Jen Luker is a lead software engineer at Formidable Labs, keynote speaker, host of @BookBytesFM, and expert knitter. Chantastic asks her about the Fiber Arts Corner at React Conf, the history that textiles and programming share, and how we can make our apps more accessible.


Featuring

Jen Luker — Twitter, Github, Website
Michael Chan — Twitter, Github, Website

Links

Fiber Arts Circle on Periscope
Jacquard loom on Wikipedia
99% Invisible Podcast Kids: Articles of Interest #1 — discussing Jacquard Loom and connection to software)
Knitting Is Coding | Lindiwe Matlali | TEDxBeaconStreet
Accessibility: Beyond the Basics — Jen's talk on accessibility
Chain React 2018: Be a React Native A11y — Jen's talk on accessibility in React Native
Axe Developer Tools by Deque —Chrome, FireFox
Husky: Git hooks made easy
eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y
eslint-plugin-react-native-a11y

Twitter Mentions