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John Allsopp
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Great grand father of responsive web design. Web Daoist. Organiser of the Web Directions conferences webdirections.org

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From a single mockup to handling i18n, a11y, performance & data complexity - Juntao Qiu (@Atlassian) maps the evolutionary path of frontend systems #SystemDesign #DevSummit25

Juntao Qiu at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3K4FzSb
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Juntao Qiu The Evolution of Frontend System Design Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Lost in translation between Figma and code? Mandy Michael shows how to build a shared vocabulary that actually sticks #DesignSystems #DevSummit25

Mandy Michael at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/41V0GN7
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Mandy Michael Developing a Shared Language for Designers and Engineers Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Major platform shift alert! Rupert Manfredi (@Unternet) explores how AI clients will displace the web and why this must develop in the open #PlatformShift #AI #DevSummit25

Rupert Manfredi at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/42xjrGm
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Rupert Manfredi What's beyond the browser: the AI platform shift Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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AI + Model Context Protocol = actual work getting done. See how to safely connect AI to your APIs, file systems & tools. Actions > words! #MCP #DevSummit25

Tamas Piros at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3K60jZO
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Tamas Piros When AI Stops Talking and Starts Doing Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The browser already has what you need! CSS Grid, Web Animations API, native state management - why are we still adding framework bloat? Join Jono Alderson at #DevSummit25

Jono Alderson at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/46lVnr5
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Jono Alderson The Browser Strikes Back: Rethinking the Modern Dev Stack Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Monolith to microservices giving you headaches? Lovee Jain (@Prezzee) shows how Backend for Frontend pattern could be your architectural best friend #BFF #Microservices #DevSummit25

Lovee Jain at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3Kmrz6m
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Lovee Jain BFFs could be your new Best Friends Forever Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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To understand recursion, you must first understand recursion. Ryan Yu makes it click with real-world JS examples & stack-safe patterns #DevSummit25

Ryan Yu at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/4nxx6oX
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Ryan Yu Understanding Recursion for Elegant Solutions Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Where is your frontend on the maturity curve? Juntao Qiu shows the journey from static pages to components to state to caching to optimization & beyond #DevSummit25

Juntao Qiu at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3K4FzSb
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Juntao Qiu The Evolution of Frontend System Design Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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Stop rebuilding checkboxes from scratch! Tim Nguyen shows how upcoming web standards will make form controls fully customizable with just CSS #WebStandards #DevSummit25

Tim Nguyen at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3Iooh20
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Tim Nguyen Form control styling Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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What happens when AI can actually DO things? Tamas Piros from @Cloudinary shows how MCP lets AI execute file ops, manage assets & automate tasks #MCP #DevSummit25

Tamas Piros at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3K60jZO
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Tamas Piros When AI Stops Talking and Starts Doing Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Run AI models locally. No internet required. No API costs. Zach Jensz demystifies WebGPU, OPFS & Service Workers to build truly offline AI web apps #DevSummit25 #OfflineFirst

Zach Jensz at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3K8amNY
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Zach Jensz Offline AI Web Apps Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Still reaching for frameworks for basic animations? Jono Alderson says the browser is your ally, not your enemy. Native capabilities = simpler, faster, more resilient builds #DevSummit25 #WebPerf

Jono Alderson at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/46lVnr5
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Jono Alderson The Browser Strikes Back: Rethinking the Modern Dev Stack Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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The browser era is ending. AI clients are the new platform. Rupert Manfredi on why we need to build this future in the open #DevSummit25

Rupert Manfredi at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/42xjrGm
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Rupert Manfredi What's beyond the browser: the AI platform shift Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Stop forcing mobile & web to share the same API! Learn how Prezzee uses Backend for Frontend pattern to optimize for each platform's needs #BFF #DevSummit25

Lovee Jain at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3Kmrz6m
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Lovee Jain BFFs could be your new Best Friends Forever Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Stop playing telephone between design and dev! Learn to create documentation & workflows both teams actually understand #DesignOps #DevSummit25

Mandy Michael at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/41V0GN7
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Mandy Michael Developing a Shared Language for Designers and Engineers Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Simple, secure, phishing-proof authentication is here. @agektmr demos the new browser APIs that will define login for the next decade #Security #DevSummit25

Eiji Kitamura at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3VDyGtT
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Eiji Kitamura State of identity and authentication on the web Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Deploy ≠ Release! Geshan Manandhar (@SimplyWallSt) shares decade-long experience using feature flags to safely roll out to thousands while keeping devs happy #FeatureFlags #DevOps #DevSummit25

Geshan Manandhar at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3VDyE5f
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Geshan Manandhar Embrace feature flags, unlock better customer experience and developer confidence Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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From ancient Greeks to modern web: Dmitry Baranovskiy (@Adobe) traces how geometry still shapes everything we design and code. Prepare for mathematical enlightenment #Design #DevSummit25

Dmitry Baranovskiy at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/4nw1foL
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Dmitry Baranovskiy Let No One Ignorant of Geometry Enter Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
November 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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LLMs in-browser? Zero API keys? No app store cuts? Zach Jensz from @Prezzee shows how Service Workers + WebGPU = offline AI that actually works #DevSummit25 #WebAI #PWA

Zach Jensz at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3K8amNY
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Zach Jensz Offline AI Web Apps Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Why do some designs just "feel right"? @DmitryBaranovskiy explores 2000 years of geometric principles that still drive modern web creativity #Mathematics #DevSummit25

Dmitry Baranovskiy at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/4nw1foL
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Dmitry Baranovskiy Let No One Ignorant of Geometry Enter Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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From components to AI prompts - how do design systems evolve? @TammieLister shares lessons from years in open source #DesignSystems #AI #DevSummit25

Tammie Lister at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3Im9jJT
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Tammie Lister From Components to Prompts: Rethinking Design Systems in the Open Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Privacy-first AI is here! Learn how to run LLMs entirely in-browser using WebGPU. Zero cloud, zero keys, 100% user control. The future is local #DevSummit25 #WebAI

Zach Jensz at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3K8amNY
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Zach Jensz Offline AI Web Apps Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Akismet used to do so well, but in recent months, seriously, WordPress spam comments are a bit of a disaster.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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The day has come: native form controls that actually style properly! @Apple's Tim Nguyen previews the CSS-only future we've been waiting for #DevSummit25

Tim Nguyen at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/3Iooh20
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Tim Nguyen Form control styling Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM