Ted Flynn

Ted is a front-end developer with more than 15 years of experience building web applications. Focusing on modular and scalable front-end architecture, he has led the front-end development of large-scale rebranding and redesign efforts for clients such as Kohler, The Poetry Foundation, and Purina. With a prior background in music and academia, Ted enjoys the challenge of trying to balance aesthetics, usability, and inclusivity in the development of interfaces for the web.

Expertise: Accessible Web Development, Vanilla (JS/HTML/CSS), Web Components, Typescript, React, Craft CMS, PHP, Laravel.

About Ted

What is your superpower?

Reasonably good guitar playing.

What is a fun fact about you?

Here are two fun facts: I studied with Jacques Derrida. I have a song on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

What is your vision for the future of technology?

The native web platform (HTML/CSS/JS) is adopting modern features at a much more accelerated rate than in previous years, which continues to reduce our dependence on large, proprietary frameworks. We will soon be able to deliver component-based experiences using native web technologies that are performant, accessible and largely agnostic to the device or viewport in which they are viewed. To me, this is a return to a more egalitarian web, and will ultimately allow us to provide the best possible experience to the largest number of users in a way that meets users where they are.