Web development is common today. This is still an art, but it is no surprise to anyone that a person writes code and thus creates a software product. But everyone is delighted when they see increasingly sophisticated and productive sites, PWA or applications. The question is: how do developers manage to create more and more interesting products? The answer lies in research and innovation. And they are talked about at conferences. So, what web development conferences will be the best in 2020?
Web development as part of the future
The lion's share of current projects begins with the web universe.
Startups are very often popularized through websites, information about new products is brought through forums, communication with developers is provided by applications. That’s why
web development and everything connected with it is one of the paths to the future.
But how to go there correctly? Meetings with new people at conferences are an integral part. Many developers go to summits just for the sake of it. But web development
conferences are more than just a meeting of experts.
First of all, this is a chance to learn about new research by authors of
popular libraries and frameworks. In other words - you will learn about the necessary changes in the code firsthand. In addition, this is a chance to practice not at the workplace or at home, but among many developers who may have radically different approaches.
During one workshop, you can learn
how to develop a web application two to three times faster. Thanks to the 10-minute conversation, you can see the key testing errors. One video presented at someone’s talk may open up previously unknown integration options for you.
BOB 2020
Site: BOB 2020
Place: Berlin, Germany
Date: 28 February, 2020
Cost: €80-240
BOB 2019
Would you like to
learn about technologies that have long gone beyond the mainstream? BOB is a forum for developers, architects and executives dedicated to new research and new
software development tools. BOB's goal is for all participants to leave the conference with new ideas.
Key topics:
- increase of the Rust speed;
- theory and practice of object-oriented programming;
- new approaches for debugging and testing code.
When visiting
BOB this year, you can hear about the results of research by Marco Emrich (Senior Consultant at Codecentric), Gabriel Scherer (Senior Developer at INRIA) and many other industry experts.
VueConf US
Site: VueConf US
Place: Austin, Texas, USA
Date: 2-4 March, 2020
Cost: $945-1990
Vue.js is one of the
most developing frameworks of recent years. Not so long ago, it was an unremarkable development tool, but in 2018 it became almost the most popular. Companies such as AliBaba and Xiaomi have completely switched to Vue and the result is clear - both companies have improved the quality of their services. At the 2020 conference, you will learn why Vue has grown so much and in which cases it needs to be used today.
Key topics:
- a complete guide to Vue 3;
- statics - new dynamics;
- test driven development;
- SEO in the world of Vue.js.
The main speaker of the
conference is Ewan Yu - the creator of Vue.js. In addition to him, Damian Dulitz (creator of vue-multiselect.js), Sarah Drasner (Head of DX at Netlify) and other specialists from around the world will make their presentations on various topics.
Workshop Summit
Site: Workshop Summit
Place: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 2-6 March, 2020
Cost: €400 (for one workshop)
Workshop Summit
A unique event in
concept for web developers. There will be no lengthy reports from the stage at all: all insights will be revealed during various thematic workshops. Therefore, be prepared for activity from the first seconds of visiting the summit. 5 days, 15 workshops on various tools and technologies - and all this is just practice.
Key topics:
- a practical example of using the Composition API - Vue Apollo;
- advanced RxJS workshop in Angular;
- machine learning with Tensorflow.js;
- development of GraphQL server with Typescript.
Among the leading master classes and
workshops will be such specialists as Christian Ristowski (founder of React Academy), Sani Yusuf (founder of HAIBRID), Fabio di Vita (Red Hat solution architect), Gil Clear (CTO Xpirit) and many others).
QCon London Conference
Site:QCon London Conference
Place: London, Great Britain
Date: 2-6 March, 2020
Cost: £1775-2835
This is the 14th QCon conference for professional
software developers. QCon London offers a ton of “tightly packed” content for senior developers, architects, and project managers. Organizers help IT teams adopt new trends and implement them in their own products.
Key topics:
- future of API;
- recent changes in machine learning;
- JavaScript - not only as a programming language, but as a whole ecosystem;
- evolution of Java;
- next generation microservices.
QCon London is becoming more and more every year and it is likely that in a few years it will be divided into two stages. Today, it has more than 140 speakers, including Flavia Paganeli (CTO and founder of 30Mhz), Patrick Kua (former CTO N26), Jay Alammar (machine learning specialist at STVcapital) and others.
Node.TLV
Site: Node.TLV
Place: Tel Aviv, Israel
Date: 3 March, 2020
Cost: $130-340
Node.js is one of the most popular
JavaScript runtimes. It is used by companies such as Uber, Netflix, PayPal, GoDaddy and many others. Most developers do not see their work without this technology. The international conference Node.TLV will reveal all the secrets of this runtime environment.
