science and technology MJS 047: Tim Caswell By devchat.tv Published On :: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 20:50:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Tim Caswell This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Tim Caswell. Tim got into programming when he was a kid and would mess around on a Commodore 64 he had found. He next moved onto writing games in Cue Basic, and once the internet came into play in the mid to late 90’s, his programming really took off, especially after he got Windows. Tim has since written his own language based on Lua, called Luvit, worked on browser-based IDE systems, like Cloud 9, and so much more. After working on many projects and programs over the years, he is now focusing on building his startup. His advice is to always balance your needs with what you can do and make sure that you are always moving forward. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: How did you get into programming? Commodore 64 386SX Games in Cue Basic CompuServe SweetSharks.com startup JavaScript and HTML Learning about CPUs in college Studied at Central Arkansas originally C++ Software engineering at UT Dallas Connect Framework NVM in Bash Luvit computer language Polyglot startup New product, SDK, coming soon Daplie Balance and moving forward Getting paid for value His mission The power to create and to inspire And much, much more! Links: Fresh Books Linode @CreationIX Picks Tim Daplie Upcoming SDK Beaker Browser Secure Scuttle Butt Charles CES Upside.com (CODE: VGCU7O) Full Article
science and technology JSJ 300: Celebration By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:35:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight Cory House AJ O'Neal Joe Eames Special Guests: None In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists speak on where they are what they are up to today. Aimee is still in Nashville, Tennessee, and it is currently working at Built Technologies and is working with JavaScript. Cory is still authoring courses for Pluralsite, has more recently been doing consulting with React, and is the principal engineer at Cox Automotive. Joe is doing a lot of Pluralsight work, puts together conferences, and is working on a new podcast with Charles. AJ recently did some side work with Dash, is interested in working on a new domain service, and recently got married. Charles is currently at ngATL conference, and has been attending a lot of conferences recently. He is also starting to head over to the video realm and is creating a new podcast called React Roundup and a View Podcast with Joe. They also talk about what they each have planned in the upcoming year for their careers and their lives. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Built Technologies JavaScript Front End and Full Stack Pluralsite React consulting Cox Automotive Front end apps View and React podcast Angular JS to Angular Pluralsight courses Big Picture React courses Fork of Bitcoin called Dash New domain service ngATL React Roundup Podcast New podcasts on artificial intelligence, IOT, augmented and virtual reality game development, python Node, JavaScript, and Rust And much, much more! Links: Linode Built Technologies Pluralsite Cox Automotive Dash ngATL DevChat.tv Youtube FreshBooks Picks: Charles ATR2100 Microphone Zoom H6 Apple AirPods ngATL ngGirls Aimee Improving Ourselves to Death What Does Code Readability Mean? Cory JavaScript Tip Tweet AJ How to Start a Startup YouTube Series Singham Movie Joe WebFlow.com Full Article
science and technology MJS 048: JC Hiatt By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: JC Hiatt This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with JC Hiatt. JC is a 25-year-old software consultant from Jackson, Mississippi. He first got into programming in the 7th grade when he had the desire to create a website. He has since done a lot of work with WordPress, helped to found DevLifts, and much more. Now, he is doing a lot of little things to help make an impact on the programming world, including running multiple podcasts and creating tutorials for new programmers. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: How did you get into programming? w3schools.com HTML and CSS What got you into JavaScript? Hackers HackThisSite.com jQuery WordPress What are you most proud of? Tutorial involving React and WordPress Consulting Cryptocurrencies Podcast: HODL Daily DevLifts and DevLifts Podcast Cryptocurrency interest Balance And much, much more! Links: Linode w3schools.com DevLifts Website and Podcast HODL Daily Podcast FreshBooks JCHiatt.com @JCHiatt Picks JC CSS Grid The Punisher Charles Artemis by Andy Weir Star Wars: The Last Jedi React Dev Summit Full Article
science and technology JSJ 301: CSS Grids: The Future of Frontend Layout with Dave Geddes By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight Cory House AJ O'Neal Joe Eames Aaron Frost Special Guests: Dave Geddes In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk with Dave Geddes about CSS Grids. Dave quit his job about a year ago and has been living the entrepreneur and programmer life since then. Now, he builds mastery games to help people learn CSS. Dave discusses the differences between Flexbox and CSS Grid and how the games that he creates can help people learn CSS Grid in a fun and interactive way. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: CSS Mastery games FlexboxZombies.com GridCritters.com Uses spaced repetition and delayed recall to learn CSS Grid Flexbox CSS Grid as the cake and Flexbox as the frosting Edge spec What Flexbox can do Sub-Grids Geddski.com Nesting Grids Old Grid vs New Grid layout Why would you move from Flexbox to CSS Grid? CSS Grid tools GridByExample.com Education and Gamification Pick a UI that interests you For a discount on Grid Critters: enter JS Jabber for 20% off And much, much more! Links: Linode FlexboxZombies.com GridCritters.com Geddski.com GridByExample.com FreshBooks @Geddski Picks: Charles R Pods Earphones Aimee NEU Cleanse “At Age 6, Girls Are Less Likely to Identify Females As ‘Really, Really Smart’” Cory Cory Tweet AJ How to Start a Startup Made in America by Sam Walton Joe The Dungeoneers by John David Anderson NG Conf Aaron Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff Dave They Are Billions Full Article
science and technology MJS 049: Sean Merron By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Sean Merron This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Sean Merron. Sean is currently in Austin, Texas and is originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a full-time software engineer, and has been for a little over 15 years now, and runs a podcast called 2 Frugal Dudes. He first got into programming when he was in high school and went to a trade school for computer networking. This trade school really gave him a leg up with his certifications and led him to his first job where he did tech support for an office. Sean urges new programmers to always have a project and to never be afraid to learn something new. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: 2 Frugal Dudes How did you get into programming? CCNA and A+ certification Frist experience learning programming AP Computer Science C++ and Java How did you get into JavaScript? Gaming led to him wanting to build websites GeoCities HTML files HTML application Any advice for new programmers? Scripting Life-long learning What have your contributed to the programming community? Teaching, meetups, and conferences How did 2 Frugal Dudes come about? The importance of learning about finances The goal of podcasts His podcast audience demographics They discuss finances in layman’s terms What are you working on now and what are your future plans? And much, much more! Links: Linode 2 Frugal Dudes EarlyRetirementRoadmap.com @SeanMerron Picks Charles React and View Podcast coming up PodWrench.com Sean Mr. Money Mustache BogleHeads The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle Full Article
science and technology JSJ 302: Evaluating Web Frameworks with Kitson Kelly By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight AJ O'Neal Special Guests: Kitson Kelly In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk with Kitson Kelly about evaluating web frameworks. Kitson is currently in Australia working for ThoughtWorks as a principle technologist. He has written many articles on frameworks and urges that people don’t get stuck on one framework in their programming. He talks about how using only frameworks that you know could hurt you in the long run. This episode is great for understanding when to use certain JavaScript frameworks and how branching out from what is comfortable might make your job easier. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Articles on web frameworks How do you pick a JavaScript framework to use? The framework depends on your changing needs Recommending less popular frameworks Angular, Ember, React React vs Redux Certain domains with different frameworks? Each framework takes a different approach How to decide which framework to use? Only give it a couple days to see if your app works with the framework Is it ever appropriate to not use a certain framework? Frameworks are there to make your job easier Don’t be afraid to try new frameworks Choose a framework that will “be there tomorrow” What is the future for frameworks? Experiment and be honest with what you need And much, much more! Links: Linode ThoughtWorks Kendo UI LootCrate @KitsonK Kitson’s GitHub Picks: Charles Facebook The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moore Google Drive for Business Aimee Would College Students Retain More If Professors Dialed Back The Pace? URL to PDF Converter CSS History AJ Tylenol Cold and Flu Severe Kitson Microsoft Azure Zype Full Article
science and technology MJS 050: Azat Mardan By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Azat Mardan This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Azat Mardan. Azat is the author of 14 books on Node JS, JavaScript, and React JS. He also founded Node University, speaks at conferences, and works at Capitol One. Azat first got into programming when he was in college and his major was Informatics in eastern Europe and then when he graduated, he taught himself JavaScript and PHP and did some freelance work. Once he came to the United States, he got his master’s degree in Information Systems Technology and was building websites for country embassies. His main advice to people new to programming and IT is to just focus on one thing and give yourself enough time to get comfortable with that technology, and then move on to a new technology to conquer. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: How did you get into programming? Major in informatics PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML Freelancing Masters in Information Systems Technology C++ class FDIC Advice to new programmers The importance of focus His startup experience Ruby on Rails Mac vs Windows Taught himself different frameworks and languages Location matters MongoDB The best way to learn is to teach others What was it about JavaScript that really clicked for you? JavaScript has expressiveness The Talent Code What led you to React? Which contributions are you most proud of? And much, much more! Links: Node University The Talent Code Azat’s Blog: WebAppLog.com Picks Charles Gardenscapes Starcraft II The Osiris Method Azat Echo JS Full Article
science and technology JSJ 303: Test Coverage Tools with Ben Coe, Aaron Abramov, and Issac Schleuter By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight Corey House AJ O'Neal Special Guests: Ben Coe, Aaron Abramov, and Issac Schleuter In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk with Ben Coe, Aaron Abramov, and Issac Schleuter about test coverage and testing tools. They talk about the different tools and libraries that they have contributed to the coding community, such as NYC, conf, and Jest. They also discuss what test coverage is actually about and when using test coverage tools is necessary. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What have you contributed to the testing tools community? npm NYC tool and instanbul project conf Jest These libraries were developed to be easy and have “batteries included” False positives with test coverage Encourage testing practices that don’t practice in a superficial way Test coverage is about making sure you test every state a public API can get into Think through the test you’re writing first Barriers against testing Don’t spike the code too quickly Provides guardrails for newer developers to contribute to open source projects Use tests to understand the system How to spend your time better When you need tests Value is very short term TDD And much, much more! Links: @BenjaminCoe @AaronAbramov_ Issac’s GitHub Picks: Charles React Roundup Views on Vue Adventures in Angular React Dev Summit 2018 Aimee Galentine’s Day Dnote CLI AJ The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson Corey We are hive project guidelines Tip: You can install node as a dependency on your project Ben Hack Illinois 2018 C8 Aaron Reason Issac The Tap 100 Krypton App Friendly Fire Podcasts Full Article
science and technology MJS 051: Todd Gardner By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:51:00 -0500 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Todd Gardner This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Todd Gardner. Todd is one of the co-founders of Track JS, which is a JavaScript error monitoring service. He first got into programming in Jr. High when he and his friends played around with computers they had dumpster dived for from their school in order to play video games. In High School, he learned how to create websites so that people could register for his LAN parties online. They also discuss the importance of finding passion in what you do as well as what Todd is most proud of contributing to the JS community. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Track JS Stack trace Telemetry Decodes errors that are actually good to focus on How did you get into programming? Warcraft video game Started programming past gaming in High School LAN parties Pearl The importance of passion in programming C# He didn’t start off with programming as his focus Find the thing that inspires you and go do it! How did you wind up on JavaScript? Working as a consultant Knockout vs Backbone .net contractor to JS contractor Node JS What are you most proud of in JS? Understand that you’re never done with a JS app What are you doing now? And much, much more! Links: Track JS @ToddHGardner Todd.mn Picks Charles Eternium The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber My Business on Purpose Podcast Jamie Masters Profit First by Mike Michalowicz The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran Todd Smart Things Rage Full Article
science and technology JSJ 304: React: The Big Picture By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight Joe Eames Cory House AJ O'Neal Special Guests: None In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about React: The Big Picture, Cory’s course on Pluralsight and what React is all about. They discuss both the pros and cons when it comes to using React and when it would be the best to use this library. They also encourage programmers to use React in a more consistent way so that people can share components. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is React: The Big Picture course? React The frameworks work with each other Reason and Elm How to decide when using React is the best option? React tradeoffs JavaScript React expects you to do a little more typing and work React is very close to JavaScript React pushes you towards a single file per component React Round Up Are the Code Mods as wonderful as they sound? Angular Create React App What are Code Mods? Lack of opinionated approach in React Using React in a more consistent way MobX and Redux Start off using just plain React When wouldn’t you want to use React? And much, much more! Links: React: The Big Picture Cory’s Pluralsight Reason Elm React JavaScript React Round Up Create React App Angular MobX Redux Framework Summit 2018 Angular: The Big Picture React Dev Summit Picks: Charles Hunting Hitler The Greatest Showman: Sing-a-long Aimee “Why being a perfectionist is an obstacle (and how to beat it)” by Gui Fradin “How to understand the large codebase of an open-source project?” blog post Joe Marital Bliss Card Game AJ Pplwink.com Full Article
science and technology MJS 052: Jeremy Likness By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jeremy Likness This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Jeremy Likness. Jeremy works for Microsoft currently and first got into programming when he was kept home while having a sunburn and taught himself how to type in a program into his family’s TI-99 4A computer and then later moved on to the Commodore 64. They stress the fact that you can be a successful programmer, no matter your background and they talk about the pros and cons of being a cloud developer advocate. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: How did you first get into programming? How much Microsoft is in the different programming aspects Cloud developer advocates Azure TI-99 4A and Commodore 64 C and C+ You don’t have to go the traditional route to be a programmer Having a CS major is not the only way How did you get into JavaScript? Discovered the internet in college Career focused on Web apps jQuery Backbone.js Hands-on career with the code He did consulting for 10 years Linux How has your earning changed? His biggest fear was getting out of touch with the realities of day-to-day programming Pros and cons of being a cloud developer advocate Community, Content, and Connection with engineering And much, much more! Links: Microsoft Cloud developer advocates Azure JavaScript jQuery Backbone.js Linux @JeremyLikness Jeremy’s Blog Picks Charles BusyCal Jeremy Dwitter.net Hello World: The Film Node.js documentation on Azure Full Article
science and technology JSJ 305: Continuous Integration, Processes, and DangerJS with Orta Therox By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight Joe Eames AJ O'Neal Special Guests: Orta Therox In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about the tool Danger with Orta Therox. Danger allows you to create cultural rules about your pole request workflow. They discuss what Danger is, how it works, and how it can help you to catch errors and speed up code review. Danger lets you erase discussions so that you can focus on the things that you should really be focusing on, like the code. They also compare Danger to other ways of doing test converge. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is DangerJS? Think of it as being on the PR level Provides an eval context Used on larger projects React, React Native, Apollo, and RxJS Experimenting with moving Danger onto a server Danger can run as a linting step Pre-commit hooks Prettier How do you use Danger on your own machine? Danger Ruby vs Danger JS NPM install How is using Danger better that other ways of test coverage? What kinds of rules can you write for this system? Can use with Ruby or JavaScript React Storybooks Retrospectives And much, much more! Links: React Dev Summit JS Dev Summit Danger JS React React Native Apollo RxJS Prettier Danger Ruby Ruby JavaScript Orta’s GitHub Artsy Blog Picks: Charles Hogwarts Battle Board Game Sushi Go Party! Game NYC tips Aimee Max Stoiber Blog The Ultimate Guide to Kicking Ass on Take-home Coding Challenges Joe SaltCON Stuffed Fables Board Game AJ UniFi AC Lite Fullmetal Alchemist Orta The Wire Worm Web Serial Full Article
science and technology MJS 053: Quincy Larson By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Quincy Larson This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Quincy Larson. Quincy created Free Code Camp, whose goal is to build a huge community of people who will then contribute to the project so that they can help more people learn code for free. Quincy first got into programming when he wanted to find a way to get teachers out from behind the computer and into the classrooms. This revealed to him how powerful technology was and really got him interested in learning more code. He feels very strongly about the importance of accessibility and strived to make his camp as accessible as he could so he could reach the most people with it. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Free Code Camp How did you first get into programming? Previously a school director and teacher AutoHotkey How did you get into JavaScript? Focused on the problem of learning the code Free Code Camp was his main focus as a programmer The importance of accessibility Free Code Camp curriculum New update launching soon Build projects in order to get a certificate 6 certificates in total What is the work breakdown with Free Code Camp? Editorial staff now Free Code Camp YouTube Channel Writes on Medium Loves the fact that he gets to help others and positively affect their lives What else are you working on now? Beta.freeCodeCamp.org Expanding Free Code Camp Directory And much, much more! Links: Free Code Camp AutoHotkey JavaScript Free Code Camp YouTube Channel Quincy’s Medium Beta.freeCodeCamp.org @Ossia Free Code Camp Medium Picks Charles VRBO Mesquite, Nevada Upside.com Quincy The state of machine learning in JavaScript Tensor Fire Full Article
science and technology JSJ 306: The Framework Summit with Joe Eames By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Cory House Aimee Knight Joe Eames AJ O'Neal In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about the Framework Summit. It was the brainchild of Merrick Christensen. This summit includes talks on multiple different frameworks all in a two-day conference, which allows you to get exposed to new frameworks while still learning more about the framework your job requires you to use. Another goal of the conference is that it will be able to open people’s eyes up to the different frameworks available to them and show that no one framework is superior to another. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is the Framework Summit? The framework you use plays a huge role in your programming For people who want to learn about more than one framework Allows you to explore The format of the conference Park City, Utah in October 2018 Helps you answer which framework should you use? Goal is to open people’s eyes up to other frameworks Decrease internet arguments over which framework is better Fluent Conference Get to have conversation with other people who work in your framework Making connections React Rally Talk Evan Czaplicki The context matters Being able to deep dive into the different frameworks Using frameworks in conjunction with one another Have you seen “religionist” themes in programming frameworks? Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt Some people will never look beyond their frameworks If it’s working, why would you mess with it? And much, much more! Links: React Dev Summit JS Dev Summit Framework Summit Angular React Ember JavaScript Fluent Conference React Rally Talk Evan Czaplicki Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt @FrameworkSummit Picks: Charles Parked Out By the Lake Dustin Christensen DevChat.tv Newspaper by Themeforest Cory Quokka Aimee Republic of Tea – Apple Cider Vinegar Tea The Way of Testivus Joe Evan Czaplicki Talk AJ Dinosaurs Cough Syrup by Young the Giant Full Article
science and technology MJS 054: Gordon Zhu By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Gordon Zhu This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Gordon Zhu. Gordon is the founder of Watch and Code. The mission of the company is to take total beginners and turn them into amazing developers. He first got into programming by trying to avoid programming. He studied business in college and was really interested in the internet, leading him to have to learn coding. He talks about the importance of being focused, especially in the beginning, and the ability to figure things out. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Watch and Code How did you first get into programming? Studied business in college Peak Two different eras of programmers There is more than one way to get into programming Culture is promoting a new way of thinking about technology Black Mirror How did you get into JavaScript? Marketing, product management, and engineering Angular Tried to avoid JS and focused on Python Importance of focus The ability to figure things out How to spend your time in the beginning Current focus Focus gives you freedom Reading a lot of code What are you proud of? And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Watch and Code Peak Black Mirror Angular Python @Gordon_Zhu Practical JavaScript Picks Charles 4k Camcorder 25 ft XLR Cables Zoom H6 Roland R-09 USB-C Dongle Docking Station ScreenFlow PB Works Gordon How I Built This podcast Stay Tuned with Preet podcast Full Article
science and technology JSJ 307: Apollo with Peggy Rayzis By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:47:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight AJ ONeal Special Guests: Peggy Rayzis In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about Apollo with Peggy Rayzis. Peggy is an open source engineer on the Apollo team where she primarily focuses on client stuff, working on Apollo Client, and also other libraries. Previously, she was a UI engineer at Major League Soccer where she worked primarily with React and React Native. She discusses what GraphQL is and how it is used, as well as how they use it in the Apollo team to make their lives as developers easier. They also touch on when it would work best to use GraphQL and when it is not ideal to use it. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: AiA 127 Episode Peggy intro What is GraphQL? What is a Typed Query Language? What is a schema? Where do schemas get defined? GraphQL SDL Apollo Stack and Apollo Server Tracing and cash control Apollo Engine How GraphQL Replaces Redux GraphQL cuts down on front-end management Apollo Link State The best code is no code Apollo Client allows for greater developer productivity Does the conversation change if you’re not using Redux or in a different ecosystem? When is the right time to use this? Data doesn’t have to be graph shaped to get the most out of GraphQL Analyze schema with Apollo Engine Is there a way to specify depth? Max Stoiber blog post How would people start using this? HowtoGraphQL.com And much, much more! Links: React Dev Summit JS Dev Summit Apollo AiA 127 Episode Apollo Client Major League Soccer React React Native GraphQL GraphQL SDL Apollo Server Apollo Engine How GraphQL Replaces Redux Apollo Link State Redux Max Stoiber blog post HowtoGraphQL.com @PeggyRayzis Peggy’s GitHub Peggy’s Medium Picks: Charles GraphQL Ruby WordPress GraphQL Hogwarts Battles Board Game Pandemic Legacy Risk Legacy Aimee How GraphQL Replaces Redux JavaScript Meetup in LA AJ Simple.com BroccoliWallet.com The Four by Scott Galloway Peggy Workshop.me Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone Full Article
science and technology MJS 055: Johannes Schickling By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:47:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Johannes Schickling This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Johannes Schickling. Johannes is the CEO and Co-Founder of GraphCool and works a lot on Prisma. He first got into programming when he started online gaming and would build websites for gaming competitions. He then started getting into creating websites, then single page apps, and has never looked back since. He also gives an origin story for GraphCool and the creation of Prisma. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Johannes intro How did you first get into programming? Always been interested in technology PHP to JavaScript Creating single page apps Self-taught The problem-solving aspect keeps people coming back to programming Always enjoyed math and physics Programmers make up such a diverse community How did you find JavaScript? Has used a wide range of front-end frameworks Node WebAssembly Opal What drew you into doing single page apps? Like the long-term flexibility of single page apps Don’t have to worry about the back-end right off the bat GraphQL What have you done in JavaScript that you are most proud of? Open source tooling GraphCool origin story What are you working on now? Prisma And much, much more! Links: JavaScript GraphCool Prisma PHP Node WebAssembly Opal GraphQL @_Schickling @GraphCool GraphCool Blog Picks Charles PopSocket DevChat.tv/YouTube Johannes Gatsby GraphQL Europe GraphQL Day Full Article
science and technology JSJ 308: D3.js with Ben Clinkinbeard By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Joe Eames Cory House Aimee Knight Special Guests: Ben Clinkinbeard In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about D3.js with Ben Clinkinbeard. D3.js is a JavaScript library that has you use declarative code to tell it what you want and then it figures out all of the browser inconsistencies and creates the notes for you. He talks about the two main concepts behind D3, scales and selections, which once you understand make D3 a lot more user friendly. He then touches on SPGs and discusses his Learn D3 in 5 Days course. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is D3.js? Stands for Data Driven Documents JavaScript How much of the learning curve is attributed to learning D3? SPG 2 main concepts behind D3: scales and selections Is learning about SPGs a prerequisite to leaning D3? How serious are you talking when saying idiosyncrasies? SPG tag Understanding positioning in SPG Positions with CSS transforms Are you required to use SPG? Not required to use SPG with D3 Canvas SPG is vector based SPG utility function Responseivefy Learn D3 in 5 Days course Is there and overlap with D3 and React? And much, much more! Links: D3.js JavaScript Responsivefy Learn D3 in 5 Days course React @bclinkinbeard Ben’s GitHub Picks: Cory React cheat sheet “Why software engineers disagree about everything” by Haseeb Qureshi Joe Eames “JavaScript vs. TypeScript vs. ReasonML” by Dr. Axel Rauschmayer Aimee “How To Use Technical Debt In Your Favor” Neuroscience News Twitter Ben ComLink Full Article
science and technology MJS 056: Jonathan Carter By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jonathan Carter This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Jonathan Carter. Jonathan is a PM at Microsoft and has been a web developer for over 15 years. At Microsoft, he’s had the opportunity to work on tooling, platform pieces for JavaScript applications, and many other things. He first got into programming when his uncle let him shadow him and the IT department he had working for him, and this is where he was first introduced to software and the idea of working with computers as a career. They talk about his proudest accomplishments within the JavaScript community as well as what he is working on now. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jonathan intro Asure How did you first get into programming? Interest in creating a website Dual enrollment in high school at local community college Started off with VB6 Uncle was very active in his programming start .net Scrappy boredom mixed with curiosity led to him actually getting into software Everyone comes into programming differently Your past is important in explaining where you have ended up Node.js on Asure How did you get into JavaScript? Worked at a newspaper in the software division Ajax jQuery Wanted to write better apps CodePush Stayed in JavaScript community because it brings him inspiration and excitement Likes to be able and look back on his past projects App development for fun Is there anything that you are particularly proud of? Profiling tools Liked building tools that meet people where they are at and simplify their jobs Qordoba React Native And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Microsoft Asure Node.js jQuery CodePush Qordoba React Native @LostinTangent Jonathan’s GitHub Picks Charles Anti-Pick: Intellibed Tuft and Needle Jonathan Notion Doomsday by Architects Full Article
science and technology JSJ 309: WebAssembly and JavaScript with Ben Titzer By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Cory House Aimee Knight Special Guests: Ben Titzer In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss WebAssembly and JavaScript with Ben Titzer. Ben is a JavaScript VM engineer and is on the V8 team at Google. He was one of the co-inventors of WebAssembly and he now works on VM engineering as well as other things for WebAssembly. They talk about how WebAssembly came to be and when it would be of most benefit to you in your own code. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Ben intro JavaScript Co-inventor of WebAssembly (Wasm) Joined V8 in 2014 asm.js Built a JIT compiler to make asm.js faster TurboFan What is the role of JavaScript? What is the role of WebAssembly? SIMD.js JavaScript is not a statically typed language Adding SIMD to Wasm was easier Easy to add things to Wasm Will JavaScript benefit? Using JavaScript with Wasm pros and cons Pros to compiling with Wasm Statically typed languages The more statically typed you are, the more you will benefit from Wasm TypeScript Is WebAssembly headed towards being used in daily application? Rust is investing heavily in Wasm WebAssembly in gaming And much, much more! Links: JavaScript V8 WebAssembly asm.js TurboFan TypeScript Rust WebAssembly GitHub Ben’s GitHub Picks: Charles Ready Player One Movie DevChat.tv YouTube Alexa Flash Briefings: Add skill for “JavaScript Rants” Cory npm Semantic Version Calculator Kent Beck Tweet Aimee MDN 418 Status code Quantity Always Trumps Quality blog post Ben American Politics Full Article
science and technology MJS 057: David Luecke By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: David Luecke This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with David Luecke. David currently works for Bullish Ventures, which is a company that builds APIs and mobile web applications for clients using their open source tools. He first got into programming when he got his first computer and started programming using Delphi with Pascal. They also touch on how he first got into JavaScript, Feathers JS, and what he is working on now. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: David intro How did you first get into programming? Tinkered a lot with electronics as a child Delphi with Pascal Planned on doing an apprenticeship computer programming Went to University and got a CS degree How critical do you think a CS degree is? Having a CS degree helps you to pick up things faster How did you get into JavaScript? Did some website development in the beginning of his career Java Dojo and JavaScript MVC Works a lot with React Native now What products have you worked on that you’re proud of? Feathers JS How did you come around to creating this? In-server architecture idea at university What are you working on now? mySam And much, much more! Links: Bullish Ventures Pascal JavaScript Dojo JavaScript MVC React Native Feathers JS mySam David’s GitHub @daffl David’s Medium Picks Charles Merge Cube Primo Octagon Augmented Reality Cards CES David Idieyoudie.com How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us by Roger McNamee Full Article
science and technology JSJ 310: Thwarting Insider Threats with Greg Kushto By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Cory House AJ O’Neal Aimee Knight Special Guests: Greg Kushto In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss thwarting insider threats with Greg Kushto. Greg is the vice president of sales engineering for Force 3 and has been focused on computer security for the last 25 years. They discuss what insider threats are, what the term includes, and give examples of what insider threats look like. They also touch on some overarching principles that companies can use to help prevent insider threats from occurring. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Greg intro Insider threats are a passion of his Most computer attacks come from the inside of the company Insider threats have changed over time What does the term “insider threats” include? Using data in an irresponsible manner Who’s fault is it? Blame the company or blame the employee? Need to understand that insider threats don’t always happen on purpose How to prevent insider threats Very broad term Are there some general principles to implement? Figure out what exactly you are doing and documenting it Documentations doesn’t have to be a punishment Know what data you have and what you need to do to protect it How easy it is to get hacked Practical things to keep people from clicking on curious links The need to change the game Fighting insider threats isn’t fun, but it is necessary And much, much more! Links: Force 3 Greg’s LinkedIn @Greg_Kushto Greg’s BLog Picks: Charles HaveIBeenPwned.com Plural Sight Elixir podcast coming soon NG conf MicroConf RubyHack Microsoft Build Cory Plop VS code sync plugin Aimee Awesome Proposals GitHub AJ O’Neal Fluffy Pancakes The Mind and the Brain by Jeffrey M. Schwartz Greg StormCast Full Article
science and technology MJS 058: Dean J Sofer By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Dean J Sofer This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Dean J Sofer. Dean currently works at PlayStation now and has recently taken a step back from open source recently. He first got into programming because his Dad was really into technology, and he first started off with scripting and creating portfolio websites. They also talk about his time using Angular and what he is working on now. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Episode 95 JSJ Dean intro Realized he prefers working at larger corporations How did you first get into programming? Dove into computers because of his Dad Started with scripting Creating portfolio websites CSS, HTML, and MVC Node scripts Took a visual basic class in High School Liked being able to create things that other people could interact with Cake PHP and Node What was it that made you want to switch over to JavaScript? Angular What was it about Angular that appealed to you? Why he went searching for Angular Angular UI Don’t be zealot when it comes to frameworks Create states in your application Is there anything that you are particularly proud of in your career? And much, much more! Links: Episode 95 JSJ Cake PHP Node JavaScript Angular Angular UI Dean’s GitHub Picks Charles Brandon Sanderson Books Writing Excuses Podcast Life, the Universe, and Everything Conference Bullies by Ben Shapiro Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff Dean Wallaby.js You Suck at Dating Podcast Full Article
science and technology JSJ 311: Securing Express Apps with Helmet.js with Evan Hahn By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Evan Hahn In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss securing Express apps with Helmet.js with Evan Hahn. Evan is a developer at Airtable, which is a company that builds spreadsheet applications that are powerful enough that you can make applications with. He has also worked at Braintree, which does payment processing for companies. They talk about what Helmet.js is, when you would want to use it, and why it can help secure your Express apps. They also touch on when you wouldn’t want to use Helmet and the biggest thing that it saves you from in your code. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Evan intro JavaScript What is Helmet.js? Node and Express Why would you use the approach of Middleware? Helmet is not the only solution Http headers Current maintainer of Helmet.js npm Has added a lot to the project, but is not the original creator Outbound HTTP response headers Helmet doesn’t fully secure your app but it does help secure it How does using Helmet work? Are there instances when you wouldn’t want to use Helmet? No cash middleware Where do you set the configuration options? Top level Helmet module 12 modules What is the biggest thing that Helmet saves you from? Content security policy code And much, much more! Links: Airtable Braintree JavaScript Helmet.js Node Express npm Evan’s Website @EvanHahn Evan’s GitHub Picks: Charles Camera Zoom H6 Shure SM58 DevChat.tv Youtube React Round Up Evan Clojure Fortune Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman Full Article
science and technology MJS 059: Merrick Christensen By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 02 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Merrick Christensen This week on My Angular Story, Charles speaks with Merrick Christensen. Christensen works at a company called Webflow, where they try to empower people to create software without code. The company is similar to Squarespace or Wix, except they give 100% design control to the client. Christensen talks about his journey into programming, starting by creating websites for his childhood band. He moved on from Microsoft to Dreamweaver, and his Dad got him started with some freelance jobs to create websites for people, which really sparked his interest. Christensen discusses his path to where he is as a programmer today. In particular, We dive pretty deep on: How did you get into programming? Getting into JavaScript Infogenix job Red Olive job using Flash Got into JavaScript through ActionScript Discovered Moo Tools Flex Steve Jobs says no Flash on iPhone Why Moo Tools and not jQuery? Liked flexibility of JavaScript How did you get into Angular? Angular was trendy at the time and was easier to use New code base with React Backbone Programming as an art form Webflow Meta-layers Working a remote job Framework Summit Angular, React, View, and Backbone And much, much more! Links: Linode.com/MyAngularStory Webflow Squarespace Wix Framework Summit @iamMerrick MerrickChristensen.com Picks: Merrick Sho Baraka Grid Critters Flex Zombies Charles Fresh Books Lyft Game Vice Audio-Technica 2100 Full Article
science and technology MJS 060: Jeff Cross By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 09 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jeff Cross This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Jeff Cross. Jeff has been working on Angular and JavaScript for the past five years with Google and now with Nrwl, which he created in the past year. He got started with programming around 12 years old when his Mom taught him and his siblings how to create websites using FrontPage. He then worked as a web designer utilizing Flash and joined an agency when he was in his 20’s that focused on Flash. Jeff talks about his path to his success and the different steps it took him to get to where he is today. In particular, We dive pretty deep on: How did you get into programming? HTML and FrontPage Dreamweaver GeoCities Gifs Started off as a web designer Flash Object-Oriented Programming JavaScript Backbone From JavaScript to Angular Node Programming APIs Deployd Angular Team at Google What have you contributed to angular? Embarrassing stories Consulting NX And much, much more! Links: FreshBooks Nrwl Deployd Linode @JeffBCross @nrwl_io Nrwl Blog Picks: Jeff Things App Charles Apple Air Pods Astro Reality Full Article
science and technology JSJ 312: Hygen with Dotan Nahum By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 09 May 2018 14:57:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight AJ ONeal Special Guests: Dotan Nahum In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Hygen with Dotan Nahum. Dotan has worked within open source community, where he created Hygen. They talk about what Hygen is, how it came to be, and code generators in general. He was inspired by the Rails generator to create his own generator and took his inspiration from 12 years prior to creating Hygen. They also touch on how to share generators in separate packages and much more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Dotan intro What is Hygen? Code generators Rails in 2006 Ruby on Rails 15-minute blog video PHP and Python Carried Rails wow moment with him into creating Hygen Wanted Rails generators everywhere Can you also modify files? Took the good things from Rails generator The fact that front-end apps have architecture is new Redux The solution of generating code A component is a ray of files and assets JavaScript gives you great freedom A standardized way of doing components GraphQL Everything lives in the “day job” project How the Hygen template is formatted Can have a shell action Is there a way to share generators in a separate package? Go And much, much more! Links: Hygen Rails Ruby on Rails 15-minute blog video Python Redux JavaScript GraphQL Go @jondot Dotan’s GitHub Dotan’s Medium Picks: Charles Fluent Conf Hot Jar DevChat.tv Ethereum Aimee Deep-copying in JavaScript AJ Let’s Encrypt Nintendo Switch Breath of the Wild Dotan asdf Brew Cask Full Article
science and technology JSJ 313: Light Functional JavaScript with Kyle Simpson By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2018 10:37:00 -0400 Panel: AJ ONeal Aimee Knight Joe Eames Special Guests: Kyle Simpson In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss light functional JavaScript with Kyle Simpson. Kyle is most well-known for writing the books You Don’t Know JS and is on the show today for his book Functional-Light JavaScript. They talk about what functional programming is, what side-effects are, and discuss the true heart behind functional programming. They also touch on the main focus of functional programming and much more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: You Don’t Know JS Functional-Light JavaScript From the same spirit as first books JavaScript Documents journey of learning What does Functional Programming mean? Functional programming is being re-awoken Many different definitions History of functional programming Programming with functions What is a function? “A collection of operations of doing some task” is what people think functions are What a function really is Map inputs to outputs What is a side-effect? Side-effects should be intentional and explicit The heart of functional programming Refactoring Can’t write a functional program from scratch What functional programming focuses on Making more readable and reliable code Pulling a time-stamp Defining a side-effect And much, much more! Links: You Don’t Know JS Functional-Light JavaScript JavaScript Kyle’s GitHub @getify Picks: Aimee What Does Code Readability Mean? @FunctionalKnox HTTP 203 Podcast AJ IKEA Joe Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker Workshops in general Kyle GDPR The start-up’s guide to the GDPR Hatch Fluent Conf Full Article
science and technology MJS 061: Kyle Simpson By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Kyle Simpson This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Kyle Simpson. Kyle is most well-known for being the writer of You Don’t Know JS. He first got into programming because his friend’s dad was a programmer and he was hooked by the software side of computers. He grew up writing games with QBasic and Turbo Pascal and then in his teens did some client projects. He was very much a self-taught programmer and ended up sticking with it into his career today. They talk about what led him to JavaScript and what he is doing currently. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Kyle intro You Don’t Know JS How did you first get into programming? Dad’s friend was a programmer Dad built computers Wrote games with QBasic and Turbo Pascal Some client projects in teen years Very much self-taught programmer CS degree in college First professional job at a biotech company Do you feel people need to get a CS degree these days? Grateful for his degree What engineering taught him Striving to understand why and how things work Don’t need a CS degree but you do need a certain mindset Valuable but not necessary What led you to JavaScript? Web Portal at his college What made you want to deepen your knowledge of JS? What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: You Don’t Know JS JavaScript Kyle’s GitHub Functional-Light JavaScript @getify Kyle on Front-end masters Picks Charles Template Weeks Working Out Kyle Fluent Conf Node RSA Full Article
science and technology JSJ 314: Visual Studio Code and the VS Code Azure Extension with Matt Hernandez and Amanda Silver LIVE at Microsoft Build By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 22 May 2018 08:32:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Matt Hernandez and Amanda Silver In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber/Adventures In Angular, panelists discuss Visual Studio Code and the VS Code Azure Extension with Matt Hernandez and Amanda Silver at Microsoft Build. Amanda is the director of program management at Microsoft working on Visual Studio and VS Code. Matt works on a mix between the Azure and the VS Code team, where he leads the effort to build the Azure extensions in VS code, trying to bring JavaScript developers to Azure through great experiences in VS Code. They talk about what’s new in VS Code, how the Azure extension works, what log points are, and much more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Amanda intro Matt intro What’s new in VS Code? VS Code core VS Live Share Shared Terminal Now have Linux support Live Share is now public to the world for free What would you use Shared Terminal for? Are there other things coming up in VS Code? Constantly responding to requests from the community Live Share works for any language How does the Azure extension work? Azure App Service Storage extension Azure Cosmos DB What are log points? All a part of a larger plan to create a better experience for JS developers Visual debuggers Is it the same plugin to support everything on Azure? Want to target specific services that node developers will take advantage of And much, much more! Links: Visual Studio VS Code Azure Live Share Azure Cosmos DB Microsoft Build Azure App Service Amanda’s GitHub @amandaksilver Matt’s GitHub @fiveisprime Picks: Charles Orphan Black Shout out to VS Code team Battle of the Books Matt The Customer-Driven Playbook by Travis Lowdermilk The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey Yes, And by Kelly Leonard Digital Marketing For Dummies by Ryan Deiss Ed Gets His Power Back Kickstarter Amanda Microsoft Quantum Development Kit for Visual Studio Code Iggy Peck, Architect Tek by Patrick McDonnell Full Article
science and technology MJS 062: Zachary Kessin By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 23 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Zachary Kessin This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Zachary Kessin. Zach is a web developer who has written Programming HTML5 Applications and Building Web Applications with Erlang. Currently, he works a lot with functional programming. He first got into programming because his mother used to write in Lisp and he earned his first computer by begging his relatives to help pitch in to get him one when he was seven. They talk about what led him to Erlang and Elm, why he wanted to be a programmer from a young age, and what he is most proud of in his career. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JavaScript Jabber Episode 57 JavaScript Jabber Episode 169 Zach intro Elm and Erlang How did you first get into programming? Mother was writing Lisp when he was a kid RadioShack color computer Mother taught him Basic Pascal and AP Computer Science Studied CS originally in college and then switches to Physics First web app written in Pearl 4 Did PHP for a living for a while and hated it Elm saves him time and effort What was it that made you want to program from a young age? Don’t be afraid to jump into programming at a late age Elm error messages Writes fewer tests in Elm code that JS code What are you most proud of? Loves mentoring Making a difference in the community It’s not just about the code, it’s about the people What are you doing now? And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Jabber Episode 57 JavaScript Jabber Episode 169 Programming HTML5 Applications Building Web Applications with Erlang Elm Erlang Lisp Zach’s GitHub @zkessin Zach’s YouTube Zach’s LinkedIn Picks Charles Masterbuilt Smoker Crock-Pot Zach If you like a book, tell the author! How to Get a Meeting with Anyone by Stu Heinecke 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric Cline Full Article
science and technology JSJ 315: The effects of JS on CSS with Greg Whitworth By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: AJ O’Neal Aimee Knight Special Guests: Greg Whitworth In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss the effects of JavaScript on CSS with Greg Whitworth. Greg works on Microsoft EdgeHTML, specifically working on the Microsoft Layout team, is on the CSS working group, and is involved with the Houdini task force. They talk about JS engines and rendering engines, what the CSSOM is, why it is important to understand the rendering engine, and much more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Greg intro What is the Houdini task force? Extensible web manifesto DOM (Document Object Model) Layout API Parser API Babel jQuery Back to basics JavaScript engine and rendering engine What is the CSSOM? Every browser has its separate JS engine Browsers perspective Aimee ShopTalk Podcast Episode Why is it important to understand how the rendering engine is working? Making wise decisions Give control back to browser if possible When you would want to use JavaScript or CSS Hard to make a hard or fast rule CSS is more performant Overview of steps And much, much more! Links: Parser API Babel jQuery Aimee ShopTalk Podcast Episode JavaScript @gregwhitworth GWhitworth.com Greg’s GitHub Sponsors Kendo UI Linode FreshBooks Picks: AJ Microsoft Surface Microsoft Cursor Aimee Greg’s Talk What Your Conference Proposal Is Missing by Sarah Mei Greg Aimee ShopTalk Podcast Episode Jake Archibald Tasks Talk Full Article
