Speaking
I talk at meetups, conferences, and on podcasts about JavaScript and how to build a simpler, more resilient web.
Want me to talk at your event or come on your show? Please read this first, then email me at chris@gomakethings.com.
Featured Talk: The Lean Web

The Lean Web is infinitely quote-worthy.- Chris Coyier
Speaking Events
- JavaScript Congress, November 23-25, 2021
- JSNation Live, June 9-11, 2021
- JS Los Angeles, July 30, 2020
- Artifact, September 30 – October 1, 2019
- JavaScript for WordPress, July 12, 2019
- CSS Boston, January 23, 2018
- WordPress RI Meetup, September 30, 2016
- WordCamp RI 2016, September 30, 2016
- WordCamp Boston, 2013, October 25, 2013
- WordPress RI Meetup, July 23, 2013

I've been working in the web for over twenty years and this talk is one of the best I've ever heard.- Mark Howells-Mead

Chris Ferdinandi just mic-dropped the opening to the #JSforWPConf Great session!- Steven Slack
Podcast Appearances
- Smashing Hour, May 3, 2023
- DevJourney, February 14, 2023
- JSParty, January 13, 2023
- Doing Daily, November 11, 2022
- Code Newbies, November 9, 2022
- Developer Yourself, September 5, 2022
- JavaScript LA, April 1, 2022
- DevDiscuss, March 23, 2022
- Stack Overflow Podcast, December 21, 2021
- Frontend Horse, December 14, 2021
- Smashing Podcast, November 30, 2021
- PodRocket, November 12, 2021
- Greater Than Code, October 27, 2021
- The Self-Made Expert, October 23, 2021
- JS Party, October 21, 2021
- We Belong Here, July 27, 2021
- HTML All The Things Podcast, June 30, 2021
- The Drunken UX Podcast, September 14, 2020
- Junior to Senior, September 14, 2020
- Exceptions Welcome, August 6, 2020
- Smashing Podcast, July, 28, 2020
- Code Newbie, April 13, 2020
- The Web Platform Podcast, March 15, 2020
- Greater Than Code, February 19, 2020
- Script & Style, November 11, 2019
- devMode.fm, September 2, 2019
- Localhost.fm, August 12, 2019
- The Entrepreneurial Coder Podcast, July 11, 2019
- JS Party, June 14, 2019
- The Shop Talk Show, June 13, 2019
- Developer on Fire, February 26, 2018
- The RWD Podcast, January 22, 2018
- Hanselminutes, September 21, 2017
- Developer Tea, August 4, 2017
- The Shop Talk Show, August 1, 2017
- The JavaScript for WP Show, May 30 2017
You can also listen to me on the Vanilla JS Podcast.

We need more people like Chris, who not only have this mindset that we need to stick to the basics of JavaScript, but are willing to evangelize it.- David Walsh