When their inventor, Lou Montulli, came up with the concept for cookies, he couldn’t have known the impact these little packets of data would have on the internet as we know it. Join me in this exciting journey as we uncover the humble beginnings of the HTTP cookie, its maligned use by advertisers, yet evolution into a still quite versatile tool for web developers today. The cookie was unfashionable for a span with Single Page Applications, but with Remix, we can once again easily harness the power of cookies in a secure way. In this talk, we'll dive deep into the world of cookies and explore the variety of ways they can be used in Remix to enhance the user experience and simplify the development process. Whether you're a seasoned developer who remembers the good ol’ days or just starting out, you'll leave with a better understanding of the powerful role cookies play in developing modern web sites with Remix. Speaker Bio: Scott Smerchek lives in Kansas City and works remotely for UDisc, creating web applications to help disc golfers of all abilities. He works primarily with Node.js, PostgresSQL, MongoDB, and React. He is passionate about functional programming—regardless of the language. https://remix.run/conf/2023/speakers/scott-smerchek