science and technology MJS 063: Fred Zirdung By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 30 May 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Fred Zirdung This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Fred Zirdung. Fred is currently the head of curriculum at Hack Reactor, where he essentially builds all of the tools and learning materials for the students there. He is also an instructor and has been there for five years. Prior to that, he worked for multiple companies such as Walmart Labs as well as many small startups. He first got into programming with the Logo programming language in the 6th grade and he had always been interested in working with computers since a young age. They talk about what got him into web programming, what enthralled him about JavaScript and Ruby on Rails, and what he is proud of contributing to the JavaScript community. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JavaScript Jabber Episode 76 Fred intro How did you first get into programming? Coding professionally for 20+ years Coding prior to college graduation Logo programming language QNX operating system Were you always interested in programming? Always interested in computers Commodore 64 Basic programming in high school Programming didn’t click for him until high school In college when the web became popular Computer engineering degree in college What was it that appealed to you about software over hardware? Software vs hardware Embedded systems software How did you get into web programming? Dolby Laboratories What technologies got you excited? JavaScript, Perl, and Ruby on Rails Loved the flexibility of JS and Rails Found something he could be productive with What are you proud of contributing to the JavaScript community? What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Jabber Episode 76 Hack Reactor Walmart Labs Dolby Laboratories JavaScript Perl Ruby on Rails @fredzirdung Fred’s GitHub Fred’s Medium Picks Charles React Developer Tools plugin PluralSight React Round Up and Views on Vue Framework Summit Fred Navalia Koa Vue Full Article
science and technology JSJ 316: Visual Studio Code with Rachel MacFarlane and Matt Bierner LIVE at Microsoft Build By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Rachel MacFarlane and Matt Bierner In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Visual Studio Code with Rachel MacFarlane and Matt Bierner, who are both developers on Visual Studio Code. They talk about what the workflow at Visual Studio Code looks like, what people can look forward to coming out soon, and how people can follow along the VS Code improvements on GitHub and Twitter. They also touch on their favorite extensions, like the Docker extension and the Azure extension and their favorite VS Code features. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Rachel and Matt intro Month to month workflow of Visual Studio Code VS Code JavaScript, TypeScript, and Mark Down support Working on GitHub and within the community Check out new features incrementally with insiders Community driven work What is coming out in Visual Studio Code? GitHub helps to determine what they work on Working on Grid View Improved settings UI Highlighting unused variables in your code Improvements with JS Docs Dart Visual Studio Extension API How do people follow along with the VS Code improvements? Follow along on GitHub and Twitter Download VS Code Insiders Have a general road map of what the plan is for the year Technical debt week What do you wish people knew about VS Code? Favorite extensions Docker extension and Azure extension And much, much more! Links: Visual Studio Code JavaScript TypeScript Dart VS Code GitHub @Code VS Code Insiders Docker extension Azure extension Rachel’s GitHub Matt’s GitHub MattBierner.com @mattbierner Sponsors Kendo UI Linode FreshBooks Picks: Charles Orphan Black Avengers: Infinity War Fishing Rachel GitLens Matt The Bronx Warriors Full Article
science and technology MJS 064: Troy Hunt By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Troy Hunt This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Troy Hunt who is from Australia. In this episode, Troy and Charles talk about web security and how Troy got into the field. Troy writes a blog, creates courses for Pluralsight, and he is a Microsoft Regional Director and an MVP who travels the world speaking at events and training technology professionals. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Web security This show is not about code or technology, but about the person. How did you get into programming, Troy? 1995 Troy started at the university. Book: HTML for Dummies How did you get into web development and JavaScript in general? 1999 – JavaScript Bank – Cahoot What have you done with JavaScript that you are particularly proud of? At the time, I was proud of my work with the Pizza Hut application. Fast-forward – I still use JavaScript but also framework. How did you get into security? Architectural role in Pfizer pharmaceutical company. Troy started writing a blog in 2009. What are you working on now? Launched my Version 2 of “Pwned Passwords.” Cloud Flare E-mails and Passwords breached Have a program that tells you to do something different instead. Try to find a balance. Do most people think about web security? Probably not. Bring awareness about this. Make systems usable Give people enough advice. Service Pwned.com Troy’s Real-Life Stories How do you stay current with all of this web security information? Having a healthy following in Twitter. Stay on top of the mentions. Interesting spread of people within this field. Links: Digital Ocean Troy Hunt’s Website Book: HTML for Dummies JavaScript Cahoot Troy’s Blog Version 2 of “Pwned Passwords” Pwned.com Troy Hunt’s Twitter Troy Hunt’s Medium Troy Hunt’s Facebook Troy Hunt’s LinkedIn Troy Hunt’s GitHub Fresh Books CacheFly Sponsors: Digital Ocean Picks Charles The Greatest Showman – Musical JavaScript Troy BrowseAloud Subresource Integrity – Blog at Hunt’s Website CSP’s Supply chain Full Article
science and technology JSJ 317: Prisma with Johannes Schickling By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood AJ O’Neal Special Guests: Johannes Schickling In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Prisma with Johannes Schickling. Johannes is the CEO and co-founder of GraphCool and works with Prisma. They talk about the upcoming changes within GraphCool, what Prisma is, and GraphQL back-end operations. They also touch on the biggest miscommunication about Prisma, how Prisma works, and much more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JSJ Episode 257 MJS Episode 055 Raised a seed round Rebranding of GraphCool What are you wanting to do with the seed money you raised? Focused on growing his team currently Making GraphQL easier to do The change in the way people build software What is Prisma? Two things you need to do as you want to adopt GraphQL Apollo Client and Relay GraphQL on the back-end Resolvers Resolving data in one query Prisma supports MySQL and PostgreSQL How do you control access to the GraphQL endpoint that Prisma gives you? Biggest miscommunication about Prisma Prisma makes it easier for you to make your own GraphQL server Application schemas How do you blend your own resolvers with Prisma? And much, much more! Links: JSJ Episode 257 MJS Episode 055 GraphCool Prisma GraphQL Apollo Client Relay MySQL PostgreSQL @schickling Johannes’ GitHub Schickling.me Prisma Slack Sponsors Kendo UI Linode FreshBooks Picks: Charles Audible The 5 Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman Facebook Backyard Homesteader Groups CharlesMaxWood.com Sling TV Roku Express AJ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Johannes Figma Netlify Functions GraphQL Europe Full Article
science and technology MJS 065: Greg Wilson By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Greg Wilson This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Greg Wilson about his educational and programming background, a Canadian company (Rangle) who’s doing amazing things, and much more! Currently, Greg is the head of instructor training at DataCamp. In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Past Episode – 184 JavaScript The one unavoidable language. Company in Canada – Rangle. 1980’s when Greg got into super computing – everything was custom hardware. Want to be “rich, famous, and popular?” – check out 11:58! Rangle – what a great company! Emily Porta Rangle’s program, Bridge, aimed at women who are trying to get into the tech industry. How did you get into programming? Queen’s University – 1980. Started off as chemistry major. From Vancouver, Canada. Engineering degree. Got hired to do math with computers. Software. 1985 – working for a lab in Ottawa. Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Scotland. Ph.D. Academia. Moved to Toronto. Ruby Greg is a Python user. Not familiar with Ruby. Violence and video games? Where is the data? If people had the habit of being skeptical, such as fake news and other things, that simply isn’t true. For example: are vaccines dangerous? Professor Marian Petre – Open University Book: “Software Designs Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think” by Marian Petre Links: Digital Ocean, LLC FreshBooks Greg Wilson’s Third Bit Greg Wilson’s Twitter Greg Wilson’s GitHub Greg Wilson’s LinkedIn Greg Wilson’s “What We Actually Know About Software Development, and Why We Believe It’s True” JavaScript Past Episode – 184 Rangle Rangle’s Bridge Python Ruby Professor Marian Petre – Open University Book: “Software Designs Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think” by Marian Petre CacheFly Charles Max Wood’s Twitter Sponsor: Digital Ocean, LLC Picks: Charles St. George, Utah Parade of Homes Upside Bose SoundLink Headphones ATR2100 Microphone Greg Rangle’s Bridge Inclusivity and diversity AOSABOOK.ORG Samson Meteor Microphone Full Article
science and technology JSJ 318: Cloud-Hosted DevOps with Ori Zohar and Gopinath Chigakkagari LIVE at Microsoft Build By devchat.tv Published On :: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Ori Zohar and Gopinath Chigakkagari In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Cloud-Hosted DevOps with Ori Zohar and Gopinath Chigakkagari at Microsoft Build. Ori is on the product team at VSTS focusing on DevOps specifically on Azure. Gopinath is the group program manager in VSTS primarily working on continuous integration, continuous delivery, DevOps, Azure deployment, etc. They talk about the first steps people should take when getting into DevOps, define DevOps the way Microsoft views it, the advantages to automation, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Ori and Gopi intro VSTS – Visual Studio Team Services VSTS gives developers the ability to be productive Developer productivity What’s the first big step people should be taking if they’re getting into DevOps? The definition of DevOps The people and the processes as the most important piece DevOps as the best practices Automating processes What people do when things go wrong is what really counts Letting the system take care of the problems Have the developers work on what they are actually getting paid for Trend of embracing DevOps Shifting the production responsibility more onto the developer’s Incentivizing developers People don’t account for integration Continuous integration Trends on what customers are asking for Safety Docker containers And much, much more! Links: Azure Microsoft Build VSTS @orizhr Ori’s GitHub Gopi’s GitHub @gopinach Sponsors Kendo UI Linode FreshBooks Picks: Charles .NET Rocks! Shure SM58 Microphone Zoom H6 Ori Fitbit Pacific Northwest Hiking Gopinath Seattle, WA Full Article
