Speaker

Sebastien Castiel

Sebastien Castiel

Developer, writer, indie hacker

Montréal, Canada

Passionate developer and ex-engineering manager, Sebastien is a constant learner and loves sharing what he learns. Author of five books about frontend development, he also writes blog posts and always has one or more projects on the side. When he isn’t behind his laptop, you may find him hiking in the beautiful places that the Quebec has to offer.

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • JavaScript & TypeScript
  • Web Development
  • Front-End Development

Server Components: A Paradigm Shift in React Learning

What if we could teach and learn React without talking about hooks, or at least not as a first step? Server Components are not only an exciting new feature of React; they also offer a much easier way for beginners to learn it. In this short talk, I'll propose a new learning path based on server components, where students would focus on the server first and then gradually explore client features.

How Serverless and React Server Components are changing the frontend game

Join me on an exciting journey through the future of React frontend development! Discover the latest trends, explore how serverless technology has expanded the frontend beyond the client-side, and learn about the groundbreaking power of React Server Components. Stay ahead of the curve and take your React skills to the next level!

You can do more than types with types in TypeScript

Did you know you could implement a Tic Tac Toe using only TypeScript types? Even using TypeScript everyday, you may have missed the whole Turing-complete language that types actually hide! What can it be used for? Let’s see (and code) some real-life examples of how to use this type language to increase your code quality, and take your types to the next level.

Sebastien Castiel

Developer, writer, indie hacker

Montréal, Canada