The UX of Configuration Files
Presented by: Eemeli Aro
Developers are people too, and should be your primary concern when designing an interface for them to configure your tools and libraries. In other words, there are better options than JSON available, but they each come with associated costs and limitations. How well do JSON5, YAML and TOML play with...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateUsability Starts With Accessibility
Presented by: Patrick McSweeny
For many web developers, accessibility is an afterthought, if they even think about it at all. What they fail to realize is that planning for accessibility from the beginning can actually enhance the design process rather than hindering it, with the end result being more usable by everyone. This...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateMake More 💰 Money with Less 🛠Effort: 🧪 Experimentation Before Implementation
Presented by: Scott Showalter
Developing apps is time consuming, with little guarantee of success. The Web, App Store, Google Play and beyond are littered with apps making low or no revenue because they don't solve problems people actually care about. Before you build your “killer” ap, how can you truly know beyond the...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateThe Agile Designer: Aligning Dual-track UX and Development to Balance the Tactical and Strategic, Mi
Presented by: Jenna Chamra
Product teams everywhere are embracing Agile. It’s no wonder why: Agile creates better transparency, alignment and speed to market. The problem is, Agile was originally created for software developers. Design teams which try to adopt Agile often find themselves falling into “Faux-gile” or...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateSay No To Accidental Architecture! Code Your Design Systems Instead
Presented by: Burton Smith
Are you still rockin' a single "styles.css" file in or project or have styles scattered throughout your project? Do you find yourself fighting to override styles or throw the "!important" property around a lot? Does your project have 20 different kinds of buttons and you don't know why or even where...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateApp Deco - Applied Design Thinking for Secure Development
Presented by: Wolfgang Goerlich
Usability versus security is stupid. It forces us to choose one or the other. It excuses security breaches under the guise of usability. It automatically pits us against them, builders against breakers, developers against defenders. A better approach is to view security like usability: they happen...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateTesting your UI Components
Presented by: Avindra Fernando
When our clients give us kudos for releasing high quality applications, it makes us happy. To achieve great levels of quality, we need to thoroughly test our applications. But we know that some forms of testing can be expensive and tedious at times. Unit and integration tests help overcome some of...
Format: General SessionLevel: IntermediateTwelve Spins on User Experience
Presented by: Keith Instone
What is “user experience,” really? Sure, it’s that feeling people get when they interact with your software, but the term UX is being used for more than that, in confusing ways. ...
Format: General SessionLevel: Intermediate