Bio
Becca is a Frontend Engineer at Formidable with a deep love of React, Typescript, and GraphQL. After a previous career as an elementary music and fine arts teacher, she loves helping artists and career-changers understand software.
My Talks
Beyond the Stereotypes: Why Good Component Design Matters
In the tech community, JavaScript gets a bad rap. But as components become more complicated and accessible user interfaces become a bare minimum requirement, the work we do with this language is mo...
JavaScript Survival Skills
New technology fatigue is real. In my first year and a half as a consultant, I tried to learn ALL THE THINGS. So far I haven’t learned everything about JavaScript, but I have learned a few things a...
Konmari Your Code: Finding Joy in Refactoring
There's something deeply satisfying about refactoring React components. But nothing kills your joy like unintentional changes to existing functionality! This talk will cover some strategies for mak...
The State of React State in 2019
Redux? Render props? Context? Apollo? And what are these hooks that everyone is talking about? If you have ever gotten lost in the multitude of ways to manage state in your React application in 201...