June 4, 2017 — The popularity of JavaScript has lead to an ecosystem that’s vibrant, growing, and to be honest, somewhat out of control. Each day leads to a new framework labeled as the next great thing, but each framework presents it’s own unique set of pros, cons, and frustrations.

In this talk, we will look at Vue.js, one of the most popular JavaScript frameworks available. In 2016, stateofjs.com conducted a survey where over 89% of the surveyed developers gave Vue.js a satisfactory rating, which rates it as the second highest rated framework behind React, which received a rating of 92%. We will look at real world examples of how Vue.js can be integrated into a WordPress project for the front end, the back end, and interaction with the WordPress Rest API.

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December 10, 2015 — Delivering a fast, performant website is one of the most important elements of building websites and web applications today. The first few seconds of load time can determine whether a user engages with or leaves a site. In this talk, we will look at advanced techniques for optimizing the front-end performance of a WordPress driven website. Including ways to defer and async JavaScript; lazy load images, videos, and other types of content; prioritizing the critical rendering path css for multiple content types; and testing performance.

October 21, 2015 — User’s of today’s web expect the sites they visit to be smooth, interactive, load quickly, and run well. The focus and priority of the Front End Developer, should be optimization of the front end experience for every site we create, for every device, and for every user.

In this talk, we will cover how front end performance affects User Engagement and Experience; best practices for performance driven front end development; and tools to measure front end performance.

September 8, 2015 — This talk covers how front end performance affects User Engagement and Experience; best practices for performance driven front end development; and tools to measure front end performance.

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January 8, 2015 — This talk discusses what work/life balance is; how to see the warning signs that the paths are crossing; and how to maintain the balance so that both work and life are enjoyable and fulfilling.

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