As a preview to our upcoming XConf NA (https://bit.ly/2y0aUjC), we are giving you a preview of one of our speakers Ryan Oglesby!

AGENDA

6:30 PM -- Doors open for refreshments & networking

7:00 - 8:00 PM -- Ryan Oglesby will talk about "Engineering a design system"

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Talk Description:

Come on a tour through the engineering of the React-powered design system developed over the past year with our client TELUS Digital. We'll examine technologies such as CSS Modules, modern JavaScript testing practices, architectural decisions, & strategies for scaling to hundreds of users.

While plenty is said about design system theory - getting buy in, team structure, visual design - you wont get very far without solid engineering practices, sound architecture, & the right technologies. But there is a lack of available material about the unique technical challenges of design systems, especially with modern technologies such as React.

This talk digs into the technical details of building a design system, including specific front end technologies & how we put them to use. Whether your company has a design system or not, you can immediately apply or adapt some of the learnings & technologies to your own work.

Speaker Bio:

Ryan Oglesby is a Software Consultant at ThoughtWorks, where he has spent the last 6 years working in a variety of domains, technologies, & teams. He enjoys tackling the often innocent-looking, yet usually complex challenges of front-end design, architecture, & development. Over the past year he has led the strategy & development of the Design System at a large telecommunications company.