Episode 75: MJS 076: Kevin Griffin

Panel: Charles Max Wood

Guest: Kevin Griffin

This week on My JavaScript Story, Charles speaks with Kevin Griffin. Kevin is one of the hosts of the 2 Frugal Dudes Podcast which helps programmers learn how to be smarter with handling their money. He first got into programming really young when his Dad brought home a computer and he was curious about it so he read books and taught himself basic programming that way. They talk about his first job out of college and how that has impacted him now, the fact that you have to create your own job security, and what kind of frameworks he uses. They also touch on the importance of exposing yourself to new technologies and being open-minded, what he is working on currently, and more!

In particular, we dive pretty deep on:

JavaScript Jabber Episode 273
Helping programmers handle their money
2 Frugal Dudes Podcast
Runs financial peace university at his church
Mindset is everything
How did you first get into programming?
Got started really young when his Dad brought home a computer
DOS for Dummies
Taught himself very basic coding
Really into text adventures as a child – wrote some of his own
Taught Logo in Middle school
Computer Science degree in college
Got into software developer community because he was laid off from first job
You have to build your own job security
Do you do JavaScript full-time?
Doesn’t like to pigeon hole himself into one language
C++ and C#
Didn’t want to support JavaScript originally
Using jQuery, Knockout, Ember, and Backbone
Working with Vue and React now
The same problems persist now, just with different frameworks
Looking at the project and then deciding which tool to use
And much, much more!

Links:

JavaScript Jabber Episode 273
2 Frugal Dudes Podcast
DOS for Dummies
jQuery
JavaScript
Knockout
Ember
Backbone
Vue
React
@2frugaldudes
@1kevgriff
kevgriffin.com
Kevin’s Twitch
Swift Kick

Sponsors:

Code Badges
Digital Ocean

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The Expanse

Kevin

Twitch – His twitch