THE JavaScript CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS

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13.05.22

In-person & Online

BeJS Conf is our Way to Convey Love & Gratitude to the JavaScript Community Worldwide; So be part of it, and join our knowledge-intensive, Tech-led and Developer-centric Journey!

+12 SPEAKERS.

Expect top notch speakers and world known experts to share their best practices and know how…

Talks and Workshops.

Get insights into JS advanced topics and benchmark your practices through a variety of sessions : Panel Discussions, Experts Talks, Workshops, Q&A, Networking…

One Place, All Communities.

Join peers from around the globe and meet right in the heart of Europe: the BeJS Hub…

We’re Going Hybrid

Hybrid is what defines our BeJS Conf this year. On-site or On-line, your experience is what matters to us.

COVID-19 info

Activities.

BeJS Conf will embody High level Experts talks about the JavaScript landscape, but also a variety of sessions to let you get the most of it:

Panel Discussions

Speakers Rooms

Workshops

Afterparties

Agenda.

08:00 CET -> 09:00 CET

Welcome coffee and registration

09:00 CET -> 09:10 CET

BeJS conf Opening Ceremony

Debbie O'Brien

Head Developer Advocate, Bit

09:10 CET -> 09:40 CET

It’s all about components

As apps get bigger and bigger, components get more difficult to maintain. But are we really building component driven? Do we really know how to take a design and break it down into components? How small do we go? How do we name things? When is it a good time to make a new component or reuse one that is already created? Making these decisions early on is key to great software architecture. If we think before we build, we can build amazing apps that will easily scale.

Ujjwal Sharma

Compilers Hacker, Igalia / Co-chair TC39

09:40 CET -> 10:10 CET

Multicore javascript: past, present and future

As JavaScript applications get more and more complex, improved performance is on everyone's minds. In the meantime, computers are evolving: CPU hardware is scaling with multi-core, big.LITTLE rather than frequency. Where does JavaScript stand in this new world and how can it adapt? What role will WebAssembly play in this? What are the current tools and techniques developers can use to develop performant JavaScript applications and what is in store for the future? These are the few questions that we will answer in the course of this presentation.

Michele Riva

Senior Architect, NearForm

10:10 CET -> 10:40 CET

Compiling and bundling JavaScript, the painless way

In the last years, the JavaScript ecosystem has grown exponentially. With it, many different compilers and build systems came to life to compete to reach the best possible performances, better stability, and compatibility with the language features. While five years ago, we had a few choices for compiling and bundling JavaScript (for either client or server), today, we have many good alternatives. ESBuild, SWC, Vite, WebPack... what are the differences between those tools? How do I choose the right one for my project? What can we predict about the future of the JavaScript ecosystem?

10:40 CET -> 11:10 CET

Break

Tally Barak

Senior full stack developer, Yoobic

11:10 CET -> 11:40 CET

The secret life of package managers

Ever wondered what happens after you hit npm install and go to grab a coffee? Let's deep dive into Npm history and existing package managers to understand what they are doing behind the scenes when they install our packages

Simon Knott

Developer Tooling, Netlify

11:40 CET -> 12:10 CET

Introduction to BlitzJS toolkit

Hi! I’m Simon, and in this talk I will be introducing you to the new Blitz.js 2.0. Just like before, Blitz.js helps you build fullstack applications on top of Next.js. It makes your life easier with its Zero-API data layer, easy authentication & authorization, type-safe database access through Prisma, sensible conventions, and an amazing community. After the talk, you‘ll have a good idea of what Blitz‘s strengths are, how it helps you & your project, and when you should use it.

12:10 CET -> 12:40 CET

Panel Discussion: Ins and outs of how the JavaScript specs are written/decided

In this panel discussion we have a look at the JavaScript specification and how it is decided. We will also discuss the different ways in which the specification is written and how the proposal go from one stage to another. We are lucky to have the Co-chair of the TC-39 with us. As well as Romulo who is a TC-39 member and one of the champions for the champions to bring types to JavaScript.

Romulo Cintra

Web, Igalia

Ujjwal Sharma

Compilers Hacker, Igalia / Co-chair TC39

Nicolò Ribaudo

Open Source Developer

12:40 CET -> 14:00 CET

Lunch

Sophie Koonin

Engineer, incident.io

14:00 CET -> 14:30 CET

Play them off, keyboard app: building a virtual keyboard in javascript

Did you know your browser has a whole API dedicated to audio? You can play music, create cool visualizations... and build an entire musical instrument! In this talk, I'll: * show you how I built a virtual keyboard using the Web Audio API * teach you the musical theory that powers the keyboard * demonstrate how we can translate musical notes to JavaScript Join me for this fascinating crossover between math, music and code!”

