The latest articles on DEV Community by Takato Hayakawa (@jijiimac). https://dev.to/jijiimac https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F336420%2Fbde9d954-80e4-4e94-a479-df8f32040100.jpeg https://dev.to/jijiimac en Takato Hayakawa Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:19:46 +0000 https://dev.to/jijiimac/why-and-when-should-your-company-send-you-to-a-tech-conference-59d5 https://dev.to/jijiimac/why-and-when-should-your-company-send-you-to-a-tech-conference-59d5 <p>I'm a junior dev at a small non-tech company, and have just convinced my boss to send me to a tech conference (React Conf is happening for the first time in Japan!).</p> <p>In return, I'm attempting to set some standards as to why and when the company should send/support someone to a tech conference, for future occasions.</p> <p>Some of the criteria I have in mind:</p> <ul> <li>Does the conference focus on single technology, or some broader field (eg. Blockchain)?</li> <li>Does the company currently use the tech, if not would it be reasonable to invest in it for future usage?</li> <li>Some sort of output, whether it be a blog post or a lightning talk (this should probably be crystal clear)</li> </ul> <p>Here are some questions I'm having:</p> <ul> <li>Do you think dev employers should support devs attending conferences? What are your reasons?</li> <li>If your organization has a clear guideline/standard, what do/should they look like?</li> </ul> discuss webdev career techtalks