Abbey Perini
Web Developer | Technical Writer | International Speaker
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Abbey Perini is many things - a metro Atlanta native, person of many hobbies, full-stack web developer, accessibility advocate, international speaker, and technical writer with ✨over 500,000 views.✨
She's full-stack in the truest sense - give her a problem and she'll figure it out. She's happiest problem solving in the front-end, back-end, and all the APIs and microservices in between. Passionate about accessibility, she's worked in Vue, React, and even AngularJS (2013). She's spent her development career rectifying tech debt in existing codebases.
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Universal Lessons Learned from Legacy Codebases
I've made a career out of fixing up legacy codebases. As a result, I often see the outcomes of decisions made by developers years before. This has taught me many invaluable lessons that apply to any codebase - even a brand new one.
Fiber Arts as Programming
or how I learned programmers owe it all to fiber
I've been crocheting since 2013 and knitting since 2018, and I had noticed some similarities between the way I approached a project in either fiber arts or programming. What I did not expect to find was a rich history of fiber arts and programming influencing each other. After a little history lesson, we'll start knitting and crocheting - bring a project you're working on or come learn how! If you've got a knack for programming, you might just discover you have a knack for fiber arts too!
Coding and ADHD: Where We Excel
A few years ago, I wrote a blog series on Coding and ADHD. By the 5th part of the series, I had learned a lot about myself and other programmers with ADHD. While being aware of our struggles and finding healthy coping mechanisms are necessary, we receive enough negative messaging on a daily basis. I ended up adding a 6th part to the series that I didn't anticipate adding - Where We Excel. Let's talk about how some ADHD traits can be a benefit when you're coding - you might be surprised by which ones.
Slots, Slots, Slots, Everybody!
Starting with web components, we'll walk through how to use slots to make highly extensible wrappers for dynamic content. Then we'll talk about how Vue and Angular leverage this HTML feature and how React children are different.
From Idea to Design for Non-Designers
You learned to code and want to start applying for jobs, but don't want anyone to look at your portfolio. Your app functions well, but you're pretty sure your buttons need some styling. Here are some practical tips on how to get from your idea to minimum styling without knowing anything about design.
Cognitive Load and Your Development Environment
There's lots of information out there about reducing cognitive load for users, but what about developers? This talk will cover Cognitive Load Theory, how some disabilities affect it, and designing a development environment around it.
#gitPanic - Merging and Rebasing
You can commit and push changes, but what if other developers are working in the repo at the same time as you? How do you add changes from one branch to another? What the heck is interactive rebasing? We'll cover squashing, cherry-picking, resolving conflicts, the difference between merging and rebasing, and more!
CodeMash 2026 Sessionize Event
The Commit Your Code Conference 2025! Sessionize Event
Stir Trek 2024 Sessionize Event
MagnoliaJS 2023 Sessionize Event
Abbey Perini
Web Developer | Technical Writer | International Speaker
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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