Dave Letorey

Dave wears a lot of red hats and has a loud voice. When not writing code he can be found Dancing in a field. He works at Code Red Digital and writes content for MDN.

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Less SASS, more native

Only a few years ago to write nested CSS with variables you needed to use a CSS Pre-Processor, such as Less or SASS. This is no longer the case and you can now natively write nested CSS, declare variables and write your own CSS properties.

In this talk Dave shows how all of this can be achieved and how the browser goes about parsing this CSS without the the need for JavaScript, Build steps or Node.

The Hitchhikers Guide to Progressive Web Apps

Progressive web apps are the future of the web. Built to be faster and ultra responsive, PWAs (as the Web has) will eventually win as they work everywhere and are not locked to one platform.

In this talk Dave will take our you through a brief history of the web and the fundamentals of PWAs and how you can start utilising them to enhance your online experience.