

Toronto Tech Week x Loop Tech Talk 2: The Proxy Pattern -How Next.js Let Us Migrate Without a Big Bang
Join us for our Toronto Tech Week x Loop Tech series!
What we'll cover: How Loop uses Vercel's Next.js as an intelligent proxy layer to incrementally migrate from a legacy Netlify app — zero downtime, one route at a time. A practical playbook for teams stuck with legacy front ends who want to modernize without betting the business.
Key topics:
Next.js rewrites and middleware as a migration strategy
Intelligent routing: "route exists?" → Next.js, else → Netlify legacy
Handling authentication state (Cognito cookies) across two apps
Real gotchas: the non-ASCII cookie bug that broke production
GraphQL federation + Apollo Client as the unified data layer
Come join us for a fun morning of learning, networking and starting the day strong.
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com.