We’ve all started somewhere. JavaScript isn’t always an easy language to learn. In this episode, we’re joined by Gordon Zhu, who teaches workshops on JavaScript at Watch and Code. We are also joined by Luis Vargas, a Senior Manager on Global Payments at Netflix who has recently been learning JavaScript and has attended one of Gordon’s workshops. In this episode, we all talk about our journey of learning JavaScript and ways we’ve worked through it.

Items mentioned in the episode:

ColdFusion, PHP, Flash, ASP.NET, jQuery, MooTools, Dojo, Backbone, Python, Reddit, Eclipse, Eloquent JavaScript, You Don't Know JS, Speaking JavaScript, CD Baby, Frontend Masters

Guests:

Gordon Zhu - @gordon_zhu

Luis Vargas

Panelists:

Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan

Ryan Anklam - @bittersweetryan

Brian Holt - @holtbt

Mars Jullian - @marsjosephine

Stacy London - @stacylondoner

Picks:

Gordon Zhu - Watch and Code

Gordon Zhu - Ten Things I Have Learned - Milton Glaser

Luis Vargas - Watch and Code

Luis Vargas - Industrial noise blocking headphones

Luis Vargas - Derek Sivers

Ryan Burgess - Austin Maples - Idle Hand Tattoo

Ryan Burgess - Fluid Paint

Ryan Burgess - Abstract

Ryan Anklam - The Expanse

Ryan Anklam - Kahn Academy - Intro To Storytelling

Ryan Anklam - New Day - Radio Edit by Xavier Eleven

Brian Holt - Schiit Fulla

Brian Holt - Synology

Mars Jullian - Forward JS

Stacy London - Chrome Canary - Loads CSS Progressively

Stacy London - Code School

Stacy London - RVK by Nathan Fake