I'm novicely versed in building with Vue but I was interested in how it compares to the more popular React library. Milu Franz of Mile Two gave a great presentation comparing the advantages and drawbacks of both Vue and React. I still wasn't 100% sure which ones I was going to but was narrowing it down. I made some notes on the session sheet they gave me for a possible plan of where to go. I got my badge shortly after and waited for the welcome message to everyone before going to my first session. Great job on that, by the way! 👍️ Props to the fruit selection. Arriving a bit early, the organizers let me know to help myself to breakfast while they get the attendee badges sorted. Starting the morningĮarly Friday morning came and I was on the road to the Quest Conference Center off the far side of the loop (I-270 around Columbus). The schedule was packed with a lot of interesting talks about everything JavaScript - it was hard to choose which sessions to attend. JS&Friends is a not-for-profit conference that uses its proceeds to help cultivate the local (and remote) developer community in education and inclusivity. So I decided to attend the first JavaScript and Friends conference in Columbus, Ohio. With only an hour for each talk, I knew I wasn't going to walk away with fully knowing a new skill or two but possibly I could take away enough to motivate me to seek out more information about some of them.

I could learn from multiple speakers on a variety of topics within a day. I had been looking for more learning opportunities and when I heard that there was going to be a conference somewhat local to me, I thought it would be a good experience for me to take part in.

Earlier this month on Friday, August 2, I attended my first developer conference.

Rob tarr sparkbox