Michael Chan (WIP)

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Qualities

• catalytic
• curious
• listener

Sparking success in teams and teammates. Activating change in teams and teammates.

Highlights

React Podcast

Frontend Architect

• Specializing in cross-framework and cross-stack solutions to target Rails, React,

2021

• (Co-worker accolades)
• (Server accolades)
• Invited to React Working Group
• Created lunch.dev
• Launched ES Modules over Lunch
• Began building Colorway — next-next CSS library

2020

• Launched React Podcast Discord, grown quickly to over 700 developers
• Lead Research and Fidelity team
• React Holiday 2020
• Produced Epic React Podcast
• React Podcast Year 3
  • 77-123
• Talk: Everything React Suspense in 20 minutes

2019

• Build an App with React Suspense Coursee
• Emcee React
• React Podcast Year 2
  • 34-76
• React Holiday 2019

2018

• Topbar 2nd
• Launched React Podcast
  • 1-33
• React Holiday 2018
• Talk: Hot Garbage Clean Code is Dead
  • React Rally
  • NEJS
  • NEJS — reposted by Coding Tech
  • JSConf
  • 34k+ views total
• developed cross-platform icons solution: https://pcoservices.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047742273-Using-Services-LIVE

2017

• interfaces_icons to icons (proper) — https://github.com/planningcenter/icons/commits/v1.0.0-pre-4?after=3ade5c17169713a240c1011c00ffc755c023d1d6+34&branch=v1.0.0-pre-4

• reactpatterns.com

  • ? views

• Talk React Component Patterns

  • 68k views

2016

• Built Topbar 1st
• reactcheatsheet.com
  • ? views
• Talk React Style Components
  • Inspired styled-components API (reference Max Stoiber)
  • 18k views

2015

• Created Minions
  • Spiritual ancestor to
• Talk: Styling React Components in JavaScript
  • Early talk in the transition from inline-styles to
• Talk: Inline Styles: themes, media queries, contexts, & when it’s best to use CSS
  • 37k views
  • An early CSS-in-JS talk
• Talk: React.js on Rails
  • 25k views

2014

• React patterns in CoffeeScript

• Built Planning Center Services in React.js. Architecture, developement, design, and coordination.
  • Features video: https://pcoservices.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047742273-Using-Services-LIVE

2013

• Created first design system Interfaces, based on Foundation design
• Joined Planning Center as Full Stack Developer
  • Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Redis, jQuery, Backbone.js, Batman.js (Shopify)