{"id":423,"date":"2024-11-07T16:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T16:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uat.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=423"},"modified":"2024-11-07T16:30:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T16:30:20","slug":"why-attend-developer-conferences","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/articles\/why-attend-developer-conferences","title":{"rendered":"Why Attend Developer Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: This article was originally published on May 18, 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/developers\/developers\/why-you-should-attend-developer-conferences\/\">at the ArcGIS Blog<\/a> but has been updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">If you want to know what the benefits of attending developer conferences like <a href=\"https:\/\/2023.commit-conf.com\/en\/\">CommitConf<\/a> and why you should consider submitting a proposal for a talk or workshop, keep reading! \ud83d\ude04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">Recently, I was fortunate enough to attend CommitConf. It is one of the largest events for developers that is held annually in Spain. It is well attended and draws strong participation from around 50 Spanish technical communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/uat.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.jpeg 826w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-300x81.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-768x207.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-attend-conferences-like-commitconf\">Why attend conferences like CommitConf?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">At the conference, developers were brought together to&nbsp;<strong>retrain, discover, and share new insight and knowledge about our profession<\/strong>. For example, attendees shared information about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New tools and languages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New capabilities for the tools and languages already used by the community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How companies solve different software development challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best practices in accessibility, security, and design patterns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New trends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">Additionally, the conference provided a place to meet new people and reconnect with those already known. At events like this, it\u2019s not uncommon to run into people you know! In my case, I bumped into some of my former colleagues, including fellow ArcGIS developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3041\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/uat.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2.png 3041w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2-1024x241.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2-768x181.png 768w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2-1536x361.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-2-2048x482.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3041px) 100vw, 3041px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-made-this-conference-special\">What made this conference special?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">This event, like many others, gives us, developers, the opportunity to<strong>&nbsp;present talks, workshops, and even&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Open_Space_Technology\">Open Spaces<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">For attendees, a unique factor that sets this event apart from others is the system used to create the event\u2018s agenda,&nbsp;<strong>allowing the communities themselves to be involved in the selection process of talks<\/strong>. This system is called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/koliseo.com\/\">Koliseo<\/a>&nbsp;and is free for anyone to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-submit-a-proposal\">Why submit a proposal?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">Going to an event like CommitConf&nbsp;<strong>is an opportunity to learn from and contribute to the developer community<\/strong>. And, there are many different motivations for a person to attend a conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">There are people who simply<strong>&nbsp;enjoy sharing knowledge and experiences<\/strong>. Other attendees want to&nbsp;<strong>increase the visibility of their company<\/strong>&nbsp;and to raise awareness of the cool work they do,&nbsp;<strong>with the hope of attracting new talent<\/strong>. Some attendees want to&nbsp;<strong>create a personal brand<\/strong>, while others want to&nbsp;<strong>discuss and find solutions to a problem with their colleagues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">And if you are lucky enough to have a proposal accepted, as in my case, you can<strong>&nbsp;attend the speakers\u2019 dinner<\/strong>&nbsp;the day before the event, where you meet a lot of experts on different topics \ud83d\ude0d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-did-esri-bring-to-the-conference\">What did Esri bring to the conference?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">Esri has always encouraged me to attend and to send proposals for a conference that I thought might be relevant to other developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">This time I presented a variety of proposals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DataViz &amp; Map Optimization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designing Beautiful and Intelligent Maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using and Creating Collections in Postman Like a Pro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\ud83d\udd11\ud83d\udd12 OAuth, OpenID Connect and JWT for Dummies<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">I was lucky that the conference organizers accepted \u201cOAuth, OpenID Connect, and JWT for Dummies\u201d because it gave me the&nbsp;<strong>opportunity to share what these auth standards are and how they work<\/strong>. I showed practical examples based on some of the resources that Esri\u2019s Developer Experience team created, like the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postman.com\/esridevs\/workspace\/authentication-in-arcgis\/overview\">Authentication workspace in Postman<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/uat.