Matt is an Oklahama-born, Texas-raised southerner with brief Australian and British residences. He learnt programming in high school but quickly branched into scientific computing, compilers, web development, and computer security.
He finally settled with a Computer Science degree from the University of Texas and two security certifications from "the man". The remaining 90% of Matt's experience was filled with his involvement in two startups, one SXSW campaign, a healthy dose of freelance web development, an opportunity to author a few books, some speaking arrangements at large conferences, and a consulting position that helped to round out his eccentricity with soft-skills, management exposure, and a place in the Houston community.
At the Iron Yard, Matt works to break down concepts into delicious bite-sized morsels, meant to be enjoyed with crafty beer, memorable memes, and sophisticated southern and British "humour".
Check out Matt's blog here, or peruse The Iron Yard's website here.
Talks I've Given
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Physics Simulations from the Ground Up
Featuring Matthew Keas
Much of the attention these days in the client and serverside JS stack surrounds the use of various frameworks, tools, testing, performance, and the connected, streaming, reactive world of the web. This talk is not about those topics above. Instead, this talk strips away all but the bare...
javascript diy animation-techniques game 2d canvas filter-effects webgl-shaders