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NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club is a free meet-up for a local community of Northamptonshire-based software enthusiasts. A place to meet, collaborate and share knowledge with each other. From devs for devs!

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 29/09/2026

New feedback by @keithamus.social just landed on our website. Super kind of you! Thank you 🙏

NN1 is the kind of fantastic meet-up that’s exactly what I love: a great community of people coming together and sharing a common passion. I’m glad it exists, it’s essential for the community and Pawel and co do an amazing job!

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 28/09/2026

A few pictures and video presentations from our last meetup with @ohhelloana.blog and Diana Silva are live. Enjoy 🍿 nn1.dev/events/13/#g... #nn1dev

#13: "Scrubs to scripts" by Diana Silva and "I spared no expense" by Ana Rodrigues | NN1 Dev Club

Two Portuguese devs take the stage! Diana Silva on her journey from healthcare worker to software developer, and Ana Rodrigues on her tiny corner of the web where she celebrates passion projects built...

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Paweł Grzybek @pawelgrzybek.com · 28/09/2026

✨ New post "The story of a crappy NN1 Dev Club logo" pawelgrzybek.com/the-story-of... #nn1dev

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Apparently while having a shower people have the best ideas. Drawing in the wet room is a little bit hard though. The other place where great ideas occur to my brain and where the pencil is perfectly ...

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 26/09/2026

A lovely feedback from a recent attendee just landed on our page. Thank you so much @jakearchibald.com 🫶

"NN1 is a simply lovely local meetup that made me wish I lived closer to Northampton. The crowd is a mix of old hands and new graduates, working across a range of tech, and everyone is super friendly and excited to share ideas." by Jake Archibald

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 25/09/2026

What a superb evening it was. Thank you to all attendees, incredible speakers, sponsors and partners. We will see you all at the next one on the 26th of November 👋 #nn1dev @ohhelloana.blog

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 24/09/2026

Our 13th meetup is happening today at 6pm at Vulcan Works. We still have 4 spots free, and it is not too late to register and join us. Two talks, free drinks and food, but most importantly a lovely community of geeks is awaiting you there. We will see you later ❣️ nn1.dev/events/13/

#13: "Scrubs to scripts" by Diana Silva and "I spared no expense" by Ana Rodrigues | NN1 Dev Club

Two Portuguese devs take the stage! Diana Silva on her journey from healthcare worker to software developer, and Ana Rodrigues on her tiny corner of the web where she celebrates passion projects built...

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 18/09/2026

Before he graduated from the Software Engineering course, he studied Finance and Banking. Speaking in many languages like Romanian, Russian, French, and Ukrainian, he is also not too bad with C, C++, C#, Java, HTML, CSS, and Python. Meet Andrei 👋 nn1.dev/spotlight/an... #nn1dev

Andrei Kotlyarenko in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Andrei Kotlyarenko in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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Ana Rodrigues @ohhelloana.blog · 11/09/2026

here's what's on my calendar for the upcoming months that I highly recommend: @londonwebstandards.org Tuesday! @nn1.dev come see me do a talk! @webdevconf.com just after my birthday too! (it's a hint 🍻) @ffconf.org as usual.

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 09/09/2026

Only 30 tickets left for the upcoming meetup! Top speakers (@ohhelloana.blog & Diana Silva), a great local community of geeks, and tonnes of laughs are waiting for you. Looks like this one is going to be busy. Reserve your spot and join us on 24 September 🫶 #northampton #meetup

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 04/09/2026

The hero of today's spotlight interview is not a software engineer, but a geek for sure and, most importantly, a good friend of the community and a regular attendee of our meetups. Say hi to Seb Radka 🫶🍻 nn1.dev/spotlight/se... #nn1dev #northampton

Sebastian Radka in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Sebastian Radka in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 21/08/2026

Time to meet another community member. Dan Barrett is a founder of NRCM Web Design and SQ1 Digital. A passionate geek from Northampton, building for the web for two decades at this point. A good fella and an awesome community member. Enjoy the read ☕ nn1.dev/spotlight/da...

