Accessibility and Bad Ideas

Two Great speakers again this month!!

Inclusivity with Apple Accessibility

• Joelle Panza

iOS provides an extraordinary opportunity to deliver a superior mobile experience to every customer, including those with disabilities. We will dive into the topic of iOS Accessibility, and discuss why it’s important and the impact it has on customers as well as explore the details of the latest and greatest technologies that support an accessible experience for iOS app users.

Joelle studied Computer Science at ASU and started working at Capital One in Chicago shortly after graduating. Joelle spent the first half of her career as a full-stack developer working on web development projects and building APIs. Joelle made the leap to mobile development two and a half years ago and currently supports the Transactions and Account Info features within the Capital One iOS mobile app. Her strong customer focus naturally led to her curiosity and passion for iOS accessibility.

Calling Rust from Swift, and other bad ideas

• Dalton Claybrook

For the fifth year in a row, Rust has topped the charts as the most loved technology on the Stack Overflow survey. It supports lots of platforms, including iOS, but does that mean we should actually use it in our apps? Well, probably not... But what if I reeeaaally want to? ...Alright fine, let’s do it!

Dalton is an iOS Engineer at Peloton. He’s been developing iOS apps for over 10 years and his software has been used by millions of people. Conversely, he’s been using Rust for a short while and his Rust apps are used by tens of people. But if you think that will stop him from speaking confidently about it, you’re in for a surprise.