ColumbusJS

• Intro Talk (30–45 min): GitHub Copilot + AI development
• Local Community Talk (30–45 min): NOT ME, Matt Eland
• Hands‑on Workshop (1 hour): Practical exercises using GitHub Copilot
• SPECIAL GUEST (virtual): Andrea Griffiths (Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub)

Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI-generated) code!

Food and drinks will be available.

LOCATION:
6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300, Dublin, OH 43017

FREE PARKING:
6725 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017

Getting Hooked on React Hooks 🪝 with Pedro Echavarria
This talk introduces React Hooks and explains why they were created, what problems they solve, and how they are used in real-world applications.

We will explore the core hooks such as useState, useEffect, useContext, useRef, useReducer, useMemo, and useCallback, focusing on when and why to use each one.

Through practical examples, the session demonstrates how hooks simplify component logic, improve code readability, and enable better reuse of stateful behavior through custom hooks.

The talk also covers best practices, common pitfalls, and performance considerations to help developers write clean, maintainable, and efficient React applications using hooks.

Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI generated) code!
(title subject to change)

Food and drinks will be available.

LOCATION:
6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300, Dublin, OH 43017

FREE PARKING:
6725 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017

Join us for Nathan Leiberman's talk ...

Had enough of writing the same flex classes for the hundredth time? Tired of diving into your coworker’s cobbled container class? Tailwind CSS is here to save your sanity.

Tailwind gives you a well-organized, utility-first approach to styling. This CSS framework eliminates naming debates, halts stylesheet scavenger hunts, and satisfies your marketing team’s whims with clear, composable class names and a powerful configuration system. You’ll spend less time fighting CSS and more time building beautiful interfaces.

In this talk, I’ll walk through an interactive demo of Tailwind CSS and cover the following topics:

• Set up Tailwind CSS in your project
• Understand Tailwind’s utility classes and how they work
• Integrate breakpoints and dark mode like a pro
• Customizing Tailwind to fit your style

Ditch your spaghetti stylesheets and come see how Tailwind CSS can make your project lighter, cleaner, and a lot more fun to build. Your future self will thank you.

Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI generated) code!

Food and drinks will be available.

LOCATION:
6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300, Dublin, OH 43017

FREE PARKING:
6725 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017

Let's get together and listen to Eric Rico from Unity3D (title TBD).
Eric also runs the Columbus Unity User Group. Check it out!

Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI-generated) code!
(title subject to change)

Food and drinks will be available.

LOCATION:
6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300, Dublin, OH 43017

FREE PARKING:
6725 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017