Dan Barrett in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Dan Barrett in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 20/08/2026

Are you ready for the 13th meetup on the 24th of September? Two fantastic speakers (Diana Silva and @ohhelloana.blog ), and a good opportunity to hang out with other geeks after a long summer break. Get your ticket now for free on our website! #meetup #northampton #uk

"Scrubs to scripts" by Diana Silva

"I spared no expense" by Ana Rodrigues

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 20/08/2026

We are looking forward to have you Ana 🤗

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 20/08/2026

What are some old (at least a few years old) conference tech talks that have aged well? We have two recommendations for you, but please send us your recommendations. "Simple Made Easy" by Rich Hickey (2011) youtu.be/SxdOUGdseq4 “The End of Navel Gazing” byPaul Adams (2018) vimeo.com/275265188

"Simple Made Easy" - Rich Hickey (2011)

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 31/07/2026

Hey, as we do on the last Friday of each month, today we are hosting a coworking day in the town centre of Northampton. If you ever fancy changing the comfort zone of a home office and being more social, come and join us. It is free, we usually grab lunch together. Good fun!

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 24/07/2026

Time to meet another community member. In today’s spotlight is Joanna Gorska, formerly a care worker, and now a senior Python developer from Corby. She is a fan of a good ZSH shell and the owner of a really sweet setup. Enjoy the interview 😚 nn1.dev/spotlight/jo...

Joanna Gorska in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Joanna Gorska in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 17/07/2026

Yesterday we welcomed our friend @pawelgrzybek.com and organiser of @nn1.dev as a supporter of #SotB2027 2027.stateofthebrowser.com/supporters/#...

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 15/07/2026

Hey! @ohhelloana.blog , one of the speakers at our upcoming September event, is a guest on the most recent episode of the codebar Stories podcast. So cool 🫶 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 08/07/2026

We would love to invite you to the upcoming 13th @nn1.dev meetup! "Scrubs to scripts" by Diana Silva and "I spared no expense" by @ohhelloana.blog 🗓️ Thursday, 24/09/2026, 18:00 📍Vulcan Works, Northampton, NN1 1EW 💰 Free (ticket required, limited to 100) nn1.dev/events/13/ #meetup

#13: "Scrubs to scripts" by Diana Silva and "I spared no expense" by Ana Rodrigues | NN1 Dev Club

Two Portuguese devs take the stage! Diana Silva on her journey from healthcare worker to software developer, and Ana Rodrigues on her tiny corner of the web where she celebrates passion projects built...

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 02/07/2026

We are super happy to share that Create Future has become an official sponsor of NN1 Dev Club. This will help us invite more industry-leading speakers to our events and open the door to plenty of other ideas we have for the future of this community. Thank you 🫶

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 30/06/2026

Hey, some of our community members recently shared some really nice open-source projects they’re working on. We love it! Please send us some of the stuff you’re working on after hours. Is it a good time for another “Hack & Share” kind of event? Also, join us on Discord, it’s fun!

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 26/06/2026

Like we do every other Friday, here is an interview with another member of our community. Jana is a UX/UI Designer, a metalcore/deathcore fan, and a keen open-world MMO player. Most importantly, she is a very lovely person and a good friend of the @nn1.dev crew. nn1.dev/spotlight/ja... #nn1dev

Jana Halfarova in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Jana Halfarova in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 12/06/2026

Time for another short form interview with one of our community members. In today’s spotlight is Rosie, senior PHP developer for the EV charging company, doing all sorts of interesting stuff after hours. Board games, crochet, running and more. Enjoy the read 🤗 nn1.dev/spotlight/ro... #nn1dev

Rosie Harvey in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Rosie Harvey in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 29/05/2026

Thanks a lot for yesterday folks! It was good one and was awesome to see all the regular attendees and a few new faces. Thanks to the great speakers of the evening: Jacek and @dylanbeatt.ie . You can watch the talks on our website. We'll see you at the next one! 😘 nn1.dev/events/12/#g... #nn1dev

Jacek Miloszewski giving a talk at the 12th NN1 Dev Club meetup

Dylan Beattie giving a talk at the 12th NN1 Dev Club meetup

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London Web Standards @londonwebstandards.org · 29/05/2026

If you need a diversity ticket for State of the Browser 2027 then you can apply for one on our site: 2027.stateofthebrowser.com/tickets/#div... #SotB2027 #Diversity #Inclusion Please Share

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 27/05/2026

Tomorrow's meetup will be busy folks. We still have 12 tickets. They are free but mandatory for attendees. Register on our website if you haven't already (it takes seconds). See you tomorrow 👋   nn1.dev/events/12/

#12: "Resilient Payment Systems: How bank transfers actually work (most of the time)" by Jacek Miloszewski and "There's No Such Thing As Plain Text" by Dylan Beattie | NN1 Dev Club

Ever wondered what really happens when you send money or save a file? Explore the hidden engineering: bank transfers at scale, the quirks of plain text, and the systems we all depend on but rarely und...

