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November 4 & 5, 2024

New York

September 4 & 5, 2024

Kevin Ball

Kevin is a director of engineering at Mento.

Kevin Ball is a director of engineering at Mento. He is an experienced web developer and entrepreneur, has co-founded and acted as CTO for two companies, founded the San Diego Javascript Meetup, and is a panelist on the JSParty podcast.

Kevin has been interviewed on front-end frameworks by Web Designer Depot and has written articles as a subject-matter expert for publications including Smashing Magazine, web designer magazine, Net magazine and creative bloq. He has also spoken around the world including conferences like All Things Open, Web Unleashed, NodeConf Colombia, and React Amsterdam.

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