ColumbusJS

Upcoming Events

🎤 Gary Yu: GIS and Software Programming

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 @ 6:00 pm EST

GIS and Software Programming (with a focus on Python and JavaScript)

  • GIS Overview
  • Programming Overview
  • GIS History
  • History of Programming
  • A Cluster of GIS Software
  • A Tale of Two Programming Languages (Python and JavaScript)
  • How to integrate GIS Software in Python
  • How to integrate GIS Software in JS

Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI generated) code!

🎤 Workshop: Job Search & Career Management Tooling

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 @ 6:00 pm EST

[There will be one surprise activity at this event - I will update the description as I am allowed]

Let’s get together and WORKSHOP about Job Searching and Career Management. Here are some of the content areas we can cover - expect this to change.

  • Using AI effectively (search, resume).
  • Job Search Tooling (i.e. TopResume, Job-Squid).
  • Resume / LinkedIn Review
  • Practice Interview
  • Practice Elevator Pitch

🎤 Nathan Leiberman: Tailwind CSS: The Perfect Wingman for Frontend Projects

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 @ 7:00 pm EDT

Join us for Nathan Leiberman’s talk …

Had enough of writing the same flex classes for the hundredth time? Tired of diving into your coworker’s cobbled container class? Tailwind CSS is here to save your sanity.

Tailwind gives you a well-organized, utility-first approach to styling. This CSS framework eliminates naming debates, halts stylesheet scavenger hunts, and satisfies your marketing team’s whims with clear, composable class names and a powerful configuration system. You’ll spend less time fighting CSS and more time building beautiful interfaces.

In this talk, I’ll walk through an interactive demo of Tailwind CSS and cover the following topics:

  • Set up Tailwind CSS in your project
  • Understand Tailwind’s utility classes and how they work
  • Integrate breakpoints and dark mode like a pro
  • Customizing Tailwind to fit your style
  • Ditch your spaghetti stylesheets and come see how Tailwind CSS can make your project lighter, cleaner, and a lot more fun to build. Your future self will thank you.

Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI generated) code!

🎤 Pedro Echavarria: Getting Hooked on React Hooks

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 @ 7:00 pm EDT

This talk introduces React Hooks and explains why they were created, what problems they solve, and how they are used in real-world applications.

We will explore the core hooks such as useState, useEffect, useContext, useRef, useReducer, useMemo, and useCallback, focusing on when and why to use each one.

Through practical examples, the session demonstrates how hooks simplify component logic, improve code readability, and enable better reuse of stateful behavior through custom hooks.

The talk also covers best practices, common pitfalls, and performance considerations to help developers write clean, maintainable, and efficient React applications using hooks.

Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI generated) code!