Bio
J.C. Hiatt is Software Engineer & Growth Manager at [Echobind](https://echobind.com, where he helps build awesome applications with JavaScript, React, React Native, and GraphQL and grow the community through education and training. He is also the founder of https://devlifts.io, a developer-centric fitness company focused on helping developers live healthier lives. He’s an Egghead instructor, an organizer of multiple meetups, and the organizer of the annual MagnoliaJS conference held in Jackson, Mississippi. In his spare time, you’ll find him with his wife and dog. He is also a Reformed member of the Christian faith and is active in his local church. You can follow him on Twitter here.
My Talks
Chaos Engineering in React
Chaos Engineering has historically been a topic for the DevOps community, but the frontend is one of the most chaotic environments in existence. Learn about chaos in the frontend and how we can mak...
Chaos Engineering — Not just a DevOps thing anymore
Chaos Engineering has historically been a topic for the DevOps community, but the frontend is one of the most chaotic environments in existence. Learn about chaos engineering in the frontend and ho...
Just-in-Time (JIT) learning for calm and profit
Our field moves fast and it can often feel like a full-time job just keeping up with what's going on and what's coming next. In this talk, you'll learn how to stay up to date without spending unnec...
Pass the interview! Common questions and answers for frontend positions
Interviews can be really stressful. Luckily for you, I've lost count of how many interviews I've done, and I've distilled this experience into 20 common questions I get asked in frontend interviews...
Planning a dev conference in 6 weeks - WHAT?!
I recently planned Mississippi's first-ever developer conference in only 6 weeks. By the end of the talk, you should feel prepared enough to plan your own conference 6 weeks — though I don't recomm...
React Hooks: The what, why, and how
React Hooks was officially released earlier this year, but what's all the fuss about? Why does this matter? Is this just another buzzword, or is this the future of React? Learn more about what Hook...
Refactoring your body for better performance
Until I was 23, my health was an overlooked area of my life. I typically had an "I'll get to it later" attitude, despite being overweight, depressed, and stressed to the max. All of this changed wh...