As with some of the other talks at NorDevCon2024, Damien will address, and tackle the human side of the technology, and its role in the professional world, comparing and contrasting it with the other fields: Embarking on a journey to explore the intricate world of costs associat...

What an awesome two days! At NorDevCon23, we were able to explore the future of tech with a focus on the latest trends in development; whilst also exploring the ecosystem that surrounds great software delivery. We connected graduates with intern opportunities, juniors with the...

Most people already know that Aviva, the massive UK insurer and financial services company, was founded in Norwich and still has a big presence in the city. But what might surprise you is just how big a part technology plays in the company’s operations. There are over 900 peopl...

In the wake of recent Twitter staff layoffs, we explore why taking the path of code simplicity is vital for tech industry productivity. With all the furore around the Twitter layoffs — including rumours that the “Chief Twit” himself Elon Musk has laid off technologists ba...

Today we are going to be walking through setting up a NextJS project with protected routes using Firebase Authentication and TailwindCSS for styling. The full code for this can be found in this repository where you can clone the repository down or use some of the code as you pl...

Today I want to talk a little bit about useReducer and how it can be used as a fantastic way to manage complex state requirements without reaching for a library or peppering your codebase with multiple useState calls. In the following example, we are going to look at a users pr...

Today is going to be a quick look at some of the more popular array methods in JavaScript. Each example will use the same set of data, an array of pet objects with different types of animal, their breed and their name. So lets dive in. Array.prototype.map() .map() Creates a n...

We’ve all seen the dire BBC headlines, and the accompanying frightening stats. In May Tech Monitor suggested that job vacancies in the IT sector were up by 191%. There really is a problem in our industry but maybe employers and recruiters should look beyond the norm? Norfolk Dev...

Community Recommends: VSCode Extensions Recently, I reached out to our community on the NorDev Discord Server to get some recommendations on extensions for VSCode. I already had a few in mind but I figured there's no better place to get some solid opions so here are the communi...

What a conference! We're grateful to the sponsors & speakers. They make the conference possible and our thanks to all who attended for making it a welcoming, engaging, and rewarding event… As you might expect, organising a conference the same year as we emerge from restrictions...