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Proposals

The JAMStack is Dead: Long Live the !JAMStack

November 11, 2019

You've certainly heard the term 'JAMStack'. You may have a vague understanding of its meaning. In this talk, I'll set the record straight on the true value of the JAMStack and shift into a post-JAMStack world: the modern web.

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Cultivating an Open Source Garden

March 31, 2019

In this talk, I detail pragmatic techniques that we use at Gatsby to grow and cultivate a thriving, inclusive open-source community that people love to contribute towards.

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Gatsby + Themes: The Future of Gatsby

February 18, 2019

2018 is the year of Gatsby. 2019 shows no signs of that changing. Where do we go from here? In this talk, I chart the path for how Gatsby plans to grow adoption and improve user experience even further in 2019, particularly with a feature we think is a game-changer: themes.

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GraphQL: The Good Stuff

March 02, 2018

Abstract GraphQL has taken the web by storm, with some calling it a “REST killer.” What can we make of this? What value is provided by migrating or developing a…

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Gatsby: Static Site Generation with React

March 01, 2018

Abstract From the React docs to Formidable’s home page to seemingly everything in between, the “ludicrously fast” static site generator Gatsby is the engine…

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CSS in JS: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Tools

July 01, 2017

This was a talk given at ThunderPlains in Oklahoma City about CSS in JS. It intended to be a gentle introduction to CSS in JS and some best practices around the budding practice.

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Unit Testing in Javascript: Meet the New All-Stars

June 01, 2017

Abstract Unit testing is one of the key determinants many look to to gauge a non-trivial application’s quality. Unfortunately, it can also be one of the first…

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Comparison of Native JavaScript Development Solutions

February 10, 2017

Abstract Cordova has for quite some time now been seen as the de facto “native” JavaScript development solution, but with newcomers on the scene such as React…

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Opening the Door to Open Source

February 01, 2017

Each of us likely use some aspect of open source code, but relatively few ever make the leap into contributing back to these tools and frameworks that so vastly…

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