Tejas Kumar

Director of Developer Relations, Xata

14:30 CET -> 15:00 CET

The next evolution of data infrastructure for javascript developers

This talk explores the journey so far of data infrastructure from on-prem solutions, through to the cloud, and more modern layers on top of them to fully understand the complexity behind modern full-stack applications at scale, and explore how this complexity is being simplified.

Matt Pocock

Developer, Stately

15:00 CET -> 15:30 CET

You might need xstate: how to tackle complexity at scale

We'll talk about the 'why' of XState: how it handles complex requirements, improves team communication and code introspection. I'll be showing off the visual editor, a drag-and-drop tool for application logic that we've been working on for the past year.

15:30 CET -> 16:00 CET

Break

Stijn Van Asschodt

Front-end Developer, ING

16:00 CET -> 16:30 CET

The benefits of an accessible website

Accessibility is the removal of barriers that slow down or even stop people with disabilities from using our products and services. Unfortunately, many companies still consider accessibility a “nice-to-have”, which they can add later, when there’s more time. Together we’ll explore how Accessibility is essential for some, and useful for all. We’ll have a look at the tools that are used to browse the web, but also some tips and tricks to help you identify issues before going live.

Eleftheria Batsou

Community Manager, hashnode

16:30 CET -> 17:00 CET

It's easy to create good looking products, but what about useful ones?

It's not enough to build products that function, it's not even enough to make them understandable and usable; you need to develop products that bring joy and excitement, pleasure and fun, if possible even beauty to people's lives. Learn to design with your user's needs and expectations in mind by applying basic rules.

17:00 CET -> 19:00 CET

Closing Ceremony & Afterparty

CONFIRMED WORKSHOPS.

Build Fullstack Apps in Record Time with Blitz.js
Blitz.js is the Fullstack React Framework. It's heavily inspired by Ruby on Rails and is focused on making you as productive as possible.
Hacking Modern Web apps with RCE and Prototype Pollution
A web security course that provides you with case studies from real-world vulnerable applications
Hacking JavaScript Desktop apps with XSS and RCE
A desktop app security course that provides you with case studies from real-world vulnerable applications
Web Components are Awesome!
In this workshop, we will go over what Web Components are, who's using them and how and what it takes to make one. Then we will take that Web Component and use it in a framework.

Tickets.

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Students and juniors ticket.

€150.00

Access to the conference on site

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Immediate Access to recordings

Personalized Badge

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Dedicated to students and junior devs

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In-person ticket.

€399.00

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Access to workshops and activities

Immediate Access to recordings

Personalized Badge

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Group tickets.

€399.00

Discounts from 3 tickets

Attend with your friends/colleagues

3 tickets | -20%

4 tickets | -25%

5 tickets | -30%

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Have access to all onsite activities and sessions.

Get in touch with the speakers, ask your questions and discuss with them in real time.

Meet our sponsors and discover what products they propose.

Engage in real networking opportunities, especially after a long period of remoteness.

Enjoy the BeJS Conf afterparty.

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You still can’t be among us? We still can make your BeJS Conf happen with our online tickets!

Online Full ticket.

€99.00

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Q&A sessions

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Immediate Access to recordings

Virtual badges

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Online BeJS Hero.

€199.00

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Q&A sessions

Access to workshops and activities

Immediate Access to recordings

Virtual badges

Official BeJS swag

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10%OF ALL PROFITS GO TO OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS

Thanks to the huge work and involvement from our open source community, we are always willing to donate 10% of our events profits to support one or some projects to be selected by our community and expert speakers. Do not hesitate to drop your projects and let us support your work.

Submit your project now!

Venue.

Our conference will happen in the heart of The European Capital: Brussels! The venue is well located and is easily accessible by several public transport lines.

How to access

The venue is located at Bd Auguste Reyers 80, 1030 Brussels, Belgium

FROM THE AIRPORT (+/- 25 MIN.)
- Bus line 21 or 12 direction
FROM THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS – SCHUMAN (+/- 10 MIN.)
- Bus line 79 direction “Kraainem”
- Bus line 12 / 21 direction “Brussels Airport / Permeke”
FROM CENTRAL STATION (+/- 20 MIN.)
- Metro line 1 direction “Stockel”, stop “Montgomery”
  Pre-metro line 25 direction “Rogier” or 7 direction “Heyzel” for 2 stops