On the 5th of September, Sopra Steria will be hosting the second iteration of the Frontend
Festival! Join us for an evening of drinks, talks and workshops about various topics in the
world of opensource Frontend development.
Last year we had a blast and got together with over a hundred Frontend enthusiasts from around
the Utrecht area. Join us for dinner, get inspired by the talks and stay for the company.
Speaker schedule
The following schedule is not final and is subject to change.
17:00
Walk-in and dinner
18:30
Custom Elements, or How to Make it Easy for People to Use Your Code
by Stacy Cashmore
19:00
Ctrl+Alt+VR: Create VR-First Websites for the 2D Web
by Jorrik Klijnsma
20:00
An Intro to Nx
by Bjorn Schijff
20:30
Beats in the Browser - Coding Music with JavaScript
by Rowdy Rabouw
21:00
Wrap-up & Drinks
22:00
Closing
Speakers
Stacy Cashmore
Tech Explorer DevOps
Omniplan
Speaker, author, and software developer. Stacy has been developing solutions since the mid-1990s in various companies and industries ranging from facilitating contract jobbing to allowing consumers to close a mortgage without the help of a financial adviser – with lots in between.
She has a passion for sharing knowledge: using storytelling for sharing her experiences to help teams grow in the ways that they develop software and work together and performing live coding demonstrations to inspire others to try new technologies.
Stacy published her first book in 2022, aimed at helping developers get started building dynamic applications using C#, Azure Functions, and Azure Static Web Apps. She is currently busy updating it for a second edition with new SWA functionality and using .NET 9.
For her effort in the community, Stacy has been awarded the Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies since 2020.
Rowdy Rabouw
Front-end expert
Various employers
Rowdy Rabouw is a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies with over 25 years of experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP. Currently, he works as a Front-End-Focused Senior DevOps Engineer on Vue, Node and NestJS projects, paying special attention to usability and accessibility. Rowdy loves watching superhero movies and Formula One races and enjoys riding his mountain bike to unwind.
Jorrik Klijnsma
Frontend Developer
Sopra Steria
Jorrik is a creative front-end developer at Sopra Steria with a passion for getting and sharing information. He focuses on new and inspiring topics. The moment AI ‘entered the chat’, it won his digital heart. His 8+ years of frontend experience is coming in at a close second.
Bjorn Schijff
Sr. Front-end Engineer / Architect
Sopra Steria
Bjorn is an experienced software developer with lots of experience using Angular, RxJS and TypeScript. He has a passion for anything tech related and is happy to share that passion with people.