UmbraCymru - September Meetup

Join us for a community driven, relaxed evening, of talks and networking! Talks "Ghosts of Umbraco Past: Coding Practices to Lay to Rest in 2027" by Joe Glombek - Senior .NET Developer, Umbraco MVP "Some ideas just outlive their usefulness. A pattern that made sense when you learned it (recommended in a blog post, baked into a starter kit, or simply "how it's done") can quietly become the wrong choice once the platform moves on; it doesn't matter whether your project is brand new or years old. This talk takes a tour through Umbraco habits that are still common today but no longer serve us as well as they used to. We'll look at performance patterns that made sense before the underlying behaviour changed, content architecture that seems developer-friendly but frustrates editors, and technical choices - from redirects to front-end bundling - that had good reasons once and better alternatives now. Expect a technical, practical session with real code and real config. You'll leave with a checklist of ideas worth reconsidering, a clear sense of why each one changed, and some concrete alternatives to start applying immediately. No judgement; just an honest look at which Umbraco habits have earned retirement, and how to spot the next one yourself." Venue The meetup will be hosted at Spindogs, 3, Sovereign Quay, Havannah St, Cardiff CF10 5SF, which is about a 10-15-minute walk from Cardiff Bay Train Station. https://maps.app.goo.gl/uJEAM4U4wqoTMV6W9 Parking options Havannah Street Pay and Display Car Park ~ less than 1-minute walk. Q-Park Cardiff Bay ~ 15-minute walk. The Red Dragon Centre Cardiff ~ 15-minute walk. ----- If you’d like to contribute to this or a future meetup, please get in touch, we’d love to have you join us. https://sessionize.com/umbracymru/ ----- If you need any specific accessibility needs or accommodations, please get in touch with one of the hosts or message the UmbraCymru Twitter, Mastodon, or BlueSky accounts.