I needed to teach a bunch of non-coders how to write JS, so I built a game engine. Not the wisest choice, but definitely one that taught me much about how game engines work. Follow along as I show you more of the interesting things I learned through this process. We’ll cover things like:

– Drawing on canvas

– Structuring libraries to not need build steps

– Making sounds and music in the browser

– The math behind drawing circles and lines

– Designing JS APIs that don’t suck

TypeScript’s type system is more than just a safety net – it’s an expressive toolkit for modelling complex relationships in your code. In this talk, we’ll explore how literal types serve as building blocks for type patterns that enhance both safety and readability. From discriminated unions to template literals, we’ll see how these concepts build on each other to create more powerful type definitions. Whether you’re new to advanced typing or looking to level up your skills, you’ll leave with concrete patterns you can implement in your codebase today.

There’s no question that JavaScript is everywhere and lets you do amazing things in the browser. There is however the question of whether JavaScript is suitable for all things. In one area in particular, I’ve come to rely on JavaScript for the presentation layer and Go for everything else. In this talk, I’ll show you how these two vastly different languages can work together to build a modern, cohesive solution that puts a new spin on a very old concept: The humble Desktop application.