THE BIGGEST REACT CONFERENCE IN THE US

Congratulations, you've built an amazing web application! But people hate it because you keep shipping bugs.

You have only so much time to dedicate to your project. Even if you're spending 100% of your waking moments working on your product, you'll always have this limiting factor: time. You need to focus on activities that will give you the biggest return on your investment of time.

If you skip on testing, you'll inevitably spend more time fixing bugs. The bugs shipped will also result in customer churn, so you'll spend more time looking for customers you won't be able to retain. Writing automated tests is just as important as writing the code that makes your app work. It operates under the same currency (your time), and pays for itself in time saved. That is... if you do it right.

At the end of this workshop you'll be able to do all of these things yourself.

01.Automated Testing Strategies There are a lot of different levels of testing. Knowing which ones to use when is critical to your success. We'll learn about the different types of automated tests and how to use them effectively to make efficient use of your time.

02.Testing Library Testing Library is a great tool for testing your web applications. It encourages you to write tests that are more maintainable and less brittle. We'll learn how to use Testing Library to write tests that are more resilient to changes in your application.

03.Avoiding the Test User It can be really easy to write tests that do things your users don't care about. When you do this it feels like you're just writing tests for the sake of writing tests. Almost like you're re-implementing your app in your tests. By avoiding the test user, you can keep your tests implementation detail free and refactor friendly.

04.Testing Databases There's something to be said for mocking out downstream APIs, but at some point in every application, there's going to be persistence and you want to make sure that your application can connect to and use it. We'll learn how to efficiently setup and use a test database.

05.Writing authenticated tests Pulling up your app and clicking around is one thing, but most apps require a logged in user, and setting that up can be a challenge. In this workshop we'll see how to do this efficiently to avoid over-testing, and encourage your co-workers to contribute tests (because it's easy to do).

Getting that senior title is easy. Just stick around. Being a true senior takes a new way of thinking.

You're a great engineer. You can code anything you need, solve every problem, google any solution. Your code is flying.

But somehow you're ... stuck. Interviewing feels rough, you pass the coding and fail the real stuff. Culture and system. At work they keep giving you stupid little problems with no growth. You crave challenge and keep tweaking CSS instead. You want some responsibility, damn it! What's that coworker got that you don't? Most of all you crave autonomy. The freedom to tackle big challenges and help the company with your brilliance. They don't even see all the bad code you see! How can they live like this?? Instead of autonomy, you're getting babysat. Managers asking what you're up to, daily standups that feel like a drag, pushback and 'maybe someday' on every idea that you give. I was like that a few years ago. A totally senior engineer who keeps running into walls and getting stuck. Now even bigger companies trust me with designing systems and leading teams on projects that could make or break the company. In this workshop you'll learn what changed and how to apply the Senior Mindset to your work and career:

• How to gain autonomy
• Inspire trust
• Own large projects
• Get freedom to experiment
• Have your ideas heard
• Think like an expert
• Become a decision-making peer, not a pair of hands

You'll work on case studies, analyze anecdotes, discuss insightful books, and look at your work and career in a new light.

Learn how to build simple and flexible React Components and Hooks using modern patterns.

Making React components and hooks that can be used in multiple places is not hard. What is hard is when the use cases differ. Without the right patterns, you can find yourself with a highly complex component or custom hook that requires a lot of configuration props and way too many if statements.

With this workshop, you'll not only learn great patterns you can use but also the strengths and weaknesses of each, so you know which to reach for to provide your custom hooks and components the flexibility and power you need.

Often we see JavaScript damaging the accessibility of a website. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to avoid that, but also how to use JS in your favor to actually enhance the accessibility of your web apps! We’ll explore multiple scenarios with hands-on exercises, talk about keyboard, ARIA and you’ll even learn the how Screen Readers are used. Join me and let me show you how accessibility doesn't limit your solutions or skills. On the contrary, it will make them more inclusive!