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JavaScript Jabber episodes

July 25, 2018MJS 071: Kye Hohenberger
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
20 min
July 18, 2018MJS 070: Jerome Hardaway
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
40 min
July 17, 2018JSJ 322: Building SharePoint Extensions with JavaScript with Vesa Juvonen LIVE at Microsoft Build
Panel: Charles Max Wood Special Guests: Vesa JuvonenIn 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

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32 min
July 11, 2018MJS 069: Lizzie Siegle
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
17 min
July 10, 2018JSJ 321: Babel and Open Source Software with Henry Zhu
Panel:
Charles Max Wood
Aimee Knight
AJ ONeal
Joe Eames
Special Guests: Henry ZhuIn 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

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58 min
July 04, 2018MJS 068: Ian Sinnott
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
27 min
July 03, 2018JSJ 320: Error Tracking and Troubleshooting Workflows with David Cramer LIVE at Microsoft Build
Panel:
Charles Max Wood
Alyssa Nicholl
Ward Bell
Special Guests: David CramerIn 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

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28 min
June 27, 2018MJS 067: Tracy Lee
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
45 min
June 26, 2018JSJ 319: Winamp2-js with Jordan Eldredge
Panel:
Charles Max Wood
AJ ONeal
Aimee Knight
Joe Eames
Special Guests: Jordan EldredgeIn 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

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49 min
June 20, 2018MJS 066: Henrik Joreteg
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
32 min

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