Speaker

Russell Skaggs

Russell Skaggs

UX Developer

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Russell is a UX Developer who spent the majority of his career architecting and implementing front-end strategies. Most recently, he has shifted focus towards building out engaging and performant JAMStack solutions. He is prone to spelling misteaks, and spends his free time hitting fellow nerds with foam swords.

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • CSS
  • CSS Architecture
  • ReactJS
  • React
  • React Native
  • Craft CMS
  • Front-End Development

The ABCs of Architecting Better CSS

Unregulated, stylesheets will inevitably become a mess of conflicting patches and hot fixes as each project faces fast approaching deadlines and bugs. During this session we will review how CSS applies its styles and learn to use this information to build maintainable stylesheets that scale.

Creating a Cohesive Collection of Components with React

Component libraries enable teams to do more work quicker. It frees up our designers and developers to work on big issues, while allowing them to make updates with surgical precision. Building components within React has never been easier. During this presentation we will: create a set of React components, export them into a Node Module, and consume them in different applications.

Creative Technologist: Building Bridges Between Dev and UX

While development teams may debate on the value of dedicated Front-End Developers vs a Full-Stack team, an interesting role has started to emerge on User Experience teams for specialized Front-End Developers called Creative Technologists. During this talk I will go over what makes a great Creative Technologist, and how the UX Team will leverage them to build better products and stronger relationships with their development partners.

Stir Trek 2019 Sessionize Event

April 2019 Columbus, Ohio, United States

Russell Skaggs

UX Developer

Columbus, Ohio, United States