https://cfe.dev/ Recent content in Virtual meetups, workshops and conferences for developers on CFE.dev Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500 https://cfe.dev/events/goodbye-cfedev/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500 https://cfe.dev/events/goodbye-cfedev/ It’s been 9+ years of delivering amazing events, shows and streams for the developer community but, as the saying goes, all things must come to an end. Join all our contributors including Brian, Ray, Erin, Sean and Nick as they share memories and just have a good time. https://cfe.dev/events/pixelpalooza-2025/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0500 https://cfe.dev/events/pixelpalooza-2025/ Exploring All Web Media What would the web be without media – things like images, video, audio and documents? They are what make the web interactive and exciting, but also weigh it down and hurt accessibility and performance when not used properly. PixelPalooza will explore all the best practices we, as developers, can leverage media across our sites and applications. Why Attend? Ideas and inspiration Join well-known developers from around the world to explore how media is used across the web. https://cfe.dev/events/codeword-conf-2025/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/events/codeword-conf-2025/ Content is central to the web. It’s what makes the web useful for learning, research, entertainment. But content is rarely a topic we talk about from a developer’s perspective, even though it is a critical aspect to most of what they build. CodeWord Conf is all about the combination of code and content. This includes things like: Building sites that take into account consumption by artificial intelligence Choosing and integrating a content management system (headless or monolithic) Choosing the right tools and frameworks for building content-focused sites and pages Adding full text search capabilities Handling user generated content Optimizing content for readability and accessibility Watch Live on YouTube Why Join? https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-september2025/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-september2025/ MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an increasingly popular standard for connecting external tools to LLMs in a structured manner. Nick Taylor explores building your own MCP server while ensuring that it is also secure using his TypeScript Template. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/august2025-david-neal/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/august2025-david-neal/ Erin and Brian are joined by David Neal, Developer Advocate at Plaid, to talk about his journey in DevRel through companies of all sizes and industry-focus and how to navigate the field today. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-august2025/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-august2025/ Nick Taylor is back with his Astro-powered site migration. This time, he’s diving deeper into converting shortcodes, refining components, migrating to MDX and connecting a headless CMS. Learn alongside Nick as he shares practical tips and patterns working with Astro for full-stack web development. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/july2025-tilde-thurium/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/july2025-tilde-thurium/ Erin and Brian are joined by Tilde Thurium, who manages the developer relations team at LaunchDarkly to talk about making the career move to manage a team and how creative experience can benefit DevRel. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-july2025/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-july2025/ Nick continues his practical deep dive into building sites with Astro by migrating his current web site from 11ty to Astro – converting blog posts to content collections, transforming shortcodes into components sharing tips along the way. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-07082025/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-07082025/ In this session, Raymond will take a few stabs at using … sigh … “vibe coding” and see how effective it is, what works, what doesn’t, and try like hell to come up with a better name for this style of development. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-06242025/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-06242025/ Ray continues live coding with Flet, a Python framework for building multi-platform desktop apps. Flet uses a reactive UI model and simple architecture to simplify cross-platform desktop development with Python. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-june2025/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-june2025/ Join Nick for a practical deep dive into building sites with Astro. He’ll migrate content from 11ty to Astro, convert blog posts to content collections, transform shortcodes into components share web development tips along the way. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-06102025/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-06102025/ Join Ray as he explores Flet, a Python framework for building multi-platform desktop apps. You’ll learn how Flet brings a reactive UI model and simple architecture to cross-platform desktop development with Python. This session features live coding, practical examples, and tips for getting started fast. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/may2025-andrew-zigler/ Wed, 28 May 2025 15:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/may2025-andrew-zigler/ Erin and Brian are joined by Andrew Zigler, developer advocate and host of the Dev Interrupted podcast, to talk about DevRel and the strategies and struggles of modern software engineering leadership. https://cfe.dev/events/moar-serverless-2025/ Thu, 22 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/events/moar-serverless-2025/ Everything You Need to Know About Serverless The tools and technologies under the serverless umbrella keep evolving and expanding with new offerings around AI, new cloud databases and new capabilities at the edge. Moar Serverless will give you all the information you need to take advantage of serverless in your application development. Why Attend? Ideas and inspiration Join well-known developers from around the world to explore how real-world applications are built leveraging serverless. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-05192025/ Mon, 19 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-05192025/ Ray returns to continue building cross-platform desktop apps with Tauri, exploring its API integrations, packaging workflow, and front-end options. He’ll share practical tips, debug live, and discuss real-world use cases. Time permitting, he’ll also explore how Python can fit into the desktop development workflow. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-may2025/ Fri, 16 May 2025 14:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-may2025/ Join Nick as he explores Astro Server Islands, a powerful new way to bring dynamic interactivity to your sites without sacrificing performance. Learn how this fresh approach makes it easier than ever to build fast, modern full-stack experiences with Astro. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-05052025/ Mon, 05 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/codebreak-05052025/ Ray is back after a brief hiatus. This episode he takes a detour from learning React to look into building desktop apps using Node.js and Python. In this first session, he’ll focus on Tauri 2.0, released late last year. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/april2025-bryan-robinson/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/april2025-bryan-robinson/ Erin and Brian are joined by Bryan Robinson to discuss the importance of play in building skills and creativity for developers and how this impacts the practice of developer relations. https://cfe.dev/events/virtual-coffee-conf-2025/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/events/virtual-coffee-conf-2025/ A Virtual Conference About Code, Careers and Community The Virtual Coffee community has been supporting developers at all stages of their career for 5 years. Join their first ever conference where members of their community join in sessions about code, careers and community. Join for FREE on YouTube Why Join? Ideas and inspiration Virtual Coffee has always been focused on inspiring developers at any stage in their career. Exciting Programming Join expert developers from the Virtual Coffee community as they share on topics around code, community and careers in tech. https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-april2025/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://cfe.dev/talkshows/2full2stack-april2025/ Nick Taylor is joined by Jack Herrington (aka “The Blue Collar Coder”) to discuss create-tsrouter-app, a new project for bootstrapping TanStack Router apps.