It was _so_ nice to go back to an in-person conference! The
[Infobip Shift](https://shift.infobip.com) conference organizers did an amazing
job of making it as safe as possible. Everyone entering the conference venue was
required to show a European COVID vaccination certificate (which I have), or a
negative test from that morning. Then, once inside... _WE COULD REMOVE OUR
MASKS_!!! I've never been so happy to see so many noses and mouths!

It was also great to finally meet in person some folks I've known online for
years, like [Shawn Wang](https://twitter.com/swyx),
[Nader Dabit](https://twitter.com/dabit3),
[Ives van Hoorne](https://twitter.com/CompuIves), and
[Kent C. Dodds](https://twitter.com/kentcdodds). And it was also great to hang
out with some other folks whom I already consider friends, like
[David 🎹](https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano),
[Tomasz Łakomy](https://twitter.com/tlakomy), and
[Kitze](https://twitter.com/thekitze), as well meeting many new friends that I
hope to see again. I'd like to say a special _obrigada_ to
[Atila Fassina](https://twitter.com/atilafassina); we were complete strangers
when we met up at the hotel lobby, but we decided to spend a day together
walking around the historical district of Zadar. We had a great time, talking
not about tech, but about being expat fathers.

The venue for this particular talk was pretty wild. It was in a
[UFO-shaped basketball stadium](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWqQoovu93M),
where I was in the center of the circle, and the audience was all around me at
360º. Because I'm such a big fan of live coding talks, both seeing and giving, I
was a little restricted in the time where I could be facing those behind me, but
I did my best.

## The Talk

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<caption>
 The slides can be found{" "}
 <a
 href="https://speakerdeck.com/erikras/youre-a-wizard-form-harry"
 target="_blank"
 >
 here
 </a>
 , and the code <a
 href="https://github.com/erikras/potionocean"
 target="_blank"
 >
 here
 </a>, if you so desire.
</caption>

## Photos


<img
 src="/images/infobip-shift-2021-1.jpg"
 alt="Pre-talk Selfie"
 width={4032}
 height={3024}
/>

<caption>Obligatory Pre-talk Selfie</caption>



<img
 src="/images/infobip-shift-2021-2.jpg"
 alt="Front Row Groupies"
 width={4032}
 height={3024}
/>

<caption>
 My front-row groupies: <a href="https://twitter.com/tlakomy">Tomasz Łakomy</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jen_ayy_">Jenny Truong</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobmparis">Jacob Paris</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidKPiano">David 🎹</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/kentcdodds">Kent C. Dodds</a>.
</caption>



<img
 src="/images/infobip-shift-2021-3.jpg"
 alt="360º Crowd"
 width={4032}
 height={3024}
/>

<caption>
 360º Crowd. Photo by <a href="https://twitter.com/swyx">Shawn Wang</a>.
</caption>



<img
 src="/images/infobip-shift-2021-4.jpg"
 alt="Panorama"
 width={13056}
 height={3918}
/>

<caption>
 It was a huge venue! Photo by <a href="https://twitter.com/swyx">Shawn Wang</a>.
</caption>



<img
 src="/images/infobip-shift-2021-5.jpg"
 alt="Flow"
 width={3024}
 height={4032}
/>

<caption>
 I ended with a pitch for my new employer, <a href="https://www.centered.app/">Centered</a>.
 Photo by <a href="https://twitter.com/swyx">Shawn Wang</a>.
</caption>



<img
 src="/images/infobip-shift-2021-6.jpg"
 alt="Speaker's Dinner"
 width={4032}
 height={3024}
/>

<caption>
 We had a speakers dinner in an abandoned church, where I enjoyed the company of <a href="https://twitter.com/atilafassina">Atila Fassina</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mhevery">Misko Hevery</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/kentcdodds">Kent C. Dodds</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/CompuIves">Ives van Hoorne</a>.
</caption>



<img
 src="/images/infobip-shift-2021-7.jpg"
 alt="Ives and Kitze"
 width={4032}
 height={3024}
/>

<caption>
 Me with the legendary <a href="https://twitter.com/CompuIves">Ives van Hoorne</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/thekitze">Kitze</a>.
</caption>

You're a Wizard Form, Harry.

The Talk

Photos