The Adventures of Running a Svelte Meetup
This week we chat about what it takes to host a Svelte meetup! Interested in running one? Just go for it!
Sponsor
This weeks episode is sponsored by... Svelte Summit! Get your tickets for the upcoming in-person event in Stockholm before it's too late! We already have some confirmed speakers: Rich Harris, 🐧 Pngwn and Amelia Wattenberger!
Description
This week we chat about what it takes to host a Svelte meetup! Interested in running one? Just go for it!
Music
Intro music by Braden Wiggins a.k.a. Fractal (braden@fractal-hq.com)
Notes
- Svelte Society Stockholm
- Svelte London
- Svelte Society NYC
- Svelte Summit
- Meetup
- Luma
- List of Meetups on the Svelte Society website (a bit out of date)
- Code of Conduct
- Minor Tips:
- Avoid pizza, get something healthy!
- Set the expectations to three talks: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
- Make it fun, sometimes a hackathon is all that you need. People like to talk and get to know each other!
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Picks
- Kevin: CastoPod
- Overcast
- PocketCasts
- Don't use Spotify.
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