SHOW SUMMARY:
In today’s episode, we reflect on our first season of the Angular Experience, from our original vision to what it’s become, some of our favorite highlights, and where we plan to go from here for season 2 and more!

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Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

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In today’s episode of NgXP, we have a transparent conversation with Google Developer Relations Engineer Mark Thompson about finding balance between your work and family life. After discussing common beliefs and obstacles that’ve created disparities between work and family life, Mark then shares what he's done to overcome them. He rounds off the discussion by talking about how you can recognize shortcomings in your life and how to pivot to work through them.

LINKS:
https://marktechson.com/
https://twitter.com/BTPipeline
https://blacktechpipeline.com/
https://www.meetup.com/People-of-Color-Code/

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Mark Thompson @marktechson
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

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For this episode of NgXP, Joe Eames from ng-conf and Thinkster.io joins us to discuss the pros and cons and the ins and outs of pair programming. What exactly is pair programming and why would you want to invest time in such a process? Who exactly is it for? What are the best practices for pair programming and when is it most effective? You’ll get answers to all these questions and so much more!

LINKS:
https://twitter.com/josepheames
https://enterprise.ng-conf.org/
https://thinkster.io/

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Joe Eames @josepheames
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

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In this episode, Wesley Faulkner from SingleStore and the Community Pulse podcast joins us to talk about neurodiversity and learning differences in technology. Wesley stresses the importance for managers and co-workers to be open to working with and conscientious of those who have learning challenges such as dyslexia and ADHD. Digging even deeper, we address how organizations and programming teams in particular can benefit from recognizing that we ALL have learning differences and that it's those differences that can foster creative & diverse approaches to building meaningful applications.

LINKS:

Community Pulse Podcast - https://www.communitypulse.io/
Wesley Faulkner - Head of Community, SingleStore | Polywork
https://www.singlestore.com/
Authentic Diversity by Michelle Silverthorn - https://www.amazon.com/Authentic-Diversity-Michelle-Silverthorn/dp/0367085674
https://askjan.org/


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Wesley Faulkner @wesley83
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

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In today’s episode of the Angular Experience, we’re joined by Laura Hackney, co-founder and CEO at AnnieCannons, a company dedicated to helping teach survivors of human trafficking and other gender-based violence to code and eventually find full-time job opportunities. Laura talks about the company’s mission, how they develop their training program, barriers and triumphs, and shares how Angular developers like YOU can get involved.


LINKS:

https://anniecannons.com/


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Annie Hackney @LHack47
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

In this episode of NgXP, we talk with Misko Hevery, the Father of Angular, about his recent work with Builder.io and the Qwik web development framework. Misko shares his thoughts on assumptions he thinks exist about how the web is built and how Builder.io and Qwik disrupt these assumptions. He then discusses how Builder.io is making it possible eCommerce sites in particular to blaze the path for earning top scores with Google PageSpeed. But what does this all mean for Angular developers? Misko shares his thoughts on this as well...

LINKS:
https://www.builder.io/
https://dev.to/mhevery/a-first-look-at-qwik-the-html-first-framework-af
http://misko.hevery.com/

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Misko Hevery @mhevery
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

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In today’s episode, Michael Callaghan, a software engineer from the team at Walt Disney World, joins the Angular Experience in this episode for a discussion about how to teach children to code. Michael shares his experience teaching his son and other children how to program, from what works to ideas and strategies that aren’t as recommended. We also share resources and ideas for how to introduce children to programming and how to keep them active and motivated at home, school, and in other extracurricular opportunities as well.

LINKS:

https://www.codeninjas.com/
https://codecombat.com/
https://edu-next.minecraft.net/en-us/homepage
https://getcodingkids.com/
https://www.lego.com/en-us/categories/robots-for-kids

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Michael Callaghan @walkingriver
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

In today’s episode, RxJS Core Team Lead Ben Lesh joins us again to talk about facing public criticism. Ben talks about how to respond when others share harsh words or thoughts about you or your work, how these kinds of situations can be turned into something positive, and how to extend support to others who find themselves in similar situations.

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Ben Lesh @benlesh
Brooke Avery @jediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

In today’s episode, we’re joined by GDE and Developer Advocate Mike Hartington from Ionic. Mike talks about how to keep yourself motivated as a programmer as well as how to both avoid burnout and how to overcome it when it happens.

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Mike Hartington @mhartington
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack

In this episode of the Angular Experience, we bring Google Developer Expert & Microsoft MVP Michael Dowden back on the show to talk about cracking down on cybersecurity. Michael starts by breaking down the issues concerning data security, industry standards, and where we currently stand up to those standards. He rounds off the discussion by sharing what both companies and programmers can do to improve data security and prevent or minimize breaches for small and enterprise applications alike.

LINKS:

- https://twitter.com/mrdowden/status/1432109178881982470
- https://twitter.com/mrdowden/status/1432374368265510915
- https://twitter.com/mrdowden/status/1432532802063544324
- More History: https://nordvpn.com/blog/t-mobile-passwords-hacked-twitter/
- https://www.cisa.gov/cybersecurity-awareness-month
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3676495/
- https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/


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Michael Dowden @mrdowden
Brooke Avery @JediBravery
Erik Slack @erik_slack