Ryan Walsh
Ryan is a Front End Engineer at O.C Tanner in Salt Lake City, Utah with a great passion for all code quality tools. In his free time he enjoys proselytizing about functional programming and starting side projects he will never finish.
Selling your Boss on GraphQL
GraphQL has rapidly grown into a major tool in the web development industry. With adoption from companies like Facebook, GitHub, and Walmart its impact cannot be ignored. So how can you convince your boss that you should be using GraphQL? In this talk we’ll explore the myriad benefits of GraphQL and cover some implementation strategies that help minimize churn.
Narrowing the Field - Choosing the Right Compile-to-JS Language for You
Modern JavaScript is, in many cases, no longer just JavaScript. With a slew of choices from TypeScript to Dart to Elm, how do you decide which language best fits your team? In this talk we'll check out the benefits, use cases, and pitfalls for a variety of to-JS languages leaving you ready to make an informed decision when starting your next project.