February 25-27, 2026
Montreal, Canada
Programming principles for front-end developers
Frontend development has evolved from building pages with HTML to building complex applications using the web platform, yet many developers miss out on powerful programming principles that can help improve their code quality, productivity and effectiveness.
As someone who had to find and learn these maxims in the wild to discover how useful they are, this is the talk I wish I had when I just started out: pragmatic, useful and directly applicable
As someone who had to find and learn these maxims in the wild to discover how useful they are, this is the talk I wish I had when I just started out: pragmatic, useful and directly applicable
Kilian Valkhof
Polypane
Kilian is a front-end developer with over 20 years of experience that switched from building websites to building apps to build websites with. He is interested in modern web development, desktop app development and new technologies, and regularly speaks about topics like responsive websites, design systems and Electron. Kilian is a frequent open source contributor.
