Programmed in Pencil & JS Monthly are monthly meetups that brings together engineers from across the tech industry to listen to talks on digital product engineering.

This is a hybrid event, you can either join us at our RVU office or register here for the webinar:
https://redventures.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BIfqt6M6SJGY2e-dUE4oSw

Schedule:

6:00 Door open
6:30 Opening remarks
6:35 Replacing 'guesstimations' with Monte Carlo simulations // Lucas Fernandes da Costa
6:55 Interview with Lucas Fernandes da Costa (Q&A)
7:05 What are Micro-Frontends, Really? // Ruben Casas
7:25 Interview with Ruben Casas (Q&A)
7:35 Wrap up & Networking

Talks:

Replacing 'guesstimations' with Monte Carlo simulations
by Lucas Fernandes da Costa

There are many ways of estimating how long a project will take. All of them are a waste of time. Software development is not a deterministic process; therefore, even the most informed guesses usually yield poor results. In this talk, you'll learn how to use historical data to create a Monte Carlo Simulation, which will allow you to make accurate forecasts and stop "guesstimating". Besides being much more accurate, these simulations will let you stop wasting time with planning poker and plan according to your risk appetite in a much more mature way.

What are Micro-Frontends, Really?
by Ruben Casas

The standard definition of Micro-Frontends is: "An architectural style where independently deliverable frontend applications are composed into a greater whole", however, time and time again I find a lot of confusion about what Micro-Frontends really are and what they are meant to solve. In this presentation, we will learn what Micro-Frontends are by discovering what they are not.