Conferences continue to be a great way to learn and grow as an engineer. In the 14th episode of the Front End Happy Hour podcast we discuss the value of conferences and why you might want to attend. It’s a special episode because we recorded at React Rally in Salt Lake City. At the conference we caught up with a lot of great attendees and speakers to hear about their experiences at conferences and the benefits for attending.

Items mentioned in the episode:

React Rally, Fluent Conference, Scotland JS, FITC, Adobe Max, Jamison Dance, Matt Zabriskie, React JS, Pete Hunt, Stranger Things, Xoxo, Recruiter episode

Guests:

Tasha Alfano - @TashAlfano

Sumana Mohan - @sumana_mohan

Henry Zhu - @left_pad

Ryan Wachholz - @https://github.com/wachie

Quinn Daniels - @https://github.com/aqdaniels

Hani Ahir - @HaniAhir

Albert Toledo - @toledoalbert

Brian Tice - @BrianTice99

Panelists:

Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan

Jem Young - @JemYoung

Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan

Picks:

Ryan Burgess - V-moda m-100 headphones

Ryan Burgess - Deadmau5 Stranger Things Cover

Jem Young - Emojipedia

Jem Young - Tron Legacy Reconfigured

Ryan Anklam - Disclosure - You & Me - Flume remix

Ryan Anklam - Zamst Knee Brace