Jesse R Weigel

Steubenville, Ohio, USA

Bio

I am a Senior Software Engineer who is currently into building things with React and React Native. I love sharing my coding experiences, including the struggles and failures with other developers. I am especially happy when I get a chance to encourage new developers.

Previous Talks:

Abstractions - How Live Coding Changed My Live - Summer 2019 - Pittsburgh, PA Abstractions - One Codebase to Rule them All - Using React Native Everywhere - Summer 2019 - Pittsburgh, PA MidAtlantic Developer Conference - Building a Mentoring Community Through Live Coding - Summer 2019 - Baltimore, MD MidAtlantic Developer Conference - React + GraphQL + WordPress with Zero Server Management (Workshop) - Summer 2019 - Baltimore, MD React Loop - One Codebase to Rule them All - Using React Native Everywhere - Summer 2019 - Chicago, IL - https://youtu.be/nr2tnoyWB7w NDC Minnesota - One Codebase to Rule them All - Using React Native Everywhere - Spring 2019 - St. Paul, MN - https://youtu.be/ufWqhtolikg StirTrek - One Codebase to Rule them All - Using React Native Everywhere - Spring 2019 - Columbus, OH - https://youtu.be/hhe2it7ls5o StirTrek - Building a Mentoring Community through Livecoding - Spring 2019 - Columbus, OH - https://youtu.be/9pdy0XZO3Gg DACHFest - Building a Mentoring Community Through Live Coding - Fall 2018, Munich, Germany - https://youtu.be/85RRL4eIUb8 Google Cloud Next Extended 2018 Warri - Speaker, Intro to Kubernetes - Summer 2018, Warri, Nigeria Pittsburgh Techfest - Speaker, Easy React Content Management with GraphQL and WordPress - Spring 2018 - https://youtu.be/_3UKBZMKvl8 MomsCanCode Virtual Summit - Speaker - Spring 2018 Nodevember - Speaker, How Livecoding Changed My Life - Fall 2017, Nashville, TN - https://youtu.be/k_dqzGUyqXs

My Talks

A Candid Account of Anxiety, Depression, and Coding

I am a developer who also has depression and anxiety, and I am not the only one. Talking about mental health issues is the first step to managing them. I will offer a candid look into my struggles,...

Build a Cross Platform App with React Native and Expo

Learn how to build an app that runs on iOS, Android, Web, and Desktop all with the same codebase! This workshop will teach you everything needed to get an app up and running, from local setup to de...

Building a Mentoring Community Through Live Coding

Have you ever wanted to be able to work with a team of developers, sharing your knowledge and learning from those with more experience? Learn about creating a diverse, widespread, encouraging, and ...

Control The Internet with Your Mind and React Native

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to control things with your mind? What if I told you, you can. Using your brain, React Native, and a Brain Computer Interface, you can control things wi...

How Live Coding Changed My Life

I have been live coding nearly every weekday for over a year for freeCodeCamp. It has changed my live. My fear of others seeing my code is gone. My skills as a dev have increased at a remarkable ra...

One Codebase to Rule Them All - Using React Native Everywhere

With React Native and tools like React Native Web, React Native Dom, and React XP it is possible to share nearly all of the same code between web, iOS, Android, and Windows apps. With the addition ...

React + GraphQL + WordPress with Zero Server Management

Learn how to set up a lightning fast React app and headless WordPress with GraphQL for content management all without the need to maintain a server. We will go over using cloud technologies for MyS...

Using Brain Computer Interfaces and JavaScript to Help Children with Mental Health

Specifically for this session, we will look at how I, building on the amazing work of Alex Castillo, have used a Brain Computer Interface to build a JavaScript game to help my son, who is eight yea...