science and technology MJS 066: Henrik Joreteg By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 20 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Henrik Joreteg This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Henrik Joreteg. Henrik has been on JavaScript Jabber previously discussing &yet back in December of 2014 on episode 137. He has since then left &yet and now does independent consulting and works on his own projects. He first got into programming when he started a company that created online video tours for houses and he needed to teach himself programming in order to create the website. They talk about what led him to JavaScript, what he’s proud of contributing to the community, what he is working on now, and much more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JavaScript Jabber Episode 137 &yet How did you first get into programming? Liked computers as a child but didn’t want to spend his life on it originally Studied Business in college Create house touring video company Adobe ColdFusion How were you exposed to JavaScript? Gig as a ColdFusion developer jQTouch, jQuery, and Django Interested in building app-like experiences What have you done with JavaScript that you are proud of? Want to push the web into an app-like space Helped to create Ampersand.js Wrote Human JavaScript Created Simple WebRTC Promote web as an application platform What are you working on now? Redux and React New book: Human Redux Independent consulting Speedy.gift Redux-bundler And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Jabber Episode 137 JavaScript Jabber &yet JavaScript jQTouch jQuery Django Human JavaScript Ampersand.js Simple WebRTC Human Redux Redux React Speedy.gift Redux-bundler Henrik’s GitHub Joreteg.com @HenrikJoreteg Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Hogwarts Battle React Dev Summit JS Dev Summit Newspaper Theme on Themeforest Get a Coder Job Course Henrik Preact Parcel.js Rollup.js Space repetition systems Anki Full Article
science and technology JSJ 319: Winamp2-js with Jordan Eldredge By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood AJ ONeal Aimee Knight Joe Eames Special Guests: Jordan Eldredge In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss Winamp2-js with Jordan Eldredge. Jordan is the creator of Winamp2-js and was inspired to create this media player from the old Winamp media player that he used back in the day. They talk about the importance of limitations, the value of having fun side projects, and pushing the boundaries. They also touch on skin parsing, making Webamp an electron app, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: What is Winamp2-js? The history and future of Winamp WACUP Winamp was the first big mp3 player that you could style Webamp’s features and the technical challenges associated with them Why JavaScript? Creative solutions Limitations of browser and creating something that previously existed The importance of limitations Hadn’t done very much JavaScript prior to this project Originally created with jQuery Led him into a career in JavaScript Pushing the boundaries Skin parsing “Bitrot” and making Winamp skins accessible again The value of side projects, even stupid ones Architecture docs What made you choose React and Redux? Spotiamp (Soptify’s canceled Winamp client) Making Webamp an Electron app Winamp visualizers being ported to the web The domain name webamp.org And much, much more! Links: Winamp2-js Webamp JavaScript jQuery Architecture docs React Redux jordaneldredge.com Jordan’s GitHub @captbaritone Sponsors Kendo UI FreshBooks Loot Crate Picks: Charles JAM XT Speaker Trello AJ Samson GoMic Greenlock for Web Servers Greenlock for Node.js Aimee KA Engineering Principles Joe 2ality.com What if JavaScript wins? Medium post Jordan JavaScript Garden Rust @winampskins Full Article
science and technology MJS 067: Tracy Lee By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Tracy Lee This week on My Angular Story, Charles speaks with Tracy Lee. Tracy is the co-founder This Dot and her goal with it is to bring the JavaScript community together. She first got into programming when she tried to build websites for people and then was interested in learning JavaScript and really fell in love with the community. She really stayed with Angular because of the community she found there, the size of the community, and the fact that it gave her the ability to have a voice. In particular, We dive pretty deep on: This Dot ContributorDays.com How did you first get into programming? Really loves community Angular community being so welcoming What made you pick the Angular community? Ember originally Loves how big the Angular community is Business background Loves the challenge of trying to create things On the RxJS Core team This Dot Media This Dot Labs Loves to builds brands and consult The importance of mentors Starting an apprentice program She loves being able to help others People underestimate the impact they have on the world AngularAir and JavaScript Air And much, much more! Links: This Dot ContributorDays.com JavaScript Angular Ember RxJS Core Team This Dot Media This Dot Labs AngularAir JavaScriptAir Tracy’s Medium @LadyLeet LadyLeet.com DevChat.tv Youtube This Dot Media Youtube Picks: Charles Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Bad Lip Reading YouTube Tracy Mermaid Tail Makeup Brushes Beauty Fix Box Full Article
science and technology JSJ 320: Error Tracking and Troubleshooting Workflows with David Cramer LIVE at Microsoft Build By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Alyssa Nicholl Ward Bell Special Guests: David Cramer In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk to David Cramer about error tracking and troubleshooting workflows. David is the founder and CEO of Sentry, and is a software engineer by trade. He started this project about a decade ago and it was created because he had customers telling him that things were broken and it was hard to help them fix it. They talk about what Sentry is, errors, workflow management, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: David intro Founder and CEO of Sentry What is Sentry? Working with PHP De-bugger for production Focus on workflow Goal of Sentry Triaging the problem Workflow management Sentry started off as an open-source side project Instrumentation for JavaScript Ember, Angular, and npm Got their start in Python Logs Totally open-source Most compatible with run-time Can work with any language Deep contexts Determining the root cause And much, much more! Links: Sentry JavaScript Ember Angular npm Python Sentry’s GitHub @getsentry David’s GitHub David’s Website @zeeg Sponsors Kendo UI FreshBooks Loot Crate Picks: Charles Socks as Swag David VS Code Kubernetes Full Article
science and technology MJS 068: Ian Sinnott By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Ian Sinnott This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Ian Sinnott. Since being on JavaScript Jabber for Episode 227, he has being writing a lot in JavaScript and has been taking a break from the meetups and podcast scene. He first got into programming when he took two CS courses in college that focused on Java graphical programming and SML. Once these courses were through, he stopped programming for a while and came back to it when he was creating an HTML email template. They talk about why he was excited with web development, how he got into JavaScript, what he is working on currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JavaScript Jabber Episode 227 Ian intro How did you first get into programming? 2 CS courses in college Left programming after the classes Why did you decide to come back? Learning on PHP and WordPress What was it about web development that got you excited? Web development is high level and you can get quick wins What made you cross over into JavaScript? Really likes native apps Rise of the single-page web app Interactive apps What’s your flavor of choice? React is his go to MJS Episode 43 - Nick Disabato JSX, Angular, TypeScript, and Vue What are you working on now? Johnny-Five and Arduino Learning hardware allows you to attach an API to anything Is there anything that you have done that you are proud of? Rendering static sites in React Gatsby react-static-webpack-plugin and react-static-boilerplate RxJS and Redux-Observable And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Jabber Episode 227 JavaScript WordPress React MJS Episode 43 - Nick Disabato JSX Angular TypeScript Vue Johnny-Five Gatsby react-static-webpack-plugin react-static-boilerplate RxJS Redux-Observable @ian_sinn Ian’s GitHub iansinnott.com Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Sling TV JS Dev Summit Views on Vue, React Round Up, and Elixir Mix Ian Salary Negotiation: Make More Money, Be More Valued by Patrick McKenzie A Curious Moon Cortex Podcast Full Article
science and technology JSJ 321: Babel and Open Source Software with Henry Zhu By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Aimee Knight AJ ONeal Joe Eames Special Guests: Henry Zhu In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panel talks to Henry Zhu about Babel and open source software. Henry is one of the maintainers on Babel, which is a JavaScript compiler, and recently left this job to work on doing open source full time as well as working on Babel. They talk about where Babel is today, what it actually is, and his focus on his open source career. They also touch on how he got started in open source, his first PR, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Henry intro Babel update Sebastian McKenzie was the original creator of Babel Has learned a lot about being a maintainer What is Babel? JavaScript compiler You never know who your user is Has much changed with Babel since Sebastian left? Working on open source How did you get started in pen source? The ability to learn a lot from open source Atrocities of globalization More decentralization from GitHub Gitea and GitLab Gitea installer Open source is more closed now His first PR JSCS Auto-fixing Prettier Learning more about linting You don’t have to have formal training to be successful Codefund.io Sustainability of open source And much, much more! Links: Babel JavaScript Gitea GitLab Gitea installer Prettier Codefund.io @left_pad Henry’s GitHub henryzoo.com Henry’s Patreon Sponsors Kendo UI Sentry Digital Ocean Picks: Charles Orphan Black Crucial Accountability by Kerry Patterson Aimee Desk with cubby holes for cats The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind blog post AJ Gitea Gitea installer Greenlock Joe Solo Justified Henry Celeste Zeit Day talks Full Article
