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Steven Hicks is a web development generalist with nearly 20 years experience. He believes that code is for humans, and should be written with them in mind. Steve likes to use the right tool for the job, especially if the right tool is JavaScript. He strongly believes that if you ain't falling, you ain't learning.
Steve embraces continuous improvement and believes that a developer's job is to solve problems, not just write code. He is a speaker, a writer, a teacher, a learner, and a teammate.
When he isn't talking to the duck or crushing 1s and 0s, you can find Steve outside. He's probably camping with his family, racing a triathlon, running trails, or climbing fake rocks.
Current Talks
Abstracts and descriptions for my current talks can be found at my papercall.io speaker page.
Speaking Engagements
Misadventures in SEO: How to self-sabotage your documentation
Wisconsin - July 30, 2024
Misadventures in SEO: How to self-sabotage your documentation
Portland, Oregon - April 15, 2024
Working Effectively With Pull Requests
Wisconsin - July 26, 2023
Getting Unstuck
Wisconsin - July 29, 2021
Reshaping The Testing Pyramid With Cypress
Chicago - March 10, 2020
Reshaping The Testing Pyramid With Cypress
Milwaukee - February 25, 2020
Cypress: End-to-end Testing For Developers & Quality Engineers
QA Camp
Milwaukee - January 30, 2020
Building Quality JavaScript With Test-Driven Development
Sandusky, Ohio - January 8, 2020
Panel - How to Deliver a Great Tech Talk
Milwaukee - October 29, 2019
Maximize Professional Growth By Doing Scary Things
Stevens Point, WI - October 12, 2019
5 Things You'll Love About React
Stevens Point, WI - October 12, 2019
Isolating Your Legos With React, GraphQL, and Relay
Milwaukee - July 23, 2019
10 Things You'll Love About React
Kansas City - July 18, 2019
Building Quality JavaScript With Test-Driven Development
Kansas City - July 17, 2019
Getting Unstuck
Minneapolis - May 2, 2019
Building Your First React App (Workshop)
Ottawa, Ontario - April 13, 2019
Getting Unstuck
Ottawa, Ontario - April 11, 2019
Getting Unstuck
Sandusky, Ohio - January 11, 2019
Building Your First React App (Workshop)
Sandusky, Ohio - January 8, 2019
Simplifying Content Management With Eleventy.js and Netlify CMS
Milwaukee - October 30, 2018
The Static Web Revolution
St. Louis - October 10, 2018
Pragmatic Patterns For Maintainable React Apps
St. Louis - October 10, 2018
Building Your First React App (Workshop)
St. Louis - October 8, 2018
Unit Testing Your React App
Wisconsin Dells - August 7, 2018
Unit Testing Your React App
Twin Cities - June 14, 2018
Building Quality JavaScript With Test-Driven Development
Nashville - May 31, 2018
Public Speaking In The Tech Community
Milwaukee - May 23, 2018
Unit Testing Your React App
Appleton, WI - March 24, 2018
Pragmatic Patterns For Maintainable React Apps
Appleton, WI - March 24, 2018
Pragmatic Patterns For Maintainable React Apps
Milwaukee - March 19, 2018
Unit Testing Your React App
Sandusky, OH - January 11, 2018
Maximize Professional Growth By Doing Scary Things
St. Louis - October 17, 2017
Code Is Communication
St. Louis - October 16, 2017
Unit Testing Your React App
Twin Cities - August 17, 2017
The Static Web Revolution
Wisconsin Dells - August 8, 2017
Unit Testing Your React App
Milwaukee - August 2, 2017
The Static Web Revolution
Twin Cities - June 8, 2017
Code Is Communication
Detroit - May 19, 2017
Getting Started With React
Chicago - April 29, 2017
Getting Started With React
Milwaukee - April 12, 2017
Getting Started With React
Appleton, WI - March 25, 2017
Architecture Panel
Milwaukee - February 23, 2017
Getting Started With React
Milwaukee - January 31, 2017
Tight Feedback Loops With TDD and DevOps
QA Camp
Milwaukee - December 7, 2016
Code Is Communication
Milwaukee - October 29, 2016
Back-ends? Where we're going, we don't need...backends....
Milwaukee - October 15, 2016
Back-ends? Where we're going, we don't need...backends....
Chicago - June 7, 2016
Static Site Generators Are The New Wordpress
Milwaukee - February 24, 2016
Clean Code
Milwaukee - November 17, 2015