Re: Introduction

Hi Chris,

Thanks for sharing, and welcome to the group!


– Robert


On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 9:43 AM Chris McGowan <chris@anthum.com> wrote:

> I recently resigned from Amazon as a User Experience (UX) Advocate &
> Senior Web Wngineer for an AWS web console app. My original foundations lie
> in performant, server-side Java Servlets (JSP) with custom RMDBS (MySQL). I
> now mainly implement front-end client web architectures, leveraging static
> browser assets against dynamic, pre-existing cloud data services. I've been
> an in-person and virtual attendee of various conferences, including Google
> Chrome Dev Summit, Google I/O, and Mozilla DevFest.
>
> User experience is paramount m and the web platform supports many ways to
> achieve that blazing-fast UX. However, usability and performance are often
> sacrificed if developers spend too much time fighting complexity or
> confusion in their development workflows. Given my 20+ years of experience,
> I would like to spend my time helping the web community build better web
> apps. More specifically, I'd like those apps to be easier and less complex
> to build.
>
> Having dyslexia and other cognitive disabilities has made me better at
> reducing technical complexity into clear, concise, and simplified
> understandings for non-disabled users & developers as well. Generally, If I
> can reduce and understand something, everyone else seems to understand
> too.  Better understanding leads to better developer workflows that make
> better engineers!
>
> Looking forward to meeting everyone and helping out if I can. Thanks!
>