🎙️ We’re thrilled to welcome Chris DeMars to Stir Trek 2026!
Chris DeMars at Stir Trek 2026
Senior Developer Advocate at TuxCare
About Chris DeMars
Chris DeMars is a Senior Developer Advocate with over 20 years of technical experience. He speaks all over the world on web accessibility, feature flags, A/B testing, and CSS. For his community contributions, he holds awards as a Progress Champion and former Microsoft MVP, Google Developer Expert, Cloudinary Media Developer Expert, and Auth0 Ambassador. When he is not working on making the web great and accessible you can find him fishing, on the paintball field, rating Detroit Style pizza, and looking for UFO’s.
Session 1: Ghosts in the Machine: Tampering with the JavaScript Supply Chain
1 May 2026 08:30 AM | Inception - Theatre 28 (18,19)
Track: Security & Privacy Engineering
What if the code you’re shipping isn’t yours anymore? The scariest JavaScript bugs don’t always come from your team, they come from open-source packages that have been possessed. This talk digs deep into the dark world of supply chain tampering: what it looks like, how it happens, and what modern devs can do to protect themselves. We’ll talk tamper detection, package provenance, lockfile integrity, and even how to set up GitHub Actions to ward off malevolent merges. Come for the security, stay for the stories of cursed commits.
Session 2: Know Your JS: SBOMs for Frontend Devs
1 May 2026 09:30 AM | Inception - Theatre 28 (18,19)
Track: Security & Privacy Engineering
Ever wonder what’s lurking in the dark corners of your node_modules, like unidentified flying dependencies sneaking aboard your project? In an age of escalating software supply chain attacks, knowing exactly what you’re shipping is as vital as tracking strange lights in the sky. This talk will shine a beam on SBOMs (Software Bills of Materials), explaining why frontend developers should care and how to generate one using tools like CycloneDX and Syft. You’ll leave with the skills to map your entire dependency galaxy. No security clearance required, just your JavaScript and an explorer’s mindset.
Connect with Chris
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdemars/
- Twitter/X: @saltnburnem
- Website: https://www.tuxcare.com/
- Blog: https://chrisdemars.net/
Join Us at Stir Trek 2026
Stir Trek 2026 takes place on May 1st, 2026 in Columbus, OH. With 2 sessions on the schedule, Chris is bringing serious value to Stir Trek 2026 — don’t miss it!
🎟️ Register now: https://events.humanitix.com/stir-trek-2026-edition