In this episode Wes and Scott are joined by their first ever guest on the show: Sacha Greif. Sacha is one of the makers of the State of Javascript - the topic for today’s show. Wes, Scott and Sacha discuss the results of 2018’s survey, what they think, and implications for the industry.

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Show Notes

1:48

• What is the State of JS survey

3:58

• The tech behind State of JS

12:55

• How was the data collected?

16:38

• JavaScript Flavors

23:14

• Frameworks

31:49

• DataLayer

34:53

• Backend

40:09

• Other Tools

44:37

• Opinions

47:48

• Awards

49:58

• Criticism

Links

• Nivo
• Gatsby
• Netlify
• Reason
• Parcel
• Relay
• Express
• KeystoneJS
• Ghost
• Jest
• GraphQL
• VueX
• Storybook
• Real Analysis of Angular, React, and Vue

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

• Sacha: DIY and woodworking
• Wes: Alex French Guy Cooking

Scott: Silverback Open 2018

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• Sacha - Vulcan.js
• Scott - Level Up Pro
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