A summary of Spainjs – An international javascript conference in Madrid
Madrid wakes up to a shiny July day. A bunch of people walk through the central Retiro Park towards a building with the exotic name of Florida Park. They bring their laptops inside their backpacks. Then they stand in line to get their accreditation for SpainJS, the very first international JavaScript congress ever held in Spain.
The programme of Spainjs consisted in a day of workshops day and two-day of speaking sessions. The diverse profiles of the speakers, from framework creators to videogames programmers, was a good starting point. The quality of speakers was the best feature of the event. Clear, straightforward and amusing, they manage to inspire and engage the audience. Shyness or language barrier did not prevent attendees from standing up ask their questions. Asking questions via Twitter was also popular.
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