[EN] ReactGirls & OAK'S LAB meetup

**Prague frontend meetup of [ReactGirls](https://reactgirls.com/) community.**
🇬🇧 **This meetup will be held in English.**
**When:** May 15th, from 6pm
**Where:** offices OAK'S LAB, Staroměstské nám. 14, Praha

**Timetable:**
**🕕 18.00** opening

**🎙 18.30** **Auth Basics for Newbies – or How to Rob the Gringotts Bank - [Martin Podloucký](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-podlouck%C3%BD-5b415268/) (Head of Development - Newton Technologies)**

A beginner-friendly introduction to authentication and authorization for anyone curious about these mysterious and magical terms. We'll cover how to authenticate users, store passwords securely, manage access with tokens, and even touch on the basics of hashing and signing secrets.

**🎙 19:00** **State Management Without Over-Engineering -** **[Daniil Baznamin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-b-35076b13a/)** **(Software Engineer, OAK'S LAB)**

You don’t always need Redux! Discover when to use useState, useReducer, Context API, or external libraries like Zustand. Learn how to keep the state simple and predictable.

**19.30** Networking and drinks

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We look forward to it!

ReactGirls team