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1.jpeg 826w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">In case you want, you can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/oauth-commit\"><strong>check the slides out here<\/strong><\/a>. If you are interested in the topic and want us to repeat this talk online, just let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What did I learn at the conference?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">Below are&nbsp;some of the takeaways from the&nbsp;sessions that I attended:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Local Communities Outside Big Cities (Open Space)<\/strong>: This session was super interesting. I had the opportunity to share tips and ideas to overcome challenges in creating and maintaining developer communities with approximately thirty other people. Among them were representatives from different communities about Python, Software Crafting, Data, Machine Learning, generalists\u2019 communities, Free Software, GNU\/Linux, DevOps, Drupal, and us representing the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/meetup.com\/es-ES\/geo-developers\">GeoDevelopers community<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\"><em><q><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong>\u00a0After the session,\u00a0<strong>I decided to create a guide with what we learned and our own experience<\/strong>. If you are interested, you can\u00a0<strong>find the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rauljimenez.info\/blog\/resources-for-community-leaders\">resources for community leaders here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/q><\/em> And this year (2024), after a second open space, we decided to start a new community of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/combuilders-es\/?viewAsMember=true\"><strong>Community Builders<\/strong><\/a> with the purpose to help create more: \ud83c\udf31 Healthy, \ud83e\uddf2 Attractive, \ud83c\udfaf Useful and \ud83d\udcaa resilient technical communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/uat.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image.png 826w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Detecting Web Performance Issues with Chrome DevTools<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nucliweb\">@nucliweb<\/a>&nbsp;gave an overview of the Chrome DevTools and showed us how they keep adding new tools like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.chrome.com\/docs\/devtools\/recorder\/\">Recorder<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/developer.chrome.com\/docs\/devtools\/coverage\/\">Coverage<\/a>&nbsp;to help evaluate your web performance and optimize it. Also, he showed us how the new AVIF image format improves WebP performance. More info at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.dev\/\">web.dev<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don\u2019t Yell at Me, I Can\u2019t See You<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/javierabadia\">@javierabadia<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jameshedaweng\">@jameshedaweng<\/a>&nbsp;explained to us how to divide the responsibilities between an Engineering Manager and a Product Manager to avoid failure when creating a product. In summary, a PM must be responsible for&nbsp;<em>what<\/em>&nbsp;features to add and&nbsp;<em>why<\/em>, and the EM in the&nbsp;<em>how<\/em>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<em>who<\/em>. The&nbsp;<em>when<\/em>&nbsp;should be a shared responsibility.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Why I Decided to Pursue the Developer Relations Path<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kinisoftware\">@kinisoftware<\/a>&nbsp;told us about his experience as a Staff Developer Relations Engineer, where he works to promote the expertise of Criteo\u2019s technical team by facilitating participation in events and communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Testing Web Accessibility<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bolonio\">@bolonio<\/a>&nbsp;showed us a multitude of tools and resources for testing web accessibility:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dequelabs\/axe-core\">axe-core<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmjs.com\/package\/eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y\">eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmjs.com\/package\/jest-axe\">jest-axe<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npmjs.com\/package\/@axe-core\/cli\">axe-core\/cli<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pa11y.org\/\">pa11y<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pa11y\/pa11y-ci\">pa11y-ci<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/deque.com\/axe\">axe chrome extension<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/paciellogroup.com\/toolkit\">arc toolkit<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/accessibilityinsights.io\/\">accessibilityinsights.io<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wave.webaim.org\/\">wave.webaim.org<\/a>, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Mistake of Becoming a Manager<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/npatarino\">@npatarino<\/a>&nbsp;explained to us that becoming a manager of people is not the only way to have leadership or increase your salary. He said that for those senior software engineers who want to continue growing, there are other positions such as Staff Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer, Distinguished Software Engineer and Technical Fellow.<strong>Past, <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Present and Future of EducaMadrid<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asanzdiego\">@asanzdiego<\/a>&nbsp;talked to us about the educational platform of the Community of Madrid that he leads; he told us about the technical challenges they suffered during the pandemic, when the number of active users grew exponentially, along with the strengths and limitations of his team and his technological stack based on free software.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"826\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/uat.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1.png 826w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/software-engineering\/blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image-1-768x374.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined block-editor-paragraph\">In summary, I hope my experience inspires you to&nbsp;<strong>attend future developer conferences<\/strong>&nbsp;like this one,<strong>&nbsp;including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/about\/events\/devsummit\/\">Esri Developer Summit in Palm Springs<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/about\/events\/devsummit-europe\/save-date\">in Berlin<\/a>&nbsp;\ud83d\ude09<\/strong>. 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