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Dylan Beattie @dylanbeatt.ie · 18/05/2026

Hey Northampton - I'll be speaking at the @nn1.dev Club on May 28th, all about plain text... from the history of ASCII, to Unicode, emoji, Hungarian Scrabble, and what PIKE MATCHBOX has to do with driving in the Soviet Union. It's free but you'll need to sign up: nn1.dev/events/12/ See you there!

Ever wondered what really happens when you send money or save a file? Explore the hidden engineering: bank transfers at scale, the quirks of plain text, and the systems we all depend on but rarely und...

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 15/05/2026

Time to meet another community member, and on this one we interviewed Jacob W. Applications Analyst from Maples Group. Super interesting fella, and really good links shared on this one. nn1.dev/spotlight/ja... #nn1dev

Jacob White in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Jacob White in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 01/05/2026

Today we have Jamie Francis in the spotlight. Ex C# dev, now Lead Platform Engineer and a fan of Italian cuisine. He thinks that the soundtrack for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is the best soundtrack and we absolutely agree. Meet Jamie ❣️ nn1.dev/spotlight/ja... #nn1dev

Jamie Francis in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Jamie Francis in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 22/04/2026

It's our monthly coworking session at Vulcan Works this Friday! Free entry as always. Come join us for the day, we'll grab lunch together and have a proper chat. See you Friday! 😘 #nn1dev #northampton

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 21/04/2026

Have you ever been to a mass event, surrounded by tons of people, wondering who all these folks are? Ever wondered who the speaker is? Who's the organiser of this thing? Wonder no more! We have quality branded lanyards and 3D-printed name tags. Cool, right? #nn1dev

NN1 Dev Club branded lanyards

NN1 Dev Club branded lanyards

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 17/04/2026

Today we'd like to introduce you to Richard Burt. Currently a founder at Safehold Solutions, with over two decades of experience in the healthcare tech sector. Lovely bloke, old enough to remember the Binatone console 👾 nn1.dev/spotlight/ri... #nn1dev

Richard Burt in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Richard Burt in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 17/04/2026

Salt of the Earth is the best ❣️

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 03/04/2026

Time to meet another community member. In today's spotlight interview, we feature @pawelgrzybek.com , a front-end developer who ended up writing Go, a keen blogger and open-source contributor. He is quite an involved member of the @nn1.dev community. Enjoy the read 🤗 nn1.dev/spotlight/pa...

Pawel Grzybek in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Pawel Grzybek in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 01/04/2026

We would like to invite you all to the upcoming May meetup, and this one is going to be geeky! When: 28/05/2026, 18:00 Where: Vulcan Works How much: Free (ticket required) nn1.dev/events/12/ #meetup #northampton

Ever wondered what really happens when you send money or save a file? Explore the hidden engineering: bank transfers at scale, the quirks of plain text, and the systems we all depend on but rarely und...

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 27/03/2026

Thank you all for attending yesterday. We were happy to see all the returning attendees, and it was fab to see new faces too. It's brilliant that the community is growing organically. We're looking forward to seeing you at the next one. P.S. You can sign up for the May event on our website 🫶

Rob presenting on the NN1 Dev Club #11

Oliver presenting on the NN1 Dev Club #11

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 25/03/2026

The first 50 attendees will get one of these super limited-edition fashionable tote bags. The event is completely free, but registration is required, and we have only 6 spots left. We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. nn1.dev/events/11/

Another combination of extremely technical deep dives with soft skills efficiency boosters. Join us if you want to learn how to match the performance of JavaScript code with compiled Rust and to find ...

