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Wade Harkins

Wade Harkins

Frontend Consultant, Bitovi

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

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Wade has been fascinated by computers since he first got his hands on one and started teaching himself to code in 4th grade. Starting with BASIC, he discovered HTML and VBScript (which existed at the time), later JavaScript, XML, and CSS, by taking apart web pages. From there, Wade began experimenting with every programming and markup language he could find a compiler or interpreter for, particularly those well suited for automation and multimedia.

Wade is now a software engineer who has over 8 years of professional web development experience. In his career, there aren’t many tech stacks Wade hasn’t touched, but he currently is showcasing his expertise in Angular, helping clients migrate from AngularJS to Angular and embrace Micro Frontend Architecture, and creating uniform applications by architecting robust design systems and web component libraries.

Wade enjoys video games, drawing, 3D modeling, and writing terrible music.

Area of Expertise

  • Information & Communications Technology

Topics

  • JavaScript & TypeScript
  • Angular
  • Web Components
  • Design Systems
  • ruby on rails
  • Accessibility

Making Angular Apps A11y Friendly

Following accessibility best practices is important for ensuring that your application is usable by everyone, but deciding where to start can be hard! This talk covers the basics of building accessible web applications in Angular. Topics include the advantages of using semantic HTML, leveraging native functionality when building Angular components, and an introduction to features Angular and the Material CDK provide to aid in the pursuit of an accessible application. Attendees will also be introduced to a collection of ESLint rules for automating accessibility best practice checks to help team-wide adoption.

CodeMash 2023 Sessionize Event

January 2023 Sandusky, Ohio, United States

Wade Harkins

Frontend Consultant, Bitovi

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

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