We've cracked the code for Web Directions CODE
Each year we try to bring you a taste of the great Web Directions CODE event that's held in Melbourne. This year's event was on June 20 and 21, and from all accounts it raised the bar yet again.
And this year we've been lucky to secure two speakers from the event to whet your appetite — not just for Web Directions CODE next year, but also Web Directions SUMMIT in November.
We'll hear from:
- Julian Burr with A Look At Modern Web APIs You Might Not Know, and
- Ben Taylor with his New Wave of JavaScript: A Taxonomy of Runtimes and their Web-interoperability
Then only thing that can make the night better will be having you there also.
And speaking of there: we'll be back at 363 George Street on the newly renovated Level 29.
And we're back to our regular 3rd Wednesday of the month, so we'll see you next week.
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
06:00 PM — 08:00 PM
Atlassian Headquarters
Level 29, 363 George St · Sydney
We've cracked the code for Web Directions CODE
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
06:00 PM — 08:00 PM
Atlassian Headquarters
Level 29, 363 George St · Sydney
Each year we try to bring you a taste of the great Web Directions CODE event that's held in Melbourne. This year's event was on June 20 and 21, and from all accounts it raised the bar yet again.
And this year we've been lucky to secure two speakers from the event to whet your appetite — not just for Web Directions CODE next year, but also Web Directions SUMMIT in November.
We'll hear from:
- Julian Burr with A Look At Modern Web APIs You Might Not Know, and
- Ben Taylor with his New Wave of JavaScript: A Taxonomy of Runtimes and their Web-interoperability
Then only thing that can make the night better will be having you there also.
And speaking of there: we'll be back at 363 George Street on the newly renovated Level 29.
And we're back to our regular 3rd Wednesday of the month, so we'll see you next week.
Talks
A Look At Modern Web APIs You Might Not Know
By Julian Burr
We’ve become so accustomed to aiming for developing native apps to get access to certain advanced features and functionality that it’s easy to miss that a lot of that has been adopted slowly but surely by our web browsers over time.
In this talk, we’ll have a look at some of these Web APIs, how they work, and how you can use them to progressively enhance the experience of your users in a real-life context.
New Wave of JavaScript: A Taxonomy of Runtimes and their Web-interoperability
By Ben Taylor
In the last few years there’s been an explosion in the ways you can run JavaScript. Node has its new dinosaur cousin Deno. They’re both based on V8 from Chrome. Everybody is talking about Bun, which is faster apparently. It doesn’t use V8, so what’s the deal with that? There’s JavaScript on Cloudflare, and a bunch of other Serverless providers. How will this impact bundling, and other front-end tooling? Does the same JavaScript work on all of them? What’s the difference? What’s going on?
In this talk we’ll look over the history of JavaScript engines in browsers, and what makes them different. Then we’ll look at JavaScript outside of browsers, featuring Node. Finally, we’ll explore the new wave of JavaScript engines and look at how they’re trying to become Web-interoperable. I’ll explore this all through the lens of how it impacts front-end developers primarily. If I get distracted I might accidentally start talking about WebAssembly. It’ll be a ride!