science and technology MJS 069: Lizzie Siegle By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Lizzie Siegle This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Lizzie Siegle. Lizzie is a senior computer science major at Bryn Mawr College, works for Twilio as a contracting developer evangelist, and also contributes to their documentation. She first got into programming when her AP calculus teacher told some of her classmates to attend a one day all girls coding camp at Stanford and she overheard and was interested by it. She was inspired at this camp to pursue a career in coding because she loved that you can build anything with code and be creative. They talk about what got her hooked on coding, why she chose JavaScript, why she chose to work as a developer evangelist, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Lizzie intro Computer Science Major Works at Twilio Greg Baugues was her assigned mentor this past summer How did you first get into programming? Grew up in Silicon Valley Hated STEM growing up Was inspired at a one day all girls coding camp at Stanford Loves being able to be creative with code What was the coding camp like? Camp was for high-schoolers HTML and CSS What was it that got you interested in code? Seeing the application of code in the real world Why JavaScript? Works also in Python, Swift, and Haskell Loves how versatile JS is Why developer evangelism? Internship at PubNub Loves being able to teach others as an evangelist What have you done in JavaScript that you’re proud of? Eon.js What are you working on currently? Get comfortable with being uncomfortable And much, much more! Links: Twilio JavaScript Python Swift PubNub Haskell Eon.js @lizziepika Her newsletter Lizzie’s Website Lizzie’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Lizzie The importance of a mentor or a sponsor Full Article
science and technology JSJ 322: Building SharePoint Extensions with JavaScript with Vesa Juvonen LIVE at Microsoft Build By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Vesa Juvonen In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panel talks to Vesa Juvonen about building SharePoint extensions with JavaScript. Vesa is on the SharePoint development team and is responsible for the SharePoint Framework, which is the modern way of implementing SharePoint customizations with JavaScript. They talk about what SharePoint is, why they chose to use JavaScript with it, and how he maintains isolation. They also touch on the best way to get started with SharePoint, give some great resources to help you use it, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Vesa intro What is SharePoint? Has existed since 2009 People either know about it and use it or don’t know what it is Baggage from a customization perspective Why JavaScript developers? Modernizing development SharePoint Framework Microsoft Ignite Conference Is there a market for it? System integrators Angular Element and React React for SharePoint Framework back-end Supports Vue React Round Up Podcast How do you maintain isolation? What’s the best way to get started with SharePoint extensions? Office 365 Developer Program SharePoint documentation SharePoint YouTube What kinds of extensions are you seeing people build? And much, much more! Links: SharePoint JavaScript SharePoint Framework Microsoft Ignite Conference Angular Element React Vue React Round Up Podcast Office 365 Developer Program SharePoint documentation SharePoint YouTube @OfficeDev @vesajuvonen Vesa’s blog Vesa’s GitHub @SharePoint Sponsors Kendo UI Sentry Digital Ocean Picks: Charles Zig Ziglar Conversations with My Dog by Zig Ziglar Pimsleur Lessons on Audible Vesa Armada by Ernest Cline Full Article
science and technology MJS 070: Jerome Hardaway By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Jerome Hardaway This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Jerome Hardaway. Jerome used to be a panelist on Ruby Rogues and loved the ability to share his knowledge and interact with so many people from the community. He first got into programming by accident when he couldn’t find a job after becoming a veteran. He saw a commercial about job opportunities in coding, ended up finding a book on SQL and taught himself how to program. They talk about where he ran across Ruby on Rails, what he has worked on that he is particularly proud of, what he is doing currently, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Jerome’s experience being a panelist on Ruby Rogues Loves being able to reach his goals in a speedy manner Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 How did you first get into programming? In the military during the recession and had trouble finding a job Saw a commercial about coding Taught himself SQL Wordpress Focusing on making Vets Who Code better People would go for products over projects any day Chose Ruby on Rails Setting himself apart by picking to focus on Ruby on Rails Where did you come across Ruby on Rails? From PHP to Ruby on Rails Ruby Have you found the learning curve has gotten steeper for Rails? Keeping up with the JavaScript community What have you done on Ruby in Rails that you are proud of? Being the right person for the job when you don’t look like it on paper What are you working on now? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 279 JavaScript Jabber Episode 239 Vets Who Code Ruby Rogues Wordpress Ruby on Rails Ruby JavaScript @JeromeHardaway Vets Who Code blog Jerome’s GitHub Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Take some time with the people you care about Mattermost Jerome Brian Holt Frontend Masters Pragmatic Studio Full Article
science and technology MJS 071: Kye Hohenberger By devchat.tv Published On :: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:28:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Guest: Kye Hohenberger This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Kye Hohenberger. Kye is a senior front-end engineer at Gremlin, where they do chaos as a service and break your stuff on purpose so that you can fix it and it hopefully won’t happen again. He also created the Emotion library, which is a CSS-in-JS library. He first got into programming because his Grandpa was always working on computers and Kye was curious about how they worked. They talk about how he got into JavaScript, what he's built in JavaScript that he’s proud of, what he’s working on now, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: JavaScript Jabber Episode 286 Kye intro Works at Gremlin as a front-end engineer How did you first get into programming? Always had a burning curiosity for computers Worked on HTML first Worked with flash in High School Tried to major in Computer Science and dropped out of it Job in IT Wordpress maintenance Hooked on wanting to learn more Python with Django What was it that caught your attention? How did you get into JavaScript? Job at cPanel What led you to build something like Emotion? Didn’t like having to use the Sass compiler What problem were you trying to solve? Have you worked on anything else in JavaScript that you’re proud of? What are you working on now? APIs from Java to Node Wrote Qordoba apps for 2 years What made you switch from Angular to React? Learning WebPack And much, much more! Links: JavaScript Jabber Episode 286 Emotion Wordpress Python Django JavaScript cPanel Sass Node Angular React WebPack @tkh44 Kye’s GitHub Kye’s Medium Sponsors: Loot Crate FreshBooks Picks Charles Home Depot Tool Rentals Framework Summit Podcast Movement Kye The Console Log Brian Holt on Frontend Masters Emotion Team Full Article
science and technology JSJ 323: "Building a JavaScript platform that gives you the power to build your own CDN" with Kurt Mackey By devchat.tv Published On :: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:50:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood AJ ONeal Special Guests: Kurt Mackey In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panel talks to Kurt Mackey about Fly.io. At Fly.io, they are "building a JavaScript platform that gives you the power to build your own CDN." They talk about how Fly.io came to fruition, how CDN caching works, and what happens when you deploy a Fly app. They also touch on resizing images with Fly, how you actually build JavaScript platforms using Fly, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Fly.io Building a programmable CDN High level overview of Fly.io How did this project come together? CDNs didn’t work with dynamic applications Has been working on this since 2008 Extend application logic to the “edge” Putting burden of JavaScript “nastiest” onto the web server Fly is the proxy layer Getting things closer to visitors and users CDN caching Cache APIs Writing logic to improve your lighthouse score Have you built in resizing images into Fly? Managing assets closer to the user Can you modify your own JavaScript files? What happens when you deploy a Fly app Having more application logic DOM within the proxy Ghost React and Gatsby Intelligently loading client JavaScript How do you build the JavaScript platform? And much, much more! Links: Fly.io JavaScript Ghost Gatsby React @flydotio @mrkurt Kurt at ARS Technica Kurt’s GitHub Sponsors Kendo UI Sentry Digital Ocean Picks: Charles GitLab AJ Gitea Black Panther Kurt Packet.net The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu Full Article
science and technology JSJ 324: with Kent Beck By devchat.tv Published On :: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0400 Panel: Charles Max Wood Joe Eames Aimee Knight Special Guests: Kent Beck In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panel talks to Kent Beck. Kent left Facebook 4 months ago after working for them for 7 years and is now self-unemployed so that he can decompress from the stressful environment that he was a part of for so long. He now travels, writes, creates art, thinks up crazy programming ideas, and is taking a breather. They talk about what he did at Facebook, what his coaching engagement sessions consisted of, and the importance of taking time for yourself sometimes. They also touch on what he has learned from his experience coaching, how to create a healthy environment within the workplace, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: Kent intro/update Ruby Rogues Episode 23 Worked at Facebook for 7 years What were you doing at Facebook? Unique culture at Facebook His strengths as a developer didn’t match with the organization’s Coaching developers TDD and Patterns Advantages as an old engineer What did coaching engagement consist of? Takes time to build trust Discharging shame Need permission to take care of what you need to Being at your best so you can do your best work Vacation in place What have you learned in your time working with people? The nice thing about coaching Everyone is different How do we create a healthy environment within the workplace? Mentor in Ward Cunningham What is it costing us? Why did you decide to leave? And much, much more! Links: Ruby Rogues Episode 23 @KentBeck kentbeck.com Kent’s GitHub Sponsors Kendo UI Sentry Digital Ocean Picks: Charles The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni Crucial Accountability by Kerry Patterson Aimee n-back Joe Test Driven Development: By Example by Kent Beck Kent The Field Guide to Understanding 'Human Error' by Sidney Dekker Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday Full Article
