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HalfStack @halfstackconf.bsky.social ยท Nov 30
Phoenix, we have a signal; HalfStack returns! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฆ…

Stranger, louder, and overflowing with highly questionable JavaScript jokes!

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackPhoenix #JavaScript #WebDev #TechEvents
halfstackconf.bsky.social
Design decisions arenโ€™t opinions; theyโ€™re bets!

At HalfStack, Timothy Gailey walked through what it looks like when design stops being decorative and starts shipping outcomes.

Less vibes. More receipts.

#HalfStackPhoenix #DesignSystems #ProductThinking #UXDesign #TechEvents #JavaScript #phoenixaz
February 5, 2026 at 12:25 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐’๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฑ โœ…

Big thanks to the sponsors who made this event possible.

๐๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ: ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ง๐š.

#halfstack #halfstackphoenix #halfstackvienna #jscommunity #TechEvents #sponsorship #webdevelopment #developercommunity #javascript #creativecoding #phoenixaz #Vienna
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ.

Doors open at 10AM. See you at HalfStack Phoenix tomorrow.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStack #HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #DeveloperCommunity #JavaScript #JSCommunity #TechEvents #CreativeCoding #PhoenixAZ
January 30, 2026 at 7:31 AM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
๐Ž๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญโต‘

HalfStack Phoenix is coming: a relaxed, creative day built around people, ideas, and a legendary afterparty.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #TechEvents #CreativeCoding #PhoenixAZ
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
What makes ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐’๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค special is the people.

Phoenix returns on January 30, 2026!

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStack #HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #DeveloperCommunity #JavaScript #JSCommunity #TechEvents #CreativeCoding #PhoenixAZ
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 AM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
From junior to senior, ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐’๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค brings people together to share how they make an impact and how the community grows stronger together.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #TechEvents #CreativeCoding #PhoenixAZ
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 AM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
Small setting, real people, meaningful learning.
This is what ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐’๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค is about!

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStack #HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #DeveloperCommunity #JavaScript #JSCommunity #TechEvents #CreativeCoding #PhoenixAZ
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐’๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค isn't about picking sides.

It's about focusing on the UI, the part that engages, interacts, and shapes the user experience.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ,๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #JSCommunity #TechEvents #CreativeCoding
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
HalfStack Phoenix welcomes @chrisdemars.net.

UFO sightings, shaky videos, and data, a practical look at finding patterns in the unexplained.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #JavaScript #JSCommunity #TechEvents #CreativeCoding
January 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
Malak Janus is heading to HalfStack Phoenix.

Accessibility beyond screen readers, grounded in design, empathy, and real-world impact.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #CreativeCoding #JavaScript #TechEvents #PhoenixAZ
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
Something is happening in Phoenix!

Ideas, energy, and conversations you donโ€™t usually get at conferences. This is HalfStack!

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment #CreativeCoding #JavaScript #TechEvents #PhoenixAZ
January 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
Alex Monahan joins HalfStack Phoenix.

A practical look at pushing browser-based data visualization to extreme performance levels.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #TechEvents
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
@monteslu.com Montes joins HalfStack Phoenix.

Unexpected ideas, unusual combinations, and a talk best discovered in the room.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #CreativeCoding #WebDevelopment #JavaScript #TechEvents #PhoenixAZ
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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Tim Gailey joins HalfStack Phoenix.

A grounded take on design decisions that emphasizes intent and measurable outcomes.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#JavaScript #HalfStackphoenix #CreativeCoding #DeveloperCommunity #TechEvents #PhoenixAZ
January 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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@lukekarrys.com joins HalfStack Phoenix.

A practical story about building for kids, using NFC cards to control music, and turning everyday interactions into something playful and intuitive.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€” ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackphoenix #TechEvents
January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
๐ŸŒต ๐๐ก๐จ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ฑ showed up,

๐Ÿ’ป ๐‡๐š๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐’๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ค community delivered!

A few highlights from HalfStack Phoenix 2025.

Thank you for being part of HalfStack. We look forward to seeing you again in Phoenix.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStack #HalfStackPhoenix
January 5, 2026 at 3:13 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
HalfStack exists because of this community.

Thank you for the incredible support, and see you at our upcoming event in Phoenix.

๐Ÿ“… January 30th, 2026 | Majestic Theater, Gilbert

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackPhoenix #TechEvents #WebDev #CreativeCoding #PhoenixAZ #CreativeCoding
January 1, 2026 at 11:19 AM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
๐— ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—น๐—ณ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป joins HalfStack Phoenix.

From touch-based interfaces to conversational and adaptive UIs, this session looks at how AI is changing how we design and interact.

๐Ÿ“… January 30th, 2026 โ€” Majestic Theater, Gilbert

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStack #HalfStackphoenix #WebDevelopment
December 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
HalfStack Phoenix 2026 speaker lineup (so far).

A mix of familiar faces, new ideas, and a few mysteries.

More to be announced ๐Ÿ‘€

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

#HalfStackPhoenix #JSCommunity
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
HalfStack Phoenix 2026 speaker lineup (so far).

A mix of familiar faces, new ideas, and a few mysteries.

More to be announced ๐Ÿ‘€

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

#HalfStackPhoenix #JSCommunity
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
Phoenix, we have a signal; HalfStack returns! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฆ…

Stranger, louder, and overflowing with highly questionable JavaScript jokes!

๐Ÿ“… ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐š๐ฃ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐†๐ข๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ halfstackconf.com/phoenix

#HalfStackPhoenix #JavaScript #WebDev #TechEvents
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Reposted by HalfStack
tonyedwardspz.bsky.social
๐ŸŽค Oh. . . I also did a rap thing to kick off the after party.

Ping @ohhelloana.blog :)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CuT...
Looking around @ HalfStack
YouTube video by Tony Edwards
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Reposted by HalfStack
tonyedwardspz.bsky.social
Last weeks @halfstackconf.bsky.social was as awesome as it always is.

It was also the last in the capital for the foreseable.

Here's some words to mark the occasion.

tonyedwardspz.co.uk/blog/end-of-...
The end of the HalfStack era
Iโ€™ve never been so sad to have a day watching fun talks, have conversations with friends, all whilst munching tasty pizza and late night bagels.
tonyedwardspz.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
halfstackconf.bsky.social
HalfStack London โœ…

Thanks to our amazing sponsors.

Phoenix, weโ€™re coming!

#HalfStack #JSCommunity #TechEvents #London #Sponsors
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reposted by HalfStack
robnet.bsky.social
Github for my @halfstackconf.bsky.social slides, now complete with references and sources for all examples featured in the talk. Enjoy! github.com/rob-bateman/... #halfstack #halfstack2025
GitHub - rob-bateman/circles-all-the-way-down-halfstack2025: Slides for Circles All The Way Down presentation at Halfstack 2025
Slides for Circles All The Way Down presentation at Halfstack 2025 - rob-bateman/circles-all-the-way-down-halfstack2025
github.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM