Speaking
I have spoken at several meetups and conferences now and would be keen to do more, if you are having a meetup and want speakers get in touch.
Recent talks and appearances
Here’s the list of talks, podcasts and livestreams I have done recently.
Purrfect.dev - 2021 Jul
Delivering Digital Content with GraphCMS
https://codingcat.dev/podcast/1-31-delivering-digital-content-with-graphcms
UtkalHacks 3.0 - 2021 March
Building a blog using GatsbyJS and MDX
Build a Gatsby blog with MDX and Theme UI
MMT Tech Meet-up - 2021 Feb
I Have a Hammer
I was invited to talk about MDX at the MMT Gatsby meetup.
Slides here: https://i-have-a-hammer.vercel.app/
Scale by the Bay - 2020 November 13th
Spreading the Jamstack
I was invited to talk about the jamstack at Scale by the Bay.
Slides here: https://ss10.dev/jam-talk
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 October 7th
Episode #10 - Mentioning
Finding a mentor when starting out as a beginner (and also after) is important and not always an easy task. In this episode, we will talk about everything you need to know when looking for a mentor, or becoming a mentor.
Mintbean - Markdown Showdown, 2020 September 28th
Markdown Showdown: all the things I know about markdown a 1-hour Markdown primer, which will lead into using Markdown with a Gatsby blog with MDX.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 September 23rd
Episode #9 - a11y (Accessibility)
Accessibility is an important part of every website and every developer should try implementing at least the most important accessibility features.
We will talk about what accessibility actually is, why it is important, and how to implement it.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 September 9th
Episode #8 - Content Creation
Whether it’s blog posts, video courses, live streams, or books - content creation is BIG, also for developers.
We’ll get some first-hand expert insight into these topics 💪
Spreading the Jamstack
NottsJS Meetup - 2020 September 8th
I was invited to talk at the NottsJS meetup to talk about the Jamstack.
Migrating Gatsby from Markdown to MDX
Brad Garropy (Live Stream) - 2020 September 8th
I joined Brad to talk him through setting up MDX Embed and ironing out some of the issues he was having after transitioning his site over to MDX from Markdown Remark.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 August 26th
Episode #7 - Mental Wellbeing As A Developer
Becoming and being a developer is not an easy task. Many challenges await us in the daily battle. It’s important to keep good mental wellbeing. We will talk about common problems among developers.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 August 12th
Episode #6 - Developer fitness
It’s not always easy to stay healthy as a developer. Especially because you are sitting in front of a desk for at least 8 hours a day. With our guests who are experts in fitness, we will find out what you can do to become a healthier developer.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 July 29th
Episode #5 - Down the CSS rabbit hole
In this episode, we will discuss CSS. There are entirely different worlds of CSS out there. One is positioning elements and making a pretty button. But there is this other world. The one where complete art pieces are done with just a single div element (or less). We talk about all of it.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 July 15th
Episode 4: How To Use Twitter For Yourself As A Developer
In this episode, we talk about how to get the most out of Twitter as a developer and how to grow your account.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 July 1st
Episode 3: Freelancing As A Web Developer
In this episode, we have some freelancing experts on the show to tell us how to get started, what to look out for, and how to enjoy the whole process of doing freelance work.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 June 25th
Episode 2: Learning and Unlearning How To Code
In this episode, we have some fantastic guests with different coding backgrounds that will talk with us about how to learn (and unlearn) how to code 💻📚
The Front End podcast
A podcast that explores the in’s and out’s of life as a developer.
For the final episode in season one I talk to Rob Kendal and share my path into development from VBA analyst to web developer.
Unsurprisingly I’m talking about the JAMstack and Gatsby JS.
Gatsby Recipes and MDX with James Q Quick (Live Stream) - 2020 June 15th
I joined James Q Quick to talk about Gatsby Recipes and MDX. We talk through what Recipes are, how useful they can be, and how to use them. We also spend a significant amount of time talking about the power of using MDX, which allows you to embed React components right inside of your Markdown.
Whiskey Wednesday - 2020 June 10th
Episode 1: Coding Motivation
In this episode, we talk with Danny Thompson and Eddy Vinck about coding motivation and whether or not you need a college degree to get a job in tech.
JS Roundabout - 2020 March
- Slides
- Code
MMT Tech Meet-up - 2020 Jan
- Post from Ilesh
- Slides
- Code
API Days London - 2019 Nov
I was asked by Jesse Martin from GraphCMS if I would like to do a talk at API Days London so I jumped at the chance!
Internal Engineering talk - 2019 Sep
I was asked to brief the Karmarama and Fjord engineering teams on what the Jamstack is and the advantages of using it.