authorities aside and take a tour of a inter-net conceived subjectively. Learn about the challenges and benefits of not having singlular sources of truth, and take a tour of the Scuttleverse - an actively growing decent community (of code and humans). + + |
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+ Rats of the Maze+ + + Simon Swain + + + +
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+ Rats of the Maze is an arcade simulation exploring the theory and technique of programming flesh-eating, maze-solving rats, wrapped up in unique hand crafted vector graphics and sound running in the browser. + + + |
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+ Technology for Everyone+ + + PrototypeAlex + + + +
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+ Our tech community needs to spread past its industry borders. We need to make New Zealand a place not just where talent wants to live, but where talent can grow. + +Come and hear about the crusade to build an all-inclusive, diverse culture of technology for everyone, and learn how you can help too. + + |
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We think New Zealand’s JavaScript community is diverse, forwards thinking, and varied; we want to to give you a chance to share your perspectives and experience with your fellow developers and the next generation of students.
+ +Our call for papers is now live. That means that you (yes you) can apply to become a speaker at nz.js(con);.
The conference will have two tracks, which means we’ve got plenty of schedule slots available. We are keen to support both experienced and new speakers. If you’ve never spoken at a conference before we’ll be offering some support to make sure you have a good experience.
+ + +Need some help writing your proposal? Check out the resources at We Are All Awesome or drop into the #js-conf channel on our Slack to get a second opinion or three!
+ +All talk slots will be 30 minutes long (25 mins of talk plus 5 minutes of questions). We welcome both intro-level and very technical talks. JavaScript has all kinds of uses, and we’d like the schedule to reflect that. Topics will include (but are not limited to):
+ +Please note that nz.js(con); aims to be an inclusive and welcoming event. One step towards that goal is our Code of Conduct - all talk content will be required to adhere to that.
+ +Our venue is Shed 6, which is on the waterfront in Wellington. We’ll be +splitting the venue up into rooms for the two tracks, and we’ll have capacity +for 320 attendees.
+ +It’s next door to the TSB Bank Arena, and only a ten minute walk from Wellington +Railway Station (which is also the main bus hub). If you’re coming from the +airport there is a bus line that takes about half an hour, or a twenty minute +taxi journey (depending on traffic). Please note that there is no free parking +at the venue.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +Inspired by the KiwiCon badge challenge, nz.js(con); will feature its own +CTF (capture-the-flag) challenge. Trapped in a submarine at the bottom of the +ocean, you must use your JavaScript wits to survive. Whether in teams or alone, +you will complete a series of puzzles as you try to get your ship operational. +Open to all skill levels.
+ +If you’re someone who likes solving riddles and thinking laterally, then this +the event for you. Teams will be given just over a couple of hours to complete +as many challenges as they can to get their submarine running. This event will +be run similar to a jeopardy style CTF, but with a JavaScript focus instead of a +security focus.
+ +Jeopardy-style CTFs have questions (tasks) in a range of categories. Teams can +gain points for each solved task. More points for more complicated tasks +usually. The next task in the chain can be opened only after a team solves a +previous task. Then, when the game is over, the team with the highest points is +the winner.
+ +Prizes will be given to the top 3 teams.
+ +You will need: A laptop
+ +When/where: During the conference, in the middle room, from 1:45 -> 4:00 on Thursday
+ +Quadcopters are everywhere, they’re used in research, the military, and even in +commercial applications such as agriculture, delivery, and photography. As they +get cheaper to produce, it’s likely they’ll become ubiquitous in our lifetime. +NodeBots New Zealand is giving you a chance to hack on +drones using JavaScript and Node during nz.js(con);
+ +Whether you’re a beginner or expert, now is your chance to learn how drones work +first hand, by coding some JavaScript, and racing a drone in a tournament for +some sweet prizes.
+ +However, if drones aren’t your cup of tea, we have a plethora of other robots, +hardware and projects you can hack on, all using JavaScript, supporting skill +levels from “What even is voltage?” to “I eat solder for breakfast!”.
+ +Sign up required: see your ticket email to sign up.
+ +You will need: a laptop.
+ +When/where: During the conference, in the middle room, from 1:30 -> 3:30 on Friday
+ +A dedicated JavaScript conference with an open CFP, low cost of entry, and broad variety of JS related topics. Full website with more details launching at the end of September!
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