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# [Why We Should Listen to Lightning Talks - Starting with RailsConf 2021](https://blog.candys.page/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What is a Lightning Talk? Stealing this from Wikipedia: Lightning talks are designed to be short presentations between five and ten minutes long, but are usually capped at five minutes. Lightning talks usually accept sign-ups after the conference h...

Aug 13, 2021 · 4 min read · blog.candys.page  
Updated Sep 14, 2022  
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[Ayodele Samuel Adebayo](https://hashnode.com/@unclebigbay)

[Aug 13, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021/6115ead4e249483e1210fea1/comment/6115fe0c1f1bd93c4f35bf7a)

Never knew this exist, sounds really good and I'm checking it out right away..

Hope I found some for JavaScript

[Candy](https://hashnode.com/@candyspage)

[Aug 13, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021/6115ead4e249483e1210fea1/comment/6115fe0c1f1bd93c4f35bf7a#reply-61160c781f1bd93c4f35c0b9)

Hi [Ayodele Samuel Adebayo](https://hashnode.com/@unclebigbay), yup lightning talks are pretty fun and cool. You can check out Inertia.js mentioned in this article or do a google search on "lightning talks JSConf".

[Ayodele Samuel Adebayo](https://hashnode.com/@unclebigbay)

[Aug 13, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-we-should-listen-to-lightning-talks-starting-with-railsconf-2021/6115ead4e249483e1210fea1/comment/6115fe0c1f1bd93c4f35bf7a#reply-611610eb1f1bd93c4f35c134)

Thanks a lot [Candy Tsai](https://hashnode.com/@candyspage)

I found one on YouTube and you're really correct that all information are compiled inside a 5 minutes videos.

I found useful tips thank my random YouTube search

Thanks for sharing once again 🤗