Recap of FyneConf 2024
For a while now, the Fyne GUI toolkit has been the user interface foundation in the development process of the DoneThat project, and various contributions and positive interactions with the community have happened over an extended period.
Conference Announcement
There was immediate interest in participating when the FyneConf 2024 conference was announced to be held in Berlin.
It directly sparked the idea of giving a talk about the development of the project and sharing insights and experiences.
Call for Papers
The last call for papers finally led to the decision to submit a talk titled DoneThat with Fyne, DDD, EventSourcing, and CQRS.
Other than the title, a pitch and descriptions had to be written in time as text to be read by other humans has to be written by other humans.
At the same time, the presentation’s story, topics, and structure already started to form, creating a solid starting point in case the talk was accepted. The talk was submitted in time for the selection process.
Creating Slides
After a week, the response came with the positive news that the talk had been accepted.
Then, concentrated effort was put into the slides, fleshing out all points, adding images, and using the usual LaTeX tuning to make things look nice.
Making presentations like this is fun as they are small projects with a clear goal and a short time frame.
Changing Plans
Initially, the plan was to give the talk remotely, assuming it’s like a video chat.
The conversation that followed when approached for a pre-recording of the talk dramatically changed the outcome and led to the decision to travel to Berlin and give the talk in person. This was made possible thanks to the generous sponsors of the Fyne project, who supported the speakers with travel and accommodation.
The direct train connection between Amsterdam and Berlin made the journey very long yet smooth.
Contributor Event
A community event was planned for speakers and contributors in the morning before the main part of the conference on a lovely day in Berlin. The fantastic conference location was in a building directly next to the Brandenburger Tor.
People started coming in, having breakfast and coffee with a great view, chatting until things started.
Everything about the contributor event before was interesting, with topics relating to technical challenges and potential approaches. During the lunch break, there was a great selection of dishes, generously made possible by the organizers.
Main Event
Then, more people joined for the main event, and everyone moved to the conference room again. After a nice introduction and update, the talks started, with some pre-recorded and some in-person, until it was my turn.
Giving the Talk
Having given talks before, I didn’t feel nervous, yet my body gave me an exciting sensation. The talk went well despite the tight timing, leaving no time for questions. There were deeper questions later, but clarity to others seemed to be okay:
The main event was live-streamed on YouTube and ended after the talks. But there were further community chats afterwards, followed by drinks.
After that, some people went to dinner and enjoyed the rest of the evening together. Overall, it was a great experience with cool tech and friendly people.
Finally
Thanks to the conference organizers.
Thanks to the Fyne community.
Kudos to FyneLabs and JustRelate for enabling and standing behind such a great community, conference, and project.
This can only mean getting more involved with Fyne.
Stay tuned…
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