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 25/03/2026

We would like to invite you to a meetup tomorrow at 6pm at Vulcan Works. We have two incredible talks and an amazing community of software development enthusiasts awaiting for you to join there. There'll be free pizza and beer for everyone! [2/3]

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 25/03/2026

There are not enough tech meetups in our area. The fact that people still carry their shopping in plastic bags is also not cool. Luckily, we have solutions for both of these issues. [1/3]

NN1 Dev Club branded organic tote bag. Close up photo.

NN1 Dev Club branded organic tote bags

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 12/03/2026

We are looking forward to seeing you in two weeks. Book your slot today if you haven't already on our website, and we will see you on 26 March at Vulcan Works. nn1.dev/events/11/ #nn1dev #northampton #meetup

"Compiling JavaScript ahead-of-time" by Oliver Medhurst

"Future of Work is Async" by Rob Hough

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 06/03/2026

It is time to meet another community member. Preston is a 16-year-old web engineer from Northampton, and he is one of the most active contributors to the NN1 Dev Club codebase (backend and frontend). He's a super bright young fella, and a regular attendee of our meetups! nn1.dev/spotlight/pr...

Preston Arnold in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Preston Arnold in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 02/03/2026

Paul Maddern, active contributor to the NN1 Dev Club codebase, past speaker and very active community member, has just released a game. Go to the app store and download "Lights Out Arcade" by ArcadeGeek LTD. Do not be too stingy, and get the ad-free version, please! Well done, Paul!

A few screenshots from "The Lights Out Arcade" game released by our friend and community member Paul Maddern.

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 23/02/2026

This year at Merged Futures we have a full room so you can expect a full day of exciting talks, workshops and discussions with fellow Northants geeks. We cannot wait to see you all on the 26th of June 🫶 #nn1dev #mergedfutures8

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 20/02/2026

Hey, we have a cool thing to share. We did a little bit of web scraping, and if we're going to keep the ratio of our very organic growth, soon we will be able to call ourselves "the biggest tech meetup in the UK." Pretty cool, right?

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 20/02/2026

Time to meet another great member of our community. Meet Louie, a postgraduate student at the University of Northampton, originally from the Philippines. Security researcher and eSport fan. Good fella! nn1.dev/spotlight/lo...

Louie Opina in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Louie Opina in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 16/02/2026

You know that we love to promote good stuff, and this one is just the best. We have a special discount just for NN1 folks that’s going to give you a 50% cut of the online ticket for the upcoming State of the Browsers 2026! Discount Code: NN1SotBOnline ti.to/lws/sotb2026...

State of the Browser 2026

State of the Browser 2026 Date Saturday 28 February 2026 Venue The Barbican Centre Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS About We are back for another great single track conference at The Barbican Centre. We ...

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 06/02/2026

It is time to meet another community member. In todays spotlight we have a real, NN1 born and raised bloke, keen skateboarder and ex-fan of semi-legal video editing software. Professionally, an automation hero of the print industry. Top story by the one and only Phil Leach 🦸 nn1.dev/spotlight/ph...

Phil Leach in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

Phil Leach in the Spotlight | NN1 Dev Club

NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 06/02/2026

A beautiful interview with @adactio.com about events, doing good things for the web and the importance of communities. All these subjects are super close to our hearts. youtu.be/ZQi6sweF_c4

Jeremy Keith – On events, community, and why we keep doing this

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 02/02/2026

The registration for our upcoming meetup is open 🎉 NN1 Dev Club #11: "Compiling JavaScript ahead-of-time" by Oliver Medhurst and "Future of Work is Async" by Rob Hough 🗓️ Thursday, 26/03/2026, 18:00 📍 Vulcan Works, Northampton, NN1 1EW 💰 Free (registration required) nn1.dev/events/11/

Another combination of extremely technical deep dives with soft skills efficiency boosters. Join us if you want to learn how to match the performance of JavaScript code with compiled Rust and to find ...

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NN1 Dev Club @nn1.dev · 02/02/2026

Our meetup last week was superb. Incredible talks, great new friendships. If you missed that, you can rewatch the talks (by @keithamus.social , Samantha Wildman and Talitha Heaton) on our website. We will see you at the next one (the registration is open). nn1.dev/events/10/#g... #nn1dev #meetup

We've got some absolute legends speaking at this one! Keith Cirkel, ex-GitHub senior engineer now a staff-level member of Mozilla's DOM Core team and prolific contributor to all dominant browser engin...