February 2025 Events

🤝 DataPhilly and PhillyJS are teaming up for an exciting February event focused on front-end cross-framework development using multiple technologies.

🙏 Join us at Indy Hall, an amazing coworking space, and enjoy the support of our sponsors: Liberty Recruiting Firm and Cloudflare.

Event Schedule:

Doors opens at 6:00 pm ET
6:00 - 6:45: Event start and networking
6:45 - 7:00 DataPhilly kicks off event
7:00 - 7:35: John Solly, Software Engineer @HazardHub (A Guidewire Offering) "Front-end Framework Face Off: Implementing the same component in multiple technologies"
7:35 -7:45: Break
7: 45 - 8:20: Networking time

John Solly, Software Engineer @HazardHub (A Guidewire Offering) Talk: "Front-end Framework Face Off: Implementing the same component in multiple technologies"

Summary: I recently implemented nested checkbox functionality in a web app I was building. This got me thinking: How would each front-end framework implement this functionality? What would be the Angular Way or the Vue Way? Which technology is the least complex and makes the most sense for my brain? With AstroJS, you can build these kinds of applications. Do you want to put a React component next to a Vue component? You can do that in Astro. In this presentation, I will walk you through how I built checkboxes.xyz, a website that showcases nested checkboxes in different front-end frameworks. I will share some fun tidbits along the way. A semi-viral X/Twitter post, getting dunked on r/webdev, and even accepting a PR from a stranger who added the Stimulus framework. Attendees will gain insights into cross-framework development, learn my approach to 'working in public', and come away with practical knowledge they can apply to their own projects.

Speaker Bio: With over a decade of experience in the geospatial industry, I specialize in developing and scaling geospatial applications that transform complex data into actionable insights. As a Software Engineer at HazardHub (A Guidewire Offering), I work on infrastructure and application development, helping organizations make data-driven decisions through geospatial analysis. My expertise spans proprietary platforms like Esri and Mapbox and open-source technologies such as OpenLayers, GeoServer, and GDAL. I’m passionate about leveraging geospatial data science to drive innovation and solve real-world problems.