Intro to Web Accessibility
Nov · Talk · Homeaglow internal tech talk
The basics of accessibility, what it means, and how to do a basic evaluation for the most commonly-missed accessibility issues.
Talks & appearances
Conference and meetup talks, guest lectures, internal tech talks, and a podcast, mostly about GraphQL, testing, accessibility, and open source.
2023
Next.js
Jul · Talk · Homeaglow internal tech talk
What Next.js is, how it works, how it compares to Create React App, and why the team should adopt it.
2021
2020
Remote Networking and Technical Leadership
Oct · Guest lecture · Clemson University
How remote jobs and networking work, and how to advocate for yourself and your ideas in a professional environment.
2019
GraphQL Tooling
Oct · Talk · GraphQL NYC Meetup
GraphQL's queryable schema makes powerful tooling possible, like code generation, editor support, and schema registries, but today's tools are capable yet disconnected and configured separately. This talk lays out a modern, integrated setup and where that tooling is headed next.
Federated Validation
Jul · Talk · Private event
How Apollo Federation validates a set of GraphQL service schemas when composing them into one gateway schema. Covers each validation stage (before normalization, before composition, during composition via validateSDL, and on the composed schema) and what the resulting errors look like.
2018
Testing GraphQL
Oct · Talk · GraphQL Summit 2018
Teams that adopt GraphQL see it become a powerful, yet critical part of how their applications work. The schemas that power these apps act as an important agreement between servers and clients. So how do you support such an important piece of infrastructure? With tests of course! This talk is a deep dive into how to test the Apollo Platform, giving you the security you need to go into production.
GraphQL at the Edge
Jun · Talk · GraphQL NYC Meetup
The future of running GraphQL at the edge with Fly.io and Cloudflare Workers, moving data processing closer to users to reduce network latency.
A Hands-On Look at Apollo GraphQL
May · Talk · Apollo Day
A practical walkthrough of getting up and running with Apollo GraphQL, including using the newly released Apollo Server 2.0.
State Management with Apollo
Jan · Podcast · GraphQL Radio, Episode 12
My work at MLS, and how to use Apollo's new apollo-link-state library for state management in React applications.
2017
When Front-End Met Back-End: A GraphQL Love Story
Oct · Talk · Asbury Agile 2017
An overview of how GraphQL works as an API layer that makes development easier for frontend and backend teams, and allows for lower-data, typesafe networking.