Peers Conference 2019 - New Orleans
Wed Apr 3, 2019 9:00 AM - Fri Apr 5, 2019 5:00 PM CDT
Description
Peers Conference returns for its 7th year in the Big Easy! Join us for three days of code and community - development, software, business and life. We'll kick off with a day of workshops, followed by two days of presentations, breakout sessions and plenty of time for sharing with your peers. You'll be part of a community of folks who do what you do - web and software developers, agency owners and freelancers.
Please see peersconf.com for full schedule and times.
Weds 4/3 & Thurs 4/4
NOBIC - New Orleans Bio Innovation Center
1441 Canal St
New Orleans, LA 70112
Friday 4/5
Le Petit Theater
616 St Peter
New Orleans, LA 70116
Workshop Descriptions:
AM – Fundamentals of Vue.js Apps with Ben Hong
When it comes to learning about a new framework, there's no better way than building things from scratch! Join me in this hands on workshop where we will start from a bare-bones HTML5 template so you can see how everything works from the ground up. By the end of the workshop, you will be equipped with the fundamental knowledge of how Vue.js applications work so you can use it in your own projects!
AM - Operations and Forecasting: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly with Rob Harr
“You won’t be in control of your business until you can accurately predict it.” One of my early mentors and business advisors must have said that a thousand times over our time together—and it’s true. Running a web studio is hard. But you can either run your business or your business can run you—and I have always hated having a boss.
During this workshop we will cover how we run our studio (from planning for projects, cash flow, hiring, and sales) that centers around forecasting. I’ll share a relatively simple weekly cadence you can implement that doesn’t lose sight of the people. We will dig into the details and discuss the important metrics to track and what is just noise. Before long you’ll actually be in charge of your business.
PM - Measuring Web Performance with Sara Karamalegos
Are you losing revenue to performance? 53% of mobile site visits are abandoned if a page takes longer than 3 seconds to load. Pinterest reduced load times by 40% and saw a 15% increase in sign ups. Starbucks implemented a 2x faster time to interactive resulting in a 65% increase in rewards registrations. AliExpress reduced load by 36% and saw a 10.5% increase in orders.
Performance is important. Tooling can be hard. Do flame charts intimidate you? Come learn how to audit and fix common performance issues using Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights, and webpagetest.org.