Key topics:
- microservices architecture in Node.js;
- transformation of the project code;
- the future of web development with Node.js;
- implementation of events in Node.js.
Among the
Node.TLV speakers, you can see such experts as Karin Angel (Software Engineer Autofleet), Thomas Della Vedova (Senior Software Engineer Elastic), Liz Parody (Head of Developer Relations NodeSource), Tamar Twain-Stern (Architect Palo Alto Networks) and others.
Design Thinking and innovation Week
Site: Design Thinking and innovation Week
Place: London, Great Britain
Date: 16-20 March, 2020
Cost: £2200
Design Thinking and Innovation Week
Are you a CEO, CIO or
business owner and looking for relevant conferences? Then this event is for you. At Design Thinking and Innovation Week, held by Future London Academy, innovators and trendsetters in development speak. This is where you can familiarize yourself with the insights held by leaders of leading companies.
Key topics:
Which leaders will appear at the stage with their
reports? Michael Wolff (co-founder of Wolff Olins), Angie Yuanmalai (associate creative director at Huge), Juho Parviainen (design director at IDEO) and many others.
CityJS Conference
Site: CityJS Conference
Place: London, Great Britain
Date: 25-27 March, 2020
Cost: £160-650
CityJS is a JavaScript festival across London that brings together the JS community. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet with almost all the representatives of IT companies that are inextricably linked with JavaScript. Thanks to CityJS, you will be aware of innovative changes in the field of JS, gain new knowledge and make a lot of useful acquaintances.
Key topics:
- front end testing on steroids;
- future of Nuxt.js;
- art of prefetching;
- typescript growth.
At CityJS, you will meet not only
ordinary developers, but also the founders of many projects that the whole world uses today. So, among the speakers will be Alexander Chopin (creator of NuxtJS), Michael Weststrate (author of MobX) and Dylan Shiman (co-founder of Sitepen Dojo).
GenerateJS
Site: GenerateJS
Place: London, Great Britain
Date: 2 April, 2020
Cost: £180-300
The conference is dedicated to
development issues with JavaScript, including the latest libraries, top-end frameworks and key problems
with this programming language. Thanks to GenerateJS, you can understand exactly where you made mistakes in your projects and how to fix them. In addition, you will become familiar with future development approaches.
Key topics:
- “reset” of old projects;
- Serverless development;
- machine learning and JavaScript;
- visualization of data from scratch.
In addition to interesting
topics, GenerateJS has always impressed with its speakers, among which this year will be Phil Houksvort (Principal Developer Experience Engineer, Netlify), Nadia Bremer (Data Visualisation Designer, UNESCO), Remy Sharp (founder ffconf) and Charlie Gerard (Senior front-end developer Netlify).
HalfStack Charlotte
Site: HalfStack Charlotte
Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Date: 24 April, 2020
Cost: $275
Halfstack is an authentic and
valuable experience for members and sponsors who are focused on developing web development skills. The priority for Halfstack organizers is precisely the experience that delegates will receive during the sessions and face-to-face conversations. This is a one-day conference that takes place in a completely relaxed atmosphere, thanks to which developers share the most valuable knowledge.
Key topics:
- creating user experience outside the browser;
- hardships that your application will present to you;
- try to design as if now 1999.
Main speakers this year include Trent Willis (web developer at Netflix), Beck Rice (UX Designer at Truematter) and Ben Ilegboda (
UI Architect conferences at StitchFix).
Voxxed Days Frontend Bucharest
Site: Voxxed Days Frontend Bucharest
Place: Bucharest, Romania
Date: 19-20 May, 2020
Cost: €100-180
The goal of this
conference is to bring together executives, beginners and senior developers of open source technologies, willing to share their knowledge and experience. With the help of Voxxed Days, many newcomers will be able to understand in which direction they should move, and project managers will find out which technologies will help improve their products.
Key topics:
- testing the interface;
- “other” development with Vue.js;
- problem areas of development with React.
At Voxxed Days 2020, you can learn from Lyran Tal (Developer Advocate at Snyk), Cyprian Borodescu (CEO at MorphL), Alexandra Angel (co-founder of MorphL), Andre Antalya (organizer of ngBucharest) and many others.
Amsterdam JSNation Conference
Site: Amsterdam JSNation Conference
Place: Amsterdam, Holland
Date: 3-5 June, 2020
